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Community Investment Fund

Archived Black and minority ethnic Communities Dependants and carers Human rights and equality Miscellaneous Offenders and ex-offenders organisational development People with disabilities Poverty and deprivation Refugees and asylum seekers social enterprise Social welfare and poverty Trading Un/Employed Victims and survivors Antrim & Newtownabbey Ards & North Down Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Belfast City Causeway Coast and Glens Derry City and Strabane England Fermanagh and Omagh Great Britain Lisburn and Castlereagh Mid and East Antrim Mid Ulster Newry, Mourne and Down Northern Ireland Scotland Wales Large (over £60,000)

Overview

The Fund aims to improve the quality of life of local individuals, particularly those who are vulnerable and disadvantaged, and to enhance community engagement and cohesion by empowering people to develop locally-determined solutions to challenges and opportunities.

Eligibility

To be eligible for investment your organisation must demonstrate the following:

  • Be a community led social sector organisation with a neighbourhood focus
  • Based and have operations in England
  • A clear social mission with significant measurable, direct outcomes
  • Strong management with proven capability to deliver
  • Robust business plan and financial projections
  • A clear demonstration of how investment repayment will be made
  • Good corporate governance