National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland

Summary:

The National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland provides funding from £300 to £20,000 to support community-led projects for up to two years.

Eligibility criteria:

Organisations can apply if they are a:

voluntary or community organisation
registered charity
constituted group or club
not-for-profit company or Community Interest Company
school (as long as the project is not within school hours or considered part of the curriculum and has wider community benefit)
statutory body (including town, parish and community council)

Groups with smaller incomes are more likely to be funded.

Due to high demand, organisations that have a large annual income might not be able to get funding.

There must be at least two board or committee members who are not related.

Who cannot apply:

individuals or sole traders
organisations based outside the UK
companies that can pay profits to directors, shareholders, or members, including companies limited by shares
organisations who have already received £20,000 from Awards for All in the past 12 months
organisations that have an ongoing application for the same project awaiting a decision
organisations applying on behalf of another organisation this includes applications written by private businesses or consultants.

Additional information:

The National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland offers funding from £300 to £20,000, and can support projects for up to two years.

Projects need to do at least one of these things:

bring people together to build strong relationships in and across communities
improve the places and spaces that matter to communities
help more people to reach their potential, by supporting them at the earliest possible stage
support people, communities and organisations facing more demands and challenges because of the cost-of-living crisis

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