Community Foundation for Northern Ireland have 5 Grant Schemes

This fund works to develop greater respect and understanding between people of different backgrounds, it encourages joint working and cohesion encouraging and supporting joint bidding for funding and through organised cluster events. Projects should be in areas where communities need help and support to address post conflict legacy issues and xenophobia for example which are acting as barriers towards achieving a more peaceful and stable community and society.

Comic Relief Grants, grants available up to £5,000.

Closing at 1pm Thursday 12th December
Applications are sought from community and voluntary organisations with a maximum annual income of £250,00 who wish to undertake projects that contribute to one of the following three strategic areas of the Programme:

Children Surviving and Thriving
Global Health Matters
Fighting for Gender Justice

Key to any application for support from the Programme will be how those with the lived experience of the issues at hand have been involved in project design, will be involved in project implementation and how they will benefit from it.

Micro Grants, grants available up to £1,000.

Closing at 1pm Thursday 12th December.

Micro Grants are open to groups with a maximum annual income of less than £30k with a preference for applications that are eligible for an award where annual income of less than £10k. This fund will support projects helping people engage in community participation, promote inclusion and belonging.