Deadline: 4-Jun-25
The Community Investment Fund forms part of the Connect – Invest – Transform Investment Plan aims to support community, sporting and interest groups to progress a capital project that meets community needs.
What do they want to achieve with the Community Investment Fund?
- This fund aims to seek a partner(s) who will deliver against the principles of the Corporate Plan, Investment Plan and Lisburn and Castlereagh Community Plan, whilst providing invaluable feedback on the fund and related processes and milestones. The learning captured from the pilot funds has helped to shape the roll out of the wider fund which will also seek applications for balanced investment based on evidenced need across all seven DEAs (where possible).
Funding Information
- The Community Investment Fund seeks application requests for up to a maximum of £350,000 and a minimum of £150,000 per application.
Eligible Projects
- This is a capital funding stream which will only fund capital projects which are not owned and managed directly by the council.
- Applicants should note that the fund will support capital projects on council land and other statutory owned land as long as the relevant security of tenure is secured.
- Projects must be located within the Lisburn and Castlereagh area.
- They will not fund revenue costs associated with developing the project or sustaining the planned outcomes.
- They are looking for schemes which will address community and/or sports benefits for a community led regeneration project. The project must align with the principles laid out in the council’s Corporate Plan, Investment Plan and Lisburn and Castlereagh Community Plan.
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups can apply for funding from the pilot Community Investment Fund, if they are:
- a formally constituted voluntary or community group
- a registered charity
- a community interest company
- a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee
- a social enterprise
- other statutory agencies where the they have a partnership arrangement
- groups who have an open and accountable governing document, applicable to the principles within the fund
- They will not fund individuals, sole traders or profit-making organisations.
For more information, visit Lisburn & Castlereagh City Council.
