Irish Temperance League
Open (ongoing)
Addiction and substance misuse
Health promotion
Health, wellbeing and sport
Miscellaneous
research
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
Micro (up to £1,000)
Small (up to £10,000)
Overview
The League's aims in awarding grants are:
- to promote an alcohol-free and drug-free healthy lifestyle by the advocacy of total abstinence from alcohol and other drugs,
- to promote the discussion, consideration and research relating to the recreational use and abuse of alcohol and other drugs,
- to provide other resource and development means to foster the increase of respect for the human family values
Criteria
- Are you an individual or organisation who works with your community?
- Is the thrust of your work combating abuse of drugs and/or alcohol?
- Do you promote a Christian Ethos?
Grant-aid may take the form of either project funding or core funding.
Project funding will be a one-off grant.
- Grants to be awarded under the scheme shall not exceed £5,000 and shall, generally, be based on fifty per cent of qualifying expenditure. An initial payment of half the grant will be made and the remaining half will be paid on evidence that the project is proceeding satisfactorily.
- Applicants will be expected to declare the names of other sources from whom grant is sought and awarded, and in due course, to produce original receipts which the League will endorse to show that they form part of the grant application.
- A draft copy of any proposed printed material should be submitted with the application.
- Applicants dealing with children and young people under the age of eighteen must certify that they have in force a child protection policy complying with current legislation.
- Normally all expenditure must be incurred within a 12-month period from the start of the project.
- A report on the project may be requested by the League on it’s completion.
Core funding grant will contribute to the cost of the on-going functions of an organisation.
- Core funding grant will contribute to the cost of the on-going functions of an organisation to enable it to develop and maintain a body of expertise, preferably as the basis for specific services or projects. Examples of core functions are general administration and training.
- Core funding grant will normally be for two years and subject to a maximum of £3,000 per annum.
- Grant for the second year will be subject to the league being satisfied that the objectives of the applicant organisation continue to meet the League’s grants criteria.
For details on projects ITL are supporting, visit the website here
Key dates
Review funding scheme 26/01/2026