Mid and East Antrim Borough Council: Community Grants Scheme 2025/26 (Events)

Overview

Mid and East Antrim Borough Council will consider support for eligible constituted community or voluntary groups undertaking activities within its statutory and civic remit where there is a benefit to the Mid and East Antrim Area.

For projects taking place between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026 only.

Who can apply?

To qualify for a grant under this Scheme, applicants must:

Be a formally constituted Community Organisations/Group in good standing with the Charity Commission of NI and be based in the Mid and East Antrim Borough Council area.

Please note the organisations fitting the above description, but NOT based in Mid and East Antrim Borough can apply to the Events Category ONLY, and must demonstrate that the activity provides a clear and direct benefit to the Mid and East Borough and its citizens.

Grants for Events

International Events (closes for applications at 4pm Friday 18 April 2025) Overall Budget for International Events: £75,000	75% (of total event costs) up to maximum of £25,000 Events with more than 10,000 people in attendance (participants and attendees combined) AND Can demonstrate significant economic benefit to the Council area through attracting international tourism. Evidence must include information on monetary spend within the Council area and bed-nights relating to the event. Funding for the event will be reduced on a pro-rata basis if profit* exceeds £20,000. If the event of this category being oversubscribed, funding may be proportionally awarded.
Large Events	75% (of total event costs) up to maximum of £6,000 Events with more than 2,000 people in attendance (participants and attendees combined). N.B Funding for the event will be reduced on a pro-rata basis if profit exceeds £1,000*
Medium Events	75% (of total event costs) up to maximum of £3,000 Events with more than 500 but less than 2,000 people in attendance (participants and attendees combined) N.B. Funding for the event will be reduced on a pro-rata basis if profit exceeds £500*
Small Events	75% (of total event costs) up to a maximum of £1,500 Events with up to 500 people in attendance (participants and attendees combined) N.B. Funding for the event will be reduced on a pro-rata basis if profit exceeds £200.*

Please note, all events must be held within the Mid and East Antrim Borough, be within Council’s overall remit for support and should complement current strategies and objectives.

* Profit is defined as surplus revenue generated by the event through ticket sales and admission fees. This surplus is restricted and can only be used for the development of future events organised by the applicant organisation. At no point will the applicant be permitted to forward this profit to a third-party, e.g. a nominated charity.

All income generated by the applicant towards the running of the event should be declared in the application form and as part of the claim. This includes for example monetary donations/sponsorship etc.

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