The Small Grants Scheme is a partnership between local councils, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, Belfast Harbour and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

What the Scheme will fund?

• The Scheme aims to enable communities to deliver practical volunteer action to improve the local environment for people and wildlife. Projects must meet one or more of the following objectives:
  • Contribute to the development of civic pride within a community, with a focus on environmental improvement.
  • Enhance the environmental management of a local area.
  • Improve the health and wellbeing of communities whilst helping to improve and/or maintain public spaces.
  • Improve the quality of the local environment by reducing littering and dog fouling through community action.
  • Support environmentally focused actions that help support people impacted through reduced contact with society.
  • Relate to environmental improvement in coastal areas or inland waterways.

Funding Information

• Grants are available from £500 - £3,000
• Non-constituted groups can request a maximum grant of £1,000

Eligible Projects

• This grant supports projects that:
  • Increase civic pride and enhance the quality of local green spaces
  • Transform underused areas into vibrant, valued community spaces
  • Improve community health and wellbeing through the enhancement of public spaces
  • Promote environmentally focused actions and boost local biodiversity

Eligibility Criteria

• The Scheme supports small, locally managed community groups and schools to develop environmental improvement projects for the benefit of the wider community
• Applications are welcome from:
  • Volunteer and community groups (including non-constituted)
  • Youth groups, sports clubs, churches
  • All schools and third-level education organisations
  • Not-for-Profit Organisations
• The Small Grants Scheme is open to all eligible groups, including those who have previously received grants through the scheme. Partnership working is strongly encouraged.
• Only one application per group is permitted.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The Live Here Love Here Small Grants Scheme will not fund:
  • Project running costs – salaries, insurance, mileage, office overheads
  • Costs for events catering, volunteer expenses
  • Non-environmental interests such as political party activities, promotion of religion
  • Professional labour fees of more than 30% of an awarded grant- the project must be volunteer led Items for individual use (funding is for shared community projects)
  • Purchase of large machinery or electronic equipment

For more information, visit Live Here Love Here.

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