Deadline: 17-Sep-2024

The Small Grant Scheme is offering exciting opportunity to apply for funding for projects aimed at revitalising shared greenspaces benefitting the community and the environment.

Since 2014, the funding stream has supported local community volunteers focused on environmental action.

The Live Here Love Here Small Grants Scheme is aimed at promoting civic pride within communities and improving the environmental quality of shared community spaces. The Small Grants Scheme is a partnership between local Councils, Northern Ireland Housing Executive, and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful.

The Small Grants Scheme encourages practical, volunteer-led action towards building more sustainable communities. The scheme will support communities to:

• Increase civic pride and improve the quality of the local environment through the creation of quality shared spaces.
• Transform underused spaces into vibrant and valued community places by adding habitats and increasing access to visitors.
• Deliver actions and projects in line with Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful’s Strategic Plan.
• Improve the health and wellbeing of communities whilst helping to improve and/or maintain public spaces.
• Improve the quality of their 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.

Funding Information

• Grants are available from £500 – £5,000
• Non-constituted groups can request a maximum grant of £1,500

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
• Applications are particularly welcome from groups who have not previously received support through the Live Here Love Here Small Grants Scheme.
• Only one application per group is permitted.

For more information, visit Live Here Love Here.