# Halifax Foundation opens new grant round in N Ireland - Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/02/19/halifax-foundation-opens-new-grant-round-n-ireland/ - Published: 2018-02-19T11:30:40+00:00 - Author: Howard Lake **The Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland has launched a new funding programme to tackle mental health problems.**   The ‘Our Community in MIND’ programme is a new Foundation initiative aimed at registered charities that support mental health in Northern Ireland.  The programme is open to charities with an income less than £1 million, with a particular focus on mental health.  Successful charities will be awarded a £10,000 grant over 12 months. ## Advertisement   Shortlisted applications will receive a phone call assessment from the Foundation and decisions will be made within three months. The programme is now open for applications and will close at **12 noon on 13 March 2018**.   Meanwhile, the Foundation announced in its latest annual report that in 2016 it  considered 377 community grant applications and offered grants to 240 entities totalling £828,885. This was a reduction of 30% on 2015 which the Foundation says may reflect charities’ lag in adjusting to changed procedures.   In 2016 the Foundation received £1,013,312 from Lloyds Banking Group to support charitable activities. This is a considerable reduction on past years, with, for instance, the Foundation providing grants of £1.5 million in 2014. The overall aim of the [Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland](http://www.halifaxfoundationni.org) is to support grassroots charities that enable disabled and disadvantaged people to play a fuller role in society. * **[N Ireland ‘highest profile charity’ income increases](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/14/northern-ireland-cancer-charity-income-increases/)**( 14 March 2018) * **[Communications company teams up with Autism NI](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/21/communications-company-teams-autism-ni/)**( 21 March 2018) * **[Nominations now open for N Ireland Fundraising Awards](https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/04/12/nominations-now-open-n-ireland-fundraising-awards/)**( 12 April 2018) ![Loading](https://fundraising.co.uk/wp-content/plugins/page-views-count/ajax-loader- 2x.gif)