Grants and funding

We supply a number of grants to help fund events and community activities throughout Belfast. These cover areas such as summer schemes, community festivals, cross-community activities, major sporting events and cultural diversity projects.

You can apply for some schemes throughout the year, while others have specific opening and closing dates for applications.

All our funding programmes are usually advertised in the local press, as well as on this section of our website. Use the links below to find out more about each scheme:

Funding and grants
Grant name Opens Closes Documents
Good Relations Grant Aid Currently closed Currently closed Download Good Relations Grant Aid guidance notes (Word - 154KB)

Download Good Relations Grant Aid application form (Word - 283KB)
Park Events Small Grants Scheme Currently closed Currently closed Download parks events small grants scheme guidance notes (Word - 176KB)

Download parks events small grants scheme application form (Word - 164KB)
Summer Intervention Fund Currently closed Currently closed

Download the following documents:
Summer Intervention Fund 2013 application form (DOC - 473KB)
Guidance notes (DOC - 268KB)

Summer Playscheme Grant 2013 Currently closed Currently closed Download the following documents:
Summer Playscheme Grant application Form (DOC - 105KB)
Summer Playscheme Guidelines (DOC - 46KB)
Proposed Summer Scheme Programme form (DOC - 31KB)
A Guide to Grant Aid for Community Organisations (DOC - 90KB)
Certificate of Compliance (DOC - 31KB)
Community Project Grant Currently closed Currently closed Download the following documents:
A Guide to Grant Aid for Community Organisations (DOC - 108KB)
Certificate of Compliance (DOC - 31KB)
Community Development Project Grant application form (DOC - 1.45MB)
Tourism Culture and Arts Core Multi-Annual Funding Currently closed Currently closed Download the following documents:
Core multi-annual funding application form (DOC - 413KB)
Core multi-annual funding guidance notes (PDF - 258KB)
Funding glossary (PDF - 124KB)
Marketing and audience development plan toolkit (PDF - 626KB)
Support for Sport Small Development and Equipment Grants Currently closed Currently closed Download the Support for Sport monitoring form (DOC - 309KB)
Small Grants:
  • Community Festivals Fund
  • Arts and Heritage Project Grant
  • PCSP Small Grant
 Currently closed Currently closed Download the following documents:
Small Grants Fund guidance notes (PDF - 575KB)
Small Grants Glossary (PDF - 491KB)
Small Grants Fund application form - sections A, C, D and E (DOC - 212KB)
Community Festivals Fund - section B1 (DOC - 167KB)
Arts and Heritage Fund - section B2 (DOC - 128KB)
Policing and Community Safety (PCSP) Small Grant - section B3 (DOC - 130KB)
PCSP funding page