RURAL ACTION AWARDS 2025/26
Overview
What is a Rural Action Award?
The Rural Action Awards scheme is designed to support up to 12 volunteer-led community action projects up to March 2026.
The scheme is open to constituted rural community-based organisations including charities, not for profit community groups, sporting and cultural organisations, heritage groups, Parent Teacher Associations, youth groups/clubs and social enterprises.
The scheme seeks to support practical, tangible and timebound projects where the project must complete within 12 weeks.
What is different for this years Awards?
This years Awards will operate 3 calls for applications in the financial year to end March 2026. After each call a random selection will identify 4 recipients. Upon successful completion of verification, each will receive £1000/€1000 towards their chosen community project.
The first call for applications closes on 2oth August 2025.
Terms-and-Conditions-2025-2026.pdf
Criteria
- A bonafide rural community organisation
- Evidence of governing document can be supplied if successful
- Project based in rural Northern Ireland or the border region of Ireland
- Must be able to use the Award within 12 weeks of receipt
- Registered bank account in name of applicant organisation