Micro Community Investment Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 6, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Northern Ireland

• Grant size:

• Up to £2,000

• Priorities:

• Financial wellbeing, physical wellbeing and mental wellbeing. Focus on the positive contribution of people within the community. Enable active participation of a community in decision-making and involvement in making their community a better place to live in. Focus on the assets within the community which the project will use to make the community a better place to live in. Help get people engaged in taking community action where it hasn’t happened before to make the community a better place to live in. Projects that address more than one particular strand of well being.

The Micro Community Investment Fund has been launched with support from Bank of Ireland UK, in recognition and celebration of the contribution of voluntary groups and people to our society and the need for a simple application process for small amounts of funding.

The fund will provide valuable investment for community initiatives making a difference in towns and villages across Northern Ireland.

Social Justice Small Grants Programme

Closing Date:

Oct 6, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Northern Ireland

• Grant size:

• Grants will be available up to £5,000. In some instances, the panel may consider awards up to £15,000.

• Priorities:

• • To give voice and power to those whose human rights are most at risk and to support them to challenge inequality, exclusion, and unfairness. • To provide groups and communities with support to challenge, monitor and remedy inequality and rights violations. • To increase awareness of and contribute to building a culture of rights within and between communities, particularly those most marginalized from decision making • To support communities and marginalized groups to find solutions to contentious issues

The Social Justice Fund is part of, and supported by, the Northern Ireland Human Rights Fund (NIHRF).

NIHRF Purpose: This collaborative Fund will work to advance a fairer and more equal society where the human rights of all are protected.

Aims of the Social Justice Fund:
To support local community groups to give voice to excluded groups, and work to advance a fairer and more equal society where the human rights of all are protected.

Target Group: Community Sector
The fund will support locally based community groups and locally based ‘communities of interest’ with an interest in promoting or embedding human rights and social justice in their day-to-day work for and with their chosen communities.

Dunmore Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 23, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• within 15 miles (straight-line measurement) of the windfarm. See boundary map.

• Grant size:

• Up to £2,500

• Priorities:

• Community cohesion and engagement; Energy efficiency and sustainability; Social, cultural or sporting benefit for the local community; Training and education; Environmental benefit; Economic benefit.

This local community fund has been set up to ensure that Dunmore Wind Farm, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provides significant social and economic benefits to the local community.

Funding is available to local community projects that are planned and run for the benefit of the local population and are within 15 miles (straight-line measurement) of the windfarm. Applicant organisations must be located in this area.

Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 24, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm site which is located off the Monnaboy Road, Greysteel. See boundary map.

• Grant size:

• Up to £2,500

• Priorities:

• Projects aimed at providing skills development for young adults and/or the unemployed; Intergenerational projects; Collaborative projects; Projects tackling rural isolation; Projects based around community arts; Projects which improve the utilisation of community space.

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe - a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

The Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund is available to local community projects within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm site which is located off the Monnaboy Road, Greysteel.

Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 24, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Within 6 miles of the Dunbeg Wind Farm site

• Grant size:

• Up to £7,500

• Priorities:

• The Fund welcomes applications from community and voluntary groups that address the following areas: Community cohesion and engagement; Energy efficiency and sustainability; Social, cultural or sporting benefit for the local community; Training and education; Environmental benefit; Economic benefit.

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe - a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

The Dunbeg Community Benefit Fund is available to local community projects within 6 miles of the Dunbeg Wind Farm site which is located between Limavady and Coleraine.

Cloonty Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 24, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• within 6km of the Cloonty Wind Farm site which is located in an area bounded by the B17 Straid Road to the north, the B62 Ballybogey Road to the west and B147 Kirk Road / Ballintea Road to the south and east.

• Grant size:

• Up to £10,000

• Priorities:

• • Projects aimed at providing skills development for young adults and/or the unemployed • Inter-generational projects • Collaborative projects • Projects tackling rural isolation • Projects based around community arts • Projects which improve the utilisation of community space

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe - a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

The Cloonty Community Benefit Fund is available to local community projects within 6km of the Cloonty Wind Farm site which is located in an area bounded by the B17 Straid Road to the north, the B62 Ballybogey Road to the west and B147 Kirk Road / Ballintea Road to the south and east.

Corby Knowe Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 24, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Within 5km of the Wind Farm site

• Grant size:

• Up to £2,500

• Priorities:

• Programmes/projects which address marginalisation and help tackle rural isolation; Projects aimed specifically for children and teenagers (including pre-school children), providing skills development of local people and arts and cultural activities; Activities and events designed to encourage greater community interaction and cohesion; Projects that improve the utilisation of existing community space, including community venues and outdoor spaces; Programmes and projects designed to improve local environmental and conservation management; Projects that help recruit and develop the capacity of volunteers in order to improve the sustainability of existing community organisations in the respective areas.

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe - a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

Corby Knowe wind farm is located off the Parkgate Road, Kells, County Antrim. The site consists of 3 wind turbines with an output of 5.4MW. Projects requesting support must be located within 5km of the wind farm site.

The Corby Knowe Community Benefit Fund is administered by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland and provides a fund available for local projects that educate, raise awareness and demonstrate community involvement in work that promotes environmental issues and healthier lifestyles.

Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Oct 24, 2023 13:00

• Area:

• Within 6km radius of the windfarm, which includes the areas of Monkstown, Grange, Woodburn, Greenisland, Ballynure and Carnmoney.

• Grant size:

• Up to £3,000

• Priorities:

• Projects aimed at providing skills development for young adults; Intergenerational projects; Projects tackling rural isolation; Projects based around community arts; Projects which improve the utilisation of community space

This local community benefit fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe - a wind energy and energy storage company that believes in a sustainable future. GCN is committed to ensuring that their wind farms, whilst having obvious environmental benefits, also provide significant economic benefits to the local community.

The Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund is available to local community projects within the Monkstown, Grange, Woodburn, Greenisland and Ballynure areas.