Funding

We invest in cultural events and activity throughout Belfast to improve quality of life here. Our top tips for funding success may help you fill in the funding application forms.

Open funding programmes

Community Festivals Fund
This fund supports the positive work of community festivals, covering activities such as exhibitions, family days, historical talks and concerts. Deadline: 12 noon on Friday 9 April 2010.

Development and Outreach Initiative
This fund aims to increase community participation and access to culture and arts activity in Belfast. Grants range from £2,000 to £20,000. Deadline: 12 noon on Friday 5 March 2010.

Rolling Programme
This fund is open to projects scheduled to begin 1 April 2009 onwards. This programme provides small grants to support innovation in arts and heritage. Grants range from £500 to £3,000.

Closed funding programmes

Annual Funding Scheme
This scheme is currently closed. It helps arts, cultural and heritage organisations in Belfast to carry out their work and to create programmes which benefit people who live and visit here.

Multi-Annual Funding Scheme
This scheme is not currently open to applications. Organisations receive a minimum of £30,000 of funding which helps arts, cultural, and heritage organisations in Belfast to carry out their work.

Funding awarded in 2008 - 2009

You will find a list of the amounts of funding we provided, from 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009, below:

Funding awarded in 2007 - 2008

You will find a list of the amounts of funding we provided, from 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008, below:

Other funding organisations

Find out more information about other funding organsisations

Contact us

Culture and Arts
Development Department
Cecil Ward Building
4-10 Linenhall Street
Belfast
BT2 8BP
Tel : 028 9091 8734
Email: culture@belfastcity.gov.uk