Deadline: 18-Jul-25
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland is accepting applications for its New Small Grant Programme.
Aims
- The New Small Grants Programme, funded by support from the Department for Communities, aims
- to encourage greater participation in the arts;
- to increase equality of access to and opportunities in the arts across all Section 75 groupings.
Funding Information
- You can apply for an amount between £500 and £5,000 for a project.
What You Can Apply For?
- You can apply for the following eligible costs, which are indicative and not limited to:
- Costs of artists/facilitator/tutors (ie. fees).
- If you know which artists/facilitator/tutors you are hiring for the project and you are seeking costs for their fees, you should supply the CVs of those named individuals you intend to hire.
- The maximum contribution ACNI will make towards artists/facilitator/tutor fees are set at the following rates:
- £70 : Half Day
- £125 : Full Day for 3 days or less
- £545 : Full Week
- Costs of artists/facilitator/tutors (ie. fees).
What You Cannot Apply For?
- Costs for any project that is not focussed on the arts
- Costs incurred before they issue a decision on your application.
- Travel to events outside Northern Ireland
- Travel costs not related to accessibility
- Hospitality or refreshment costs
- Any costs relating to competitions
- Events which promote religious or political views.
- Equipment or musical instruments.
Eligibility Criteria
- They welcome applications from the widest possible range of organisations. You will be required to provide proof that you have a legal constitution:
- Formally constituted community and voluntary organisations
- Registered charities and other organisations which cannot distribute profits
- Groups of constituted organisations working together to deliver specific projects
- Local Authorities on their own behalf or in partnership with one or more community/voluntary organisations (NB: the community/voluntary organisation must not fall under any of the restrictions set out in Who Cannot Apply below).
- Arts Organisations
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals or Sole traders.
- Commercial trading companies.
- Companies that exist to distribute a profit.
- Organisations only established on or after a date 6 months prior to the submission of their New Small Grants Programme application.
- Statutory authorities or organisations governed by statutory authorities, for example NI Education Authority schools (with the exception of Local Authorities, who may apply on their own behalf or in partnership with a voluntary/community group within their area.)
- Recipients of a 25.26 Annual Funding Programme award or a 24.25 National Lottery Project Funding Programme award.
- Organisations who are in breach of any previously issued ACNI award grant conditions.
For more information, visit ACNI.