Volunteering Small Grants (CLOSED)

The Department for Communities Small Grants for Volunteering Programme for Northern Ireland is now open.

Limavady Community Development Initiative (LCDI), as lead partner for the Association of Independent Volunteer Centres (AIVC) Volunteer Now and North West Volunteer Centre, has been appointed as the Intermediary Funding Body.

The Volunteering Small Grants Programme provides grants of between £200 and £1,200 to help organisations throughout Northern Ireland recruit and support volunteers.   To be eligible, organisations must be formally constituted and must have an annual income not exceeding £100,000 per year.

Denise Hayward, CEO, Volunteer Now said, “This is an excellent funding opportunity for small volunteer involving organisations which fulfill the criteria of the grant.   It will enable them to meet volunteer out of pocket expenses, provide travel, training or small running costs and recruit new volunteers to help to meet local need”.

Information sessions on the application procedure for this grant will be held between 21-24 August in various locations – scroll down for list.

Applications must be submitted before Monday 3rd September 2018 at 12noon

Information Sessions regarding the application process.  Please confirm your attendance with Sandra.Faulkner@volunteernow.co.uk or 028 9023 2020:

Bangor – Tuesday 21 August, 6pm-7.30pm at The Hub
Lisburn – Wednesday 22 August, 5.30pm-7pm at Bridge Community Centre
Mid & East Antrim – Thursday 23 August, 9.30am-11am at Ballymena Library
Antrim & Newtownabbey – Thursday 23 August, 12noon-1.30pm at Antrim Library
Armagh – Thursday 23 August, 10am-11am at Dobbin St. Community Centre
Dungannon – Thursday 23 August, 2pm-3pm at Dungannon Library
Fermanagh – Thursday 23 August, 10am-11am at Fermanagh House
Belfast – Thursday 23 August, 10am-1pm at Volunteer Now, 34 Shaftesbury Square
Newry – Friday 24 August, 10am-11am at Ballybot House
Downpatrick – Friday 24 August, 2pm-3pm at Ballymote Wellbeing Centre
Volunteer Now wIll also be running several clinics to help with any queries relating to your application:
Belfast – (date to be confirmed) at Volunteer Now, 34 Shaftesbury Square
Bangor – Tuesday 28 August, 11am-1pm at The Community Cafe, Flagship Centre
Newtownards – Wednesday 29 August, 10.30am–12noon at Newtownards Library
Lisburn – Friday 31 August, 10am–12.30pm at Lisburn Library
Dundonald – Friday 31 August, 1.30pm-3.00pm at Enler Centre, Ballybeen