Community groups across Northern Ireland are set to celebrate the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee in style thanks to National Lottery grants announced today (MONDAY 30th MAY).
In the latest round of funding from Dormant Accounts Fund NI, over £1.3 million has been awarded in grants by The National Lottery Community Fund to 16 organisations from the voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) sector, to help ensure their long-term sustainability.
Over £230,000 has been awarded in Northern Ireland from Together for Our Planet, a National Lottery funding programme to help communities take climate action.
The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced over £1.5 million of funding to expand SPRING Social Prescribing, an innovative health project that is easing pressure on GPs, reducing visits to Emergency Departments and improving the wellbeing of patients across Northern Ireland and Scotland.
The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced £150,000 of funding to North West Play Resource Centre (Playhouse), to lead on an ambitious arts based community project to change behaviours and attitudes to climate and waste in the North West.
An organisation using sport to bring people together and a rural mental health support group are among 15 projects receiving grants totalling £1,303,790 to secure their long-term future.
New research from The National Lottery Community Fund shows that over three quarters of people in Northern Ireland feel part of their local community and that safety on the streets, improving places and spaces, young people and reducing loneliness are priorities for communities in 2022.
The National Lottery Community Fund has today announced £3,313,174 of grants benefiting 93 community projects, supporting people across Northern Ireland.