Northern Ireland
Grants Programmes
Our funding programmes support core and project costs for organisations over 3 years.
We consider applications from organisations with an annual income of <£1million if applying for core funding and <£2million if applying for project funding.
Grants to larger income organisations are by exception only.
Our focus for funding grants in Northern Ireland in 2024
We support a broad range of projects across Northern Ireland, reaching children and young people from 0-18 years.
In 2024, we are particularly focused on engaging organisations reaching the following;
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Children and young people experiencing racial inequality
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Newly settled children and young people
from refugees and asylum seeking communities
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Children and young people with experience of care
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Children and young people with Special Educational Needs
![](https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/1x1_Circle_Numbers-5-Scaled.png)
Children and young people who are impacted by violence including young girls
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children and young people living in certain ward areas
Strabane, Newry Mourne and Down, Mid and East Antrim, Fermanagh and Omagh
We will review our progress in reaching these cohorts of children and young people in July 2024.
For more information on our funding programmes at a local level, contact [email protected]