Grants and funding

• Funding support for groups

  We give grants and funding to various groups, clubs and societies in Belfast. Groups must be eligible to apply. Our grants can help voluntary, community, sporting, faith and cultural groups to organise and run events or activities.

• Open for applications

  For more information on cultural grants, funding and tender opportunities visit cultural funding

• Grants closed to applications

  These grants are closed or suspended.

  Funding	Details	Closed or suspended
  COVID-19 Community Recovery Support Fund Medium grant	Funding to support community response to the impact of COVID-19 in Belfast	Closed
  COVID-19 Community Recovery Support Fund Microgrant	Funding to support community response to the impact of COVID-19 in Belfast	Closed
  Policing Committee funding grants	Applications for District Policing and Community Safety Partnership (DPCSP) Policing Committee grants for north and east Belfast are suspended	Suspended
  Summer Community Diversionary Festival programme	This programme provides funding support for festival activity that is developed and led by a community organisation or a community-led partnership or consortium.	Closed
  Small grants	For more information and guidance notes, visit our online funding hub (link opens in new window).	Closed
  COVID-19 Recovery Revitalisation Grant	Belfast-based businesses, social enterprises and charities can apply for a grant. The scheme can provide funding up to 100% of costs for capital items to a maximum of £2,500. The minimum application amount is £500. Grants can be used for costs associated with COVID-19 adaptations, such as: changes to internal and external layouts to help with social distancing sanitisation stations signage, awnings or canopies collection and delivery points outdoor seating or heating and barriers Certain costs are not eligible such as: consumable items for example hand sanitiser, masks, gloves, visors or alcohol  costs that are not auditable for example cash payments mortgage payments, rent, rates, salaries insurance costs or utility costs debt, retrospective costs or second hand equipment fees for professional services or statutory applications websites warranty or training costs vehicle or transportation costs buying stock for general trading For more information and guidance on how to apply, visit online funding (link opens in new window).	Closed

• Road closures

  If you are organising an event that will prohibit or restrict traffic with your grant or funding, you should read road closures information to find out what you need to do to apply for a road closure.