# New grant programme for housing projects in N Ireland

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2018/03/08/new-grant-programme-housing-projects-n-ireland/
- Published: 2018-03-08T09:44:16+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland has announced a new grant programme
in collaboration with the Nationwide Building Society and UK Community Foundations
which will support local housing projects.**

Known as the Nationwide Fund, grants will be provided worth between £10,000 and 
£50,000 for [housing projects](https://www.projects4roofing.co.uk/) and charities
from across Northern Ireland to help make a change in their local areas whether 
through providing housing services to people in need or offering support to the 
most vulnerable.

In a unique approach to the application process, pre-application training is also
being made available as soon as the fund opens to help maximise applicants’ chances
of success.

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The applications will be reviewed and shortlisted by a regional Community Board,
made up of Nationwide members, employees and charity partners. The shortlist will
then be put to Nationwide members to vote on with the expectation that successful
projects will not only receive a grant but also community support.

Orla Black, Deputy Director of Philanthropy at the Community Foundation, said the
pre-application training and webinar will provide an opportunity to iron out any
queries and questions potential applicants may have and will enable the Foundation
to provide some guidance on how to complete the application. Applicants can sign
up for pre-application training by visiting the website.

The new fund will support projects grouped under three key themes:

1.    Improves conditions (this could be physical, emotional or social)

2.    Directly helps people into a decent and affordable home (this could be through
supported accommodation or stable rental accommodation)

3.    Indirectly helps people into decent and affordable homes through the creation/
evaluation/research of innovative ideas that challenge the existing housing model

Grants will be between £10,000 and £25,000 for bids from singular organisations;
and between £10,000 and £50,000 for bids from partnerships and consortia. 

The [Nationwide Fund](http://www.communityfoundationni.org/nationwide-fund) is open
for applications from **5 March to 16 April 2018**.

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