Community Foundation for NI: Keadue Community Grants Fund

Overview

How does it work?

Organisations and constituted groups which are supporting local people through short and long term crises caused by a range of social factors including issues such as poverty, addiction, and low educational attainment, can apply for a grant. The organisations which support people can also apply for running costs to maintain the support offered to those in crisis and need.

Social factors can include but are not exclusive to: poverty, ill health, addiction, disability, family breakdown, abuse, bereavement, loneliness and isolation, or low educational attainment.

Key objectives

With these grants they aim to fund local organisations who are already making a difference in the lives of people who are struggling with difficult life issues and their subsequent effects.

Grants can be used to fund any of the following activities:

• An existing support programme
• Creation of a new programme
• Staff costs including salaries, core costs and specialist training
• Small scale capital costs including premises refurbishment and the
• purchase of equipment
• Events and awareness raising activities
• Capacity building activities to address elements of organisational sustainability
• Partnership building activities to strengthen support and impact
• Volunteer costs and associated expenses

Grants available

Grant sizes will typically be between £10k and £20k to be awarded over periods of up to two years. Organisations can re-apply in subsequent years following completion of grant evaluation and monitoring reports.

Priorities

For the shortlisting process they will prioritise organisations that:

• Are embedded in the local community and can evidence knowledge of local issues
• Can provide impact stories of meeting need
• Can provide long term support to the people they are helping if needed
• Can specify organisational need
• Recognises the need to provide skills-building for staff and volunteers
• Are well regarded in the local community, and if needed, can provide 2 references

Basic eligibility

The fund is open to constituted groups, organisations and small registered charities based in Derry~Londonderry and surrounding rural areas including Strabane, Limavady and Dungiven.

Partnerships are encouraged to apply, with one organisation identified as the lead.

Applicants must have a signed, locally adopted governing document as well as associated paperwork such as accounts, current bank account, management committee, relevant policies, in the name of the applicant organisation.

In 2024 the success rate for applications to this fund was 14%.