Evishagaran and Craiggore Community Benefit Fund

Closing Date:

Apr 23, 2024 13:00

• Area:

• Within a 7km radius of the Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farm sites

• Grant size:

• Grants up to £4,000 for micro projects, and £10,000 for strategic projects

• Priorities:

• - Education programmes for the next generation on the topics of Sustainability and Renewable Energy - Collaborative projects - Projects that aim to improve the health of residents, particularly mental health - Projects that promote care & support of vulnerable people, particularly relating to the cost of living/fuel poverty

The Evishagaran and Craiggore Wind Farm Community Benefit Fund was established in 2022 by the ERG Group.

The fund’s aim is to provide financial support towards the development of locally-beneficial community-based projects and initiatives within a 7km radius of Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farms, Dungiven.

Applications are invited from charities and community organisations based within a 7km radius of the Evishagaran and Craiggore wind farm sites.

An Ciste ULTACH / The Ultach Fund

Closing Date:

May 7, 2024 13:00

• Area:

• Ceantar: Tuaisceart Éireann / Northern Ireland

• Grant size:

• Deontais ar Fáil: Suas le £5,000 / Grants Available: Up to £5,000

• Priorities:

• Tionscadail a chuireann chun cinn agus a spreagann úsáid na Gaeilge ag leibhéal pobail. Tugtar tús áite do thionscadail a chuireann chun cinn úsáid ghníomhach na Gaeilge agus/nó suim inti; Tionscadail a léiríonn cur chuige nuálach, samhlaíoch, cruthaitheach maidir le healaíona Gaeilge; Tionscadail a dhéanann cheiliúrann agus a ghlacann le hoidhreacht chultúrtha na Gaeilge; Tionscadail a léiríonn gnéithe trasphobail agus/nó a bhaineann lucht éisteachta úr amach agus a chuireann chun cinn comhthuiscint idir pobail éagsúla. Projects that promote and encourage the use of the Irish language at community level; Priority is given to projects that promote the active use of and/or engagement with the Irish language; Projects that demonstrate innovative, imaginative, creative approaches to Irish language arts; Projects that celebrate and embrace the cultural heritage of the Irish language; Projects that demonstrate cross-community aspects and/or reach new audiences, promoting mutual understanding and contact between different communities.

Is le caipiteal ó Iontaobhas Ultach a bunaíodh an Ciste Ultach. Tá sé ann le tacú le pobail ar fud Thuaisceart Éireann ar mian leo an Ghaeilge a úsáid agus a chur chun cinn trí obair carthanas cláraithe, grúpaí deonacha agus grúpaí pobail.

The Ultach Fund was established with capital from The Iontaobhas Ultach Trust. It exists to support the work of communities across Northern Ireland who wish to use and promote the Irish language, through the work of registered charities, voluntary and community groups.

Keadue Community Grants Fund

Closing Date:

Apr 30, 2024 13:00

• Area:

• Derry City and surrounding Waterside areas

• Grant size:

• Grant sizes will typically be between £10k and £20k to be awarded over periods of up to two years.

• Priorities:

• For the shortlisting process we will prioritise organisations that: Are embedded in the local community and can evidence knowledge of local issues ; Can provide impact stories of meeting need; Can provide long term support to the people they are helping if needed; Can specify organisational need; Recognises the need to provide skills-building for staff and volunteers; Are well regarded in the local community, and if needed, can provide 2 references

Keadue Community Grants Fund was established by a local family to provide support to local organisations tackling the growing social need in Derry City and surrounding Waterside areas.