The National Lottery Community Fund is today announcing the first grant in Northern Ireland from Together for Our Planet, a UK wide funding programme to help communities take climate action.
The National Lottery Community Fund has appointed two new members to the Northern Ireland Committee, who will help make decisions on the investment of funding to support communities and improve people’s lives.
Community projects from across Northern Ireland are celebrating today after being awarded funding from ‘Places Called Home,’ a UK-wide £1.5m pilot programme from The National Lottery Community Fund and IKEA UK.
An organisation supporting people living with HIV and a multi-purpose sports arena are among 22 receiving grants today to secure their long-term future.
A £500,000 grant from the Dormant Accounts Fund NI has been awarded to the charity Arts & Business NI, to support its Blueprint, a ground-breaking five-year partnership programme which will support small and medium sized arts and cultural organisations to become more sustainable in the long-term.
A range of community projects including those supporting stroke survivors and a group helping people with disabilities to surf have received more than £2.6 million from The National Lottery Community Fund.
An organisation supporting people leaving prison to turn their lives around and a group promoting rural communities are among 32 receiving grants today to secure their long-term future.
The National Lottery Community Fund has announced £2.6 million of funding to 59 projects across Northern Ireland. The National Lottery funding is going to a range of projects, including support for carers, and groups running activities to reduce isolation and improve wellbeing as COVID-19 restrictions ease.
The National Lottery Community Fund, the UK’s largest funder of community activity, has today announced the appointment of the new Chair of its Northern Ireland Committee.