Deadline: 21-Nov-22
The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland is seeking applications for the Acorn Giving Circle (AGC) Grant Program that aim to make a positive contribution to improving the lives of people living in Derry Londonderry and Strabane, in a small but meaningful way through pooled personal donations.
The Giving Circle formed in 2012 as a response to the establishment of the Acorn Fund (AF) in 2012 and is managed by the Community Foundation (CFNI). The Acorn Fund is a legacy of the City of Culture 2013 and works in partnership with donors and funders to encourage local giving which supports local people and causes.
AGC aims to prioritise its support to where the need is greatest and where it can make a small but important difference.
Focus Areas
The Fund welcomes applications for projects that address the following:
- Children / young people who live in the Derry~ Londonderry City and environs and Strabane Town.
- The project should demonstrate that it is a new initiative within your organisation/group and not your normal business
- Projects that allow older people to stay connected within their communities and can also have an intergenerational element
- Projects and activities which are concerned with raising awareness about local impacts of climate change on vulnerable people in their community e.g. older people and children around extreme weather events including heat waves, extreme cold, flooding.
Funding Information
Amount: Grants of up to £1,000
Types of Activities Supported
Examples of the types of activities that may be supported:
- Supporting children through bereavement; play and learning projects; health and well-being projects; fun and play projects; social awareness projects.
- Projects that bring older people together in a safe environment which adheres to current COVID restrictions.
- Could be a project that you have developed through learning from previous work you’ve done.
- Your organisation which supports vulnerable people may need to adapt to climate change e.g. air conditioning units, energy efficiency costs
Eligibility Criteria
- Constituted groups who have management committee and current bank account
- Individuals can be supported through an organisation
For more information, visit The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
For more information, visit https://communityfoundationni.org/grants/the-acorn-giving-circle/