PV Support Programme for the Charity Sector & Schools

In 2021/22 this fund will fund projects in the charity sector and in schools to help to reduce their environmental impact. In 2021/22 they will fund up to 12 projects to reduce the carbon footprint of the recipients and make a financial impact through generation/cost savings.

Once identified, the fund will provide funding for small-scale energy generation, initially through solar PV installations. The receivers will either own or have a long-term lease (5+ years) on their building. Action Renewables will retain full ownership of the solar system and the fund will cover all installation and maintenance costs. Action Renewables will invoice the customer pro-rata for electricity generated from the solar panels at a reduced cost compared to grid electricity.

The fund has developed selection criteria noted below. If you wish to apply you will need to have a baseload demand greater than 12kW.

Criteria:

In 2021/22 there will be a maximum of 12 projects.

• Only open to the charity sector or schools who either own or have a long-term lease on their building. Long term being defined as 5+ years.

• If the applicant is a charity it must be a registered charity in Northern Ireland.

• Applicant must satisfy a feasibility study with a baseload demand greater than 12kW.

• Agree to install a 12kW PV on target property – 3 phase commercial connection.

• Applicant must sign a rental agreement with Action Renewables.

• If your building is rented or leased, then the landlord must agree to the project. An agreement must also be signed with the landlord in the event of a change of end user or if the landlord sells the property.

• Agreement to proceed and install is at the discretion of the Management and Board of Action Renewables.

Installations will be selected on a first come/first served basis.

To apply, visit their website

Brighter Communities

Brighter Communities Applications Now Open

Power NI has donated £40,000 to community groups since April 2018. The fund exists to make groups shine a little brighter – whether that is with equipment, a revamp of their space, or resources for their service users.

If successful your project or group can receive up to £1,000 in funding to help reach its maximum potential. Whether that is for equipment, kits, or a special project that will make a BIG impact!

Applications for the month are now open, and we welcome small or large communities, sporting, charities, and all age groups to apply who can propose a tangible project or activity that can be realised or executed once the funds have been received and within an 8-week timescale.

For more information and to apply visit: https://powerni.co.uk/brightercommunities/

Help the Homeless

As a relatively small charity with limited funds available for giving it is important that you check your organisation/project meets our current criteria before making an application for funding (generally up to £5,000).

CRITERIA

• Your organisation must be a registered UK charity with the Charity Commission in England, Wales or Northern Ireland or a registered Scottish Charity.

• We are able to help only small and medium-sized charities with an annual turnover of under £1m and with ‘unrestricted reserves’ of under six months annual running costs based on their latest published annual accounts. Note: we do not consider any ‘tangible fixed assets’ as unrestricted reserves.

• We can only accept applications towards the funding of ‘capital’ projects. We are unable to accept applications towards running/core costs. Note: we are unable to consider requests for computers and IT equipment.

• All applications must relate to projects that assist individuals in their return to mainstream society, rather than simply offering shelter or other forms of sustenance.

• There should be a minimum period of two years between the receipt of a decision or receiving a grant from us and making a further application.

APPLICATION FORM

All applicants must complete our official application form which should be downloaded via the link below. Applicants should clearly describe the aims and structure of their organisation, their future plans and specific details of how any grant will be spent. A copy of the latest available audited accounts is also required. Please note we no longer accept applications by post.

Download application form.

DEADLINES FOR APPLICATIONS

The quarterly deadlines for applications for funding each year are: 15th March / 15th June/ 15th September/ 15th December. You will be informed of the trustees’ decision within six weeks of each deadline.

EXAMPLE GRANTS

Examples of recent grants made can be seen here.

George Best Belfast City Airport: Community Fund

The Fund support projects aimed at facilitating community, social and environmental/conservation projects ideally based within Ards and North Down Borough Council or Belfast City Council area.  Belfast City Airport officially launched the Community Fund in February 2009 and since its inception has donated nearly £400,000 back into the Greater Belfast community by working with over 150 different groups and projects.

Scheme details

Eligibility

• Preference will be given to schools or organisations that have charitable status that apply for community funding.

• Organisations applying for community funding must have been established for a minimum of 24 months and be able to demonstrate financial records for a minimum of 12 months.

• Preference will be given to applications and projects that benefit all members of the community regardless of age, race, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or religion.

• Organisations requesting community funding must provide details of programme feasibility such as level of interest, expected number of participants, and intended outcomes/monitoring.

• Churches or places of worship may not be eligible for funding if they are exclusive to other users on grounds of religion. Benefits to the wider community and non-worshippers should be clearly demonstrated.

• GBBCA is more likely to support projects where some funds from other sources have been received and where you have also demonstrated your own fundraising.

• Detailed costs including copies of estimates and details of funding from other sources must be provided with every community fund application.

• A maintenance plan may be required for projects which involve the creation of a physical asset e.g. a garden requiring ongoing maintenance.

Projects aimed at facilitating the following areas and which are ideally based within North Down Borough Council, Belfast City Council, or the Greater Belfast area will be considered;

• Community

• Education and Training

• Health and Wellbeing

• Social (including sport, leisure, and recreation)

• Environmental and Sustainability

Grants available

There are two types of grants available:

• Minor Grants of less than £2,500

• Major Grants of more than £2,500

 See previously funded projects here

Exclusions

• Community Fund money will not be awarded to organisations which have statutory responsibilities such as local authorities, hospitals, surgeries, clinics or schools, unless it is for a project which is over and above the core activities and statutory obligations.

• Community Fund money will not normally be made to individuals.

• Churches or places of worship may not be eligible for funding if they are exclusive to other users on grounds of religion. Benefit to the wider community and non-worshippers should be clearly demonstrated.

• General funding for medical purposes will not be supported.

• Community Fund money will not be awarded for the purchase of land and buildings.

• Community Fund money will not be made available for salaries.

• Community Fund money will not normally be awarded for general repair and maintenance of buildings although a specific item of community benefit may be allowed, such as security or adaptations for disabled use.

• Community Fund money will not be made to political parties, commercial organisations or those which are working for profit.

• Community Fund money will not be made for recurrent expenditure or running costs.

• Community Fund money will not be awarded retrospectively to projects that have already been carried out or have already commenced.

NB If your organisation is unsuccessful in obtaining money from the Community Fund you must leave a period of 1 year before applying again. 

NB If your organisation is successful in obtaining money from the Community Fund you must leave a period of 3 years before applying again.

How to apply

For further information and online application form visit the website

All applications will be shortlisted, and GBBCA will normally communicate a decision within eight weeks of your application submission.

Applicants may be required to complete a second stage process which could include a visit to your project, meeting with the Community Fund committee or the supply of additional information.

The Community Fund is open for applications twice a year.  Applications are accepted from 1st January to 28th February and from 1st September to 31st October each year. Applications made outside of these periods will not be accepted.

A representative from the airport would be more than happy to discuss the application process with you if required prior to a decision regarding funding.

If you have any further queries regarding the criteria, please don't hesitate to email: communityfund@belfastcityairport.com

Matthew Good Foundation: Grants for Good Fund

Grants for Good invites local charities, voluntary groups or social enterprises that have an average annual income of less than £50,000 to apply to them for funding.

Scheme details

Every three months, the Foundation will share £10,000 between 5 shortlisted projects that have a positive impact on communities, people or the environment.

Since 2011, the Matthew Good Foundation has empowered employees of the John Good Group to support many good causes in the UK and around the world by nominating good causes for funding. However, in 2021, their tenth year, they wanted to extend their impact and allow small charities, community projects and social entrepreneurs to come straight to them.

To stay true to their ethos of donating funds to causes close to the hearts of our members, every three months, five shortlisted projects will be voted for by John Good Group employees. These five charities will all receive a share of £10,000 – the more votes a cause receives, the bigger the donation. Following the vote, the project that receives the most votes will receive a grant of  £3,500, second place £2,500, third place £2,000 and fourth and fifth place will both receive £1,000.

Who can apply?

Your application must be on behalf of a local community group, charity, voluntary group or social enterprise that has a positive impact on communities, people or the environment and has an average income of less than £50,000 in the last 12 months.

They want to make it easy for very small charities or new community interest companies to apply, so organisations/groups do not need to be a registered charity, however, you will need to have a bank account in your organisation’s/project’s name such as a community bank account. They are not able to provide funding to personal bank accounts.

Exclusions

They do not make grants directly to individuals. Other areas that they do not fund include:

• Activities that promote political or religious beliefs.

• Sponsorship/fundraising events.

• Applications for sports clubs, such as amateur or private sports clubs or sponsorship.

• Applications from organisations that have an income of over £50,000 in the last 12 months.

How to apply

Charities and projects are welcome to apply all year round, and your application will be considered in the next funding round. Funding will be awarded every three months, in April, July, October and January, with an application deadline of the 15th of the month before. Eg. for the April round, applications will close on the 15th March.

Only one application every twelve months will be accepted, however, unsuccessful applications may be resubmitted for future rounds.

The Foundation has kept the online application form straightforward. They'll need your contact details, a brief outline of the organisation’s work, and how you’ll use the funds. They’ll also need a reference from someone not involved in the project, but with enough knowledge of what you do to support your application.

The application form is available on their website.

If you have any problems applying using the online form, please email michelle@matthewgoodfoundation.org.

Victoria Homes Trust

NI-based funder which funds only registered charities in Northern Ireland.​ Aims to assist the physical, mental and spiritual development of young people under 21 years of age. The Trust's policy is to provide small grants in support of local projects which benefit children and young people.

Scheme details

The main objects of the Victoria Homes Trust are: 

• To help and educate young people of both sexes under the age of 21;

• To develop their physical, mental, spiritual, and moral capacities so that they grow to full maturity as individuals and members of society and that their conditions of life may be improved:

• To assist in the training of young people to enable them to maintain themselves at the termination of their education and training;

• To assist other non-statutory bodies in carrying out any of the above objects.

The needs of young people are many and the Trust does not wish to overly restrict the scope of applications received by it, however, projects addressing the following needs of children and young persons are particularly welcome:

• Alcohol and drugs abuse

• Homelessness

• Counselling for those in need of guidance, advice, and support

Grant Level

The amount of grants available is variable. For guidance, it should be noted that the majority of grants are in the range of £500 to £2,500. When applying please remember that the approximate grant total per annum for all projects is £50,000/£60,000. Applicants who apply for in excess of £5,000 are almost always rejected or indeed those whose total project cost is in the tens of thousands.

Who can apply?

You must be a charity registered in the UK to apply. (or on the deemed list of charities with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and awaiting the call forward to apply - you may be asked for evidence of your status in this regard). 

Criteria

• The Trust has a preference for supporting short-term projects where visible benefits and outcomes are expected over a period of 3-12 months.

• You must be a charity registered in the UK to apply. (or on the deemed list of charities with the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland and awaiting the call forward to apply. You may be asked for evidence of your status in this regard).

• Applicants organised on all-Ireland, all-UK, or similar basis are recommended to satisfy the Trust that the benefit of the project will be within Northern Ireland and that any assistance given by the Trust is additional to and not in substitution for other forms of internal or external funding.

• Preference is given to applications from charities and voluntary organisations with a track record of handling grants.

• Only in exceptional circumstances are grants made to individuals.

• The Trust is interested to receive applications where the funding will have a “multiplier” effect by securing or promoting knock-on benefits, e.g. training and outreach programmes which will have a follow-up or cascade effect.

• It is important that applicants demonstrate that the project they wish to gain assistance for is confined to the support of children and young adults under the age of twenty-one.

• Given the preference for demonstrable benefits, which will apply over a short period of time, the Trust is less likely to assist with projects that involve the improvement of lands or buildings.

Exclusions

The following activities are not normally supported

• Projects whose beneficiaries are outside Northern Ireland.

• Projects which do not target the needs of children and young people.

• Projects for which expenditure has already been incurred.

• Projects for which expenditure has already been incurred.

• Applications to support playgroups are discouraged.

• The Trust is unlikely to contribute towards core running costs of charities and voluntary organisations.

The Trust assists projects within Northern Ireland only. It is not recommended to apply if you have been successful in receiving a grant within two years.

How to apply

At present, the Trust considers grants twice in the year and should be received on or before the 30th April or 30th November. Applications will only be considered after these deadlines twice a year.

Applications should be made in the form available on the website and submitted to the Trust Secretary by email in Word (or other text document), with only enclosures required as per the guidelines referred to in the Application. Any other documentation such as brochures and reports should not be sent to the Trust.

The Trust only considers applications by email.

Find out more on the website

Aviva Community Fund

Funding is available for fresh ideas looking to secure up to £50,000. Every three months, £250,000 will be shared equally among their UK employees to donate to the forward-thinking projects that matter to them most. Each charity can apply for funding of up to a maximum of £50,000 and Aviva employees will decide how the funding is distributed.  Eligible causes will be able to submit their projects to the Aviva Community Fund through Crowdfunder. Funding applications are open to projects looking to raise up to £50,000.

Scheme details

They want to support forward-thinking causes that are helping push communities forward, so your submitted project must align with one of their purposes and be raising funds in the following key areas:

Funding areas

• Develop a new approach, product, or technology

• Implement a new initiative or pilot a new scheme

• Expand existing services to a new area or beneficiary group

• Adapt services to meet today's needs without compromising those of future generations

Purposes

1. Building back better: helping society to bounce back from the pandemic by addressing the health and wellbeing, and economic impacts on communities and individuals

2. Climate champions: helping communities to prevent, prepare for, and protect against the impacts of climate change 

3. Financial empowerment: supporting financial inclusion and giving people the tools to become more financially resilient and independent

All beneficiaries of your project must be in the UK.

Eligibility

To be eligible your organisation must:

• be a UK registered charity or social enterprise

• be based in the UK

• have existed for at least 12 months at the time of submission

• have an annual income of no more than £1,000,000 (can be averaged over the last three years)

• have a bank account in its own name

• have a safeguarding policy if it supports children or vulnerable people

• be a living wage employee (if the organisation employs people)

• have an active board of trustees or directors or management body.

Who can submit a project?

To submit a project, you must be:

• age 18 or older

• a UK resident

• using a UK IP address and not use a disposable email address.

How to apply

Submit your projects online and use the Crowdfunder platform to promote your project to your network of supporters to raise public funds. The project will then go live to Aviva employees to vote for projects. 

For further information, access FAQs here or contact Aviva at communityfund@aviva.com.

You will also find a video on their website that explains the application process.

For support on submissions and promotion using Crowdfunder, click here.

The John Moores Foundation

The John Moores Foundation is a registered charity, established in 1964, that gives money to community organisations doing charitable work in Northern Ireland and Merseyside.

They aim to enable people who face barriers, as a result of social, educational, physical, economic, cultural, geographical or other disadvantages, to improve their social conditions and quality of life. 

They favour projects that are:

• trying to build and strengthen communities

• working in partnership with others

• carrying out trust building initiatives

• addressing previously unmet needs

• providing advice and support

• trying to change attitudes and broaden horizons

Preference is given to organisations seeking funding for projects which fall within the Foundation’s target areas for giving which are:

• core running costs

• volunteer out of pocket expenses

• education and training costs

• venue and travel costs

• one-off project costs

• small items of equipment (if part of a wider project)

Priority is given to small, grass-roots and volunteer-driven organisations.  

How to Apply

Please make sure your project falls within the criteria. If you are unsure, or if you would like to discuss your application before submitting it, please telephone and we will be happy to advise you. Further info and guidance available at John Moores Foundation

To confirm your eligibility and to obtain a link to our online application form, you must first contact us by phone, email or letter. Applications should normally be made via our online application form. You can contact the Foundation by email at ni@johnmooresfoundation.com or telephone on 028 2888 6161 (Northern Ireland).

As a general rule, applicants should allow 6 months for a decision to be made. Once the application is submitted, applicants are welcome to contact the office to find out at which meetings their application may be considered.

There is no deadline as this is a rolling programme.

Trusthouse Charitable Foundation Grants

We are a grant making foundation giving grants to small and medium sized local organisations with a demonstrable track record of success, working to address local issues in communities of extreme urban deprivation and deprived rural districts.

Small Grants

• Single year grants between £2,000 and £10,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs

• Projects must have a focus on Community Support

Major Grants

• Single year grants between £10,000 and £100,000 for core costs, salaries, running and project costs or

• Multi-year grants for a maximum of 3 years, not to exceed £100,000 in total over this period, for core costs, salaries, running or project costs

• Organisations should have a focus on Family Support

How to Apply

We strongly advise you to read our Funding Guidelines on our website before proceeding to complete the eligibility quiz. The quiz will tell you whether your organisation is eligible to apply for a grant. There is also information on the Help button attached to each question on the on-line application form.

This is a rolling programme with no set deadlines.

Tesco Community Grants

Support for your community

Tesco Community Grants fund thousands of local community projects across the UK, helping to fight holiday hunger, tackle mental health, support young people, host community events and much more.

Who can apply?

Tesco Community Grants support local good causes that focus on helping children and families and tackling food poverty. Grants will be awarded to voluntary or community organisations (including registered charities/companies), schools, health bodies (e.g. Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), NHS Hospital Trust, Foundation Trust), Parish/Town Councils, local authorities and social housing providers.

This list is not exhaustive and there will be many other types of organisations that will be funded.

Eligible projects

Examples of eligible projects with a focus on supporting children and families could be;

• a local school needing food for a children’s breakfast club,

• a voluntary organisation working with families to run holiday clubs,

• a charity supporting young people with specialist advice to manage mental health,

• a brownie or scout group needing new tents,

• or a youth sports club needing new equipment,

• a family advice centre wanting to recruit more volunteers,

• or a local friends of a park group wanting to develop a new toddler area.

How to apply

Tesco Community Grants is administered by Groundwork and projects can apply online at: Tesco Community Grants If you are a Tesco customer or colleague, you can nominate a cause that you’d like to see supported and we’ll contact them to encourage them to apply, you can also do this online.

Awards are available up to £1,500.

There is no deadline for applications.

Garfield Weston Foundation Accepting Applications Again

After closing its capital funding streams last year to focus on revenue grants during the Covid-19 crisis, Garfield Weston Foundation is now open to applications across all its grants programmes: capital, core costs and projects.

Regular grants of up to £100,000 can be used for:

• Capital costs - for tangible things, such as a building project, repairs, equipment etc.

• Revenue/unrestricted core costs - towards the general running costs of the organisation. The grants are typically unrestricted and can be used towards costs such as general salaries (but not a specific position or job), rent, programme costs etc.

• Project costs - for a very specific project or activity and would include all the costs involved in delivering the project, including staff costs and a reasonable percentage of overheads if relevant.

Match funding is required. The Foundation recommends that applicants have around half of their funding identified before applying. A grant is unlikely to be for more than around 10% of the total costs of the budget.

There are no deadlines. Applications for grants of up to £100,000 can be made at any time and are reviewed on an ongoing basis.

For more information please visit https://garfieldweston.org/

The 7 Stars Foundation

the7stars foundation, established by the7stars, supports the most challenged young people in the United Kingdom. Assisting forgotten young people aged 16 years and under, lacking opportunity, to achieve their potential.

Our funding looks to support those challenged by abuse; addiction; those who are young carers; and those without a safe place to call home. Our grant funding prioritises the areas of:

• Abuse

• Addiction

• Child Carers

• Homelessness

Application Submission Deadlines

• January 31st for March funding review

• April 30th for June funding review

• July 31st for September funding review

• October 31st for December funding review

Please note that we will notify you mid-month of any funding decisions applicable to you.

For more information and to apply please visit https://the7starsfoundation.co.uk/apply

Minister announces major new health service support funds

Health Minister Robin Swann has announced the establishment of new grant schemes for cancer and mental health charities and a Carers Support Fund.

The Cancer Charities Support Fund and Mental Health Support Fund will each receive £10m, while £4m has been allocated to the Carers Support Fund. The Minister has also allocated £15m to Health Trusts to boost the support available for healthcare workers across Northern Ireland.

The Cancer Charities Support Fund will enable charities to access funding to support cancer services in the community. The Mental Health Support Fund will provide grants to charity organisations who provide interventions to improve the population’s mental health.

For more information please visit https://www.health-ni.gov.uk/news/minister-announces-major-new-health-service-support-funds

ASDA Foundation's Feeding Communities Grant

Feeding Communities Grant has been designed to help provide meals to anyone in need in the lead up to Christmas. With more local and national lockdowns in place and changes anticipated to the coming weeks, supporting those with food provision is needed more than ever. Communities are struggling, Charites are feeling the pressure, Asda Foundation is providing support.

Meals can be provided for individuals, families, meals at children’s healthy holiday clubs. This guide is to assist and support you through the application process. The Community Champion in your local store is also able to support you in completing your application.

Please do not go into store to ensure the safety of our customers and colleagues during this ,me. Please call, email or zoom Community Champions for support.

Each year, Asda Foundation support local grass roots organisations to transform communities and improve the lives of people living within the Asda community. We welcome applications from groups which:

• Benefits their local community

• Are local to an Asda store

• Unites communities with activities and support

• Ensures everyone has an equal opportunity to become involved

Each store has a Community Champion, their role is to support projects within the community and support bringing people together. They manage all applications for Asda Foundation grants.

Asda Foundation do not accept applications sent directly from community groups. Please use the store locator link on the Asda Foundation website www.asdafoundation.org to get in touch with your local store, and speak to your Community Champion about how we might be able to support you.

Feeding Communities Grant

• Maximum £1,000 per grant.

• Per meal maximum cost £4.00 (can be lower than this)

• We will not contribute towards meals which cost more than £4.

• No quotes needed

• All requests must include a bank statement as proof of payee name

• We will fund groups who have already received funding from Asda Foundation in 2020

• All groups must be not for profit, we do not fund groups who deliver a service to make a profit.

For more information please visit https://www.asdafoundation.org/how-to-apply

Improving Lives Grant

The Improving Lives grant programme provides grants to charitable organisations that help people when other sources of support have failed, are inappropriate, or are simply not available.

We support established organisations delivering services directly to beneficiaries. We are looking for services which can demonstrate a track record of success, and evidence the effectiveness of the work.

This is our largest grants programme, through which the majority of our funds are distributed.

Grant size: £20k – £60k per year

Length: 1-3 years

Decision timescale: 6 Months

Deadlines: None

Priority areas:

We have six funding priorities that describe the work we support and how we want to bring about change for the most disadvantaged people in the greatest need.

1. Help at a critical moment

2. Positive choices

3. Accommodation/housing support

4. Employment and training

5. Financial inclusion, rights and entitlements

6. Support networks and family

For more information and to apply please visit https://www.henrysmithcharity.org.uk/explore-our-grants-and-apply/improving-lives-grants-programme/improving-lives-grants-programme-overview/

The Prince’s Countryside Fund is now open

The Prince’s Countryside Fund has grants of up to £10,000 available for projects from across the UK which are working to create resilient rural communities. 

Supported by players of People’s Postcode Lottery locally-focused, legally-constituted not-for-profit organisations can apply for one year of grant funding from the Fund. Projects must be completed by 31st March 2022.

Projects from all across the UK are invited to apply for this funding.

You should apply for as much as you need to complete your project, to a maximum of £10,000. We anticipate an average grant would be in the region of £8,000.

The theme is Rural Community Resilience and we will be looking for applications that will build on some of the amazing projects that came about as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic this year, and the effect that this had on rural communities. We will be looking for projects which protect or boost community assets and enterprises, or otherwise strengthen the sense of community.

Rural Community Resilience means different things to different communities, but the concept we are looking for is a project which will allow the community to survive and thrive, especially when facing a situation which affects everyday rural life.

For more information and to apply, please visit https://www.princescountrysidefund.org.uk/grant-giving-programme/grant-programme

The Community Food Initiatives Remote Healthy Eating Projects

The Community Food Initiatives (CFI) is a healthy eating programme funded by safefood. 

The programme runs over a three-year cycle and its purpose is to provide people with the knowledge and skills to provide healthy food options for themselves and their families.  safefood, as a North / South body established under the Good Friday Agreement, provides CFI funding to 5 organisations in Northern Ireland and 9 organisations in the Republic of Ireland.  The programme is managed by SECAD Partnership on behalf of safefood.

safefood is inviting organisations who are not CFI Leaders to apply for funding to deliver a project, in their own local area, that meets the criteria of the CFI at Home Programme.  The purpose of the CFI at Home Programme is to support families with children up to the age of 12 years in their own homes to develop their cooking skills and healthy eating habits.  Projects could include all or some of the following elements:

• Learning how to prepare & cook a recipe

• Attending an online cookery session

• Online support groups for sharing ideas and tips

• Online interactive talks delivered by a dietitian or registered nutritionist

Interested organisations can apply for funding up to a maximum of €1,500 or £1,300 to deliver a project in their local area.

Applicant Organisation Criteria
Organisations must:

• Be community-led organisations with legal status and appropriate governance structure

• Be experienced in the management of public funds which support social inclusion initiatives

• Currently employ and manage full-time professionals with community development experience

• Have experience of working with the target group identified

• Be supporting other broader community initiatives through their work

• Provide supports across communities irrespective of age, race or creed

If you wish to make an application, please email sconroy@secad.ie and we will send you out the application template and supporting information. 

While there is no closing date, funding is limited so interested organisations are advised to apply as soon as possible.

https://www.communityni.org/news/funding-available-remote-healthy-eating-projects

Digital funding for small charities up to £2500

The Fat Beehive Foundation is an independent UK registered charity that provides small grants for websites and digital products to other small UK registered charities.

Priorities for support

The Foundation can only support a limited amount of projects, based on the funding available for distribution in any given year. The funding priorities over the next year are:

• Environmental protection or climate change mitigation

• Human rights

• International development

• Equality and Diversity

• Social justice / Refugees / Housing

• Education

• Art & culture

• Health and wellbeing

• Prisoner rehabilitation

What they don’t fund

The funding programmes are very specific. They aren’t a general IT funder and hence don’t fund general software or hardware procurement projects.

They are keen for funding to have a genuine impact, so they don’t fund organisations without the internal resources to make the project a success.

Although they recognise the critical importance of funding core costs or staff time, they are unable to do this. The Foundation focus purely on hard-to-fund digital expenditure that other funders will often not cover.

The bulk of the funding is provided by Fat Beehive Ltd, and to avoid any conflicts of interest the Fat Beehive Foundation they will not provide grants to charities that already use or would like to use Fat Beehive Ltd’s services. 

The Foundation do not fund organisations set up to promote religion.

For more information please visit https://www.fatbeehivefoundation.org.uk/

Burg-Wächter Secure Communities Scheme

During the current national situation, Burg-Wächter is offering free security kits for community properties, equipment or outdoor areas that need extra security at this time and have limited funds to meet these needs.

What does the Secure Communities Scheme offer?

• Security products to the value of £150/€150 to help increase security around community buildings, equipment or outdoor areas

• Up to ten security kits available within each application period (reviewed monthly)

Who can apply?

Any grassroots organisation that benefits the local community can apply.  Applications only have to meet simple criteria: that they are a community organisation with limited access to funds with which to increase security in the current situation.  That means any charity, social enterprise, not for profit and community venture can apply so long as the security kits will be used locally.   Apply today.

For more information please visit https://www.burg.biz/uk/community/

ASDA Foundation: Covid-19 Grant

Two new grant streams in response to Covid-19

• Hygiene grants are focused on personal hygiene dignity

• Healthy holiday grants aim to support groups that typically would be holding summer holiday activities to ensure children are provided with a hot meal.

Small grants of up to £500 are available.

For more information and to apply please visit https://www.asdafoundation.org/how-to-apply