This site aims to provide free, current funding information from Central Government, National Lottery, regional bodies, EU and quangos as well as advice on making effective funding applications.

The Awards for All programme is specifically designed for small community groups. • You can apply at any time. • The application form is simple. • You hear the result quickly.

This link will take you the Regeneration and Renewal magazine A-Z of regeneration funding. It provides a brief summary of each of the types of funding avialable to support regeneration schemes.

BBC Children in Need started in 1980, and has raised more than £325 million. Every penny has been used to improve the lives of British children who have experienced problems or hardships, such as abuse, serious illness and poverty.

CAF (Charities Aid Foundation) is an international non-governmental organisation which provides specialist financial services to other charities and their supporters. With more than 75 years of experience and a global network spanning five continents, CAF is committed to increasing the resources of charities worldwide and helping individual and corporate donors add value to their generosity.

We're committed to supporting long-term projects, helping people to help themselves. It's about giving people a leg up not a hand out. Have both a small grants programme of up to £5,000 and, a larger programme of over £5,000.

The Community Fund distribute money raised by the Lottery to support charities and voluntary groups. The Community Fund also make grants to UK agencies working abroad. They also give grants mainly to help meet the needs of those at greatest disadvantage in society, and also to improve the quality of life in the community.

Esmée Fairbairn Foundation is one of the largest independent grantmaking foundations in the UK. The Foundation makes grants to organisations which aim to improve the quality of life for people and communities in the UK, both now and in the future.

PEACE II Programme Building Sustainable Prosperity Programme INTERREG III Programme LEADER + Programme URBAN + Programme EQUAL Programm

Grants Online provides the most comprehensive and up to date information on grants from the European Union, UK Government Departments, the National Lottery and UK Grant Making Trusts.

The Foundation is particularly interested in supporting those groups that find it more than usually difficult to raise money and are small or new rather than long-established.

The Lloyds TSB Foundations are committed to supporting underfunded, grassroots charities that enable people, especially disabled and disadvantaged people, to play a fuller role in society. Applications are accepted from organisations with recognised charitable status, which fit within the published grant-giving criteria.

The New Opportunities Fund is a Lottery Distributor created in 1998 to award grants to education, health and environment projects throughout the UK. Many of our grant programmes focus particularly on those in society who are most disadvantaged.

Current sources of funding with details of application processes and guidelines from grant-making trusts and companies, Europe, Government schemes and the Lottery.

The largest organisation of Irish people from all over the world, supporting peace, culture and reconciliation on the island of Ireland.

The Millennium Commission has invested over £2 billion of National Lottery money in buildings, environmental projects, celebrations and individual community schemes across the UK to mark the third millennium.

Tudor aims to help break cycles of disadvantage and dependency.Preventing people from being drawn into these cycles is crucially important too. We are therefore interested in supporting projects that increase people’s capacity to cope, build their confidence and vision and give them greater control over their future. By supporting an independent and vibrant voluntary sector we hope to unlock the potential that exists within communities, providing new opportunities to achieve lasting change.

VSB is a local development agency with almost 40 years of experience providing the infrastructure to support, encourage and promote citizenship and participation through voluntary activity. As the Volunteer Bureau for Belfast, Castlereagh, North Down and Ards, VSB provides the support mechanisms to enable individuals to access voluntary opportunities, matching volunteers with voluntary placements, and maximising mutual benefits. VSB provides support each year for 2500 volunteers and over 600 organisations whose work involves volunteers. Support includes advice, information, training and good practice standards.

The Youth Education Social Inclusion Partnership is a consortium of twelve partners from within the Northern Ireland Education Service. The partners are: Southern Education and Library Board (IFB - Lead Organisation) YouthNet (Sectoral Partner -Youth) Belfast Education and Library Board Comhairle na Gaelscolaíochta Council for Catholic Maintained Schools Governing Body Association North Eastern Education and Library Board Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education Northern Ireland Youth Forum South Eastern Education and Library Board Western Education and Library Board Youth Council for Northern Ireland