Deadline: 9-May-22
The Live Here Love Here is seeking applications for its Small Grants Scheme to provide support to volunteer projects that:
- Contribute to the development of civic pride within a community with a focus on environmental improvement.
- Encourage actions and projects that enable Pollution Solutions, Biodiversity Recovery and Climate Action.
- Enhance the environmental management of a local area.
- 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 between £500 – £3000. Average value of grants awarded is £1200.
What type of projects will the Small Grant Scheme fund?
- Development of shared spaces such as alleys.
- Community food growing initiatives.
- Skill sharing in horticulture and community growing.
- Projects that tackle litter issues and dog fouling.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Small Grants Scheme is open to:
- Community & Voluntary groups (including unconstituted groups)
- Sports clubs, churches and youth groups
- Not for profit organisations
- School and third level education organisations (note, the School Pollinator Garden grants are currently open with grants between £3,000-£12,000)
- Applications are particularly welcome from grassroots groups who have not previously received support through the Live Here love Here Small Grants Scheme.
- Funding is only available in the Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council area to projects located in Northern Ireland Housing Executive areas.
For more information, visit https://www.liveherelovehere.org/cgi-bin/generic?instanceID=44