Church of Ireland Priorities Fund
Church Of Ireland Board For Social Responsibility
Open or will open again
Adult Education/Learning
Advice services
Age
Aged 60+
Children (0-12)
Communities
Community and neighbourhood development
Community development
Cross community
Dependants and carers
Education and learning
Faith and religion
Family and parenting
good relations
Health promotion
Housing and homelessness
Human rights and equality
Peace and reconciliation
People with disabilities
Poverty and deprivation
Pre-school education
Rural development
School, College and University
Social inclusion
Social welfare and poverty
Urban development
Victims and survivors
Young people (13-25)
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Ards & North Down
Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon
Belfast City
Causeway Coast and Glens
Derry City and Strabane
Fermanagh and Omagh
Lisburn and Castlereagh
Mid and East Antrim
Mid Ulster
Newry, Mourne and Down
Northern Ireland
Republic of Ireland
Medium (up to £60,000)
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
Since 1980, the General Synod Priorities Fund (generally known as the Priorities Fund) has supported projects within the Church of Ireland. Every parish is asked to contribute to the Fund and the amount raised is allocated to the following categories:
Training – Lay and Ordained
- Training in the following areas:- post-ordination, clergy in-service, lay ministry, youth ministry, children’s ministry, student chaplaincy.
Christian Education
- Development of RE in schools, children’s ministry, youth work, adult education.
Outreach Initiatives
- To encourage creative and innovative projects, which reach out to the communities our parishes serve, including church plants and missional areas.
Innovative Ministry in a Rural Context
- To encourage creative and innovative ministry projects in the sparsely populated areas of the country, in rural or village settings.
Maximising The Effect Of Grants From The Priorities Fund:
In order to spread the money from the Fund as widely and fairly as possible, we try to adhere to certain conditions.
They encourage:
- Applications for grants for ‘seed capital’ and
- Applications for grants which will have a significant influence in attracting other funding.
For more information and to see example grants see the website
Key dates
Annual deadline 31/10/2013
Annual deadline 31/10/2014
Annual deadline 31/10/2015
Closing Date 31/10/2017
Closing Date 31/10/2018
Closing Date 31/10/2019
Review Programme 10/02/2020
Closing Date 31/10/2020
Application annual closing date 31/10/2021
Review funding scheme 18/01/2022
Application annual closing date 31/10/2022
Application annual closing date 31/10/2023
Application annual closing date 31/10/2024
Application deadline 31/10/2025
Application deadline 31/10/2026
Application deadline 31/10/2027