Grants and funding

We supply a number of grants to help fund events and community activities throughout Belfast. These cover areas such as summer schemes, community festivals, cross-community activities, major sporting events and cultural diversity projects.

You can apply for some schemes throughout the year, while others have specific opening and closing dates for applications.

All our funding programmes are usually advertised in the local press, as well as on this section of our website. Use the links below to find out more about each scheme:

Current programmes

Community Development Project Grant Community Development Project Grant

Closing date - Thursday 14 October at 4pm

Coins Community Safety small grants

Closing date - Friday 17 September at 4pm Coins Community Festivals Fund

Closing date - 15 October at 12 noon



Ongoing programmes

Support for Sport small development and equipment grants Support for Sport small development and equipment grants

Open throughout the year

Anti-hate crime funding Anti-hate crime funding

Open throughout the year

Culture and Arts Rolling Programme Culture and Arts Rolling Programme

Open throughout the year

 Support for Sport hospitality funding for sports events Support for Sport hospitality funding for sports events

Open throughout the year