Community Foundation for NI: Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund
Community Foundation for Northern Ireland
Currently closed for applications
Active citizenship
Age
Aged 60+
Arts, culture and heritage
Buildings and built environment
Children (0-12)
Communities
Community and neighbourhood development
Cultural heritage
Cultural, events and festivals
environment
Family and parenting
organisational development
Performing arts
Rural development
Social inclusion
Social partnership
Social welfare and poverty
Verbal arts
Visual arts and media
Voluntary and community infrastructure
volunteering
Young people (13-25)
Antrim & Newtownabbey
Mid and East Antrim
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
The Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund is available to local community projects within the 6km radius of the windfarm, which includes the areas of Monkstown, Grange, Woodburn, Greenisland, Ballynure and Carnmoney.
Applicant organisations must be located within the 6 km radius (*straight-line measurement).
The Carn Hill Community Benefit Fund is administered by the Community Foundation for Northern Ireland.
The fund aims to encourage:
- Stronger more inclusive communities by ensuring that local people have ownership and involvement in the design and delivery of the project.
- Partnership working with community, voluntary and statutory agencies to ensure a coordinated approach.
- Sustainable solutions that address local issues.
The fund will support projects addressing issues within the following theme areas:
- Older people
- Families with young children
- Young people
- Environment and living spaces
Priority will be given to:
- Projects aimed at providing skills development for young adults
- Intergenerational projects
- Projects tackling rural isolation
- Projects based around community arts
- Projects which improve the utilisation of community space
Size of Grants Available:
Up to £3,000
*Measurement of applicant organisation address will be a straight-line measurement from the location of the windfarm using google maps.
In 2023 the success rate for applications to this fund was 100%.
Key dates
Review scheme 01/10/2025