# Halifax NI reveals new strategy

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2019/12/10/halifax-ni-reveals-new-strategy/
- Published: 2019-12-10T14:11:00+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The Halifax Foundation in Northern Ireland has launched a new strategy for 2020-
2023.**

‘A Vision for the Future’ is based on research carried out in the voluntary sector
and will see the creation of four grants programmes. The Foundation says it will
now have programmes ‘streamlined to ensure charities can spend more time delivering
their essential work, rather than completing lengthy application forms’.

The small, medium, long term grant and special initiatives programmes will only 
be for charities with an income of under £1 million.

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[The Halifax Foundation in Northern Ireland](http://www.halifaxfoundationni.org)‘
s small community grant programme will provide up to £2,500 while medium grants 
will be £2,500 to £10,000. The strategy does not change Halifax’s general areas 
of giving which are disadvantaged and disabled.

Long term community grants of up to £50,000 over three years will be available for
applications from January. The Foundation says it will use its ‘Grants Plus’ approach
for these applications.

The fourth grant programme, ‘Special Initiatives,’ is described as strategic in 
nature with a Northern Ireland wide impact. £20,000 will be provided over two years.

The Foundation will also offer a pre-application meeting and each applicant will
receive a telephone call from one of their grant officers to explain their project
in more detail.

Grant recipients have the opportunity to apply for a laptop, pc or tablet to support
administration via Computer Recyclers UK. Other non-financial support includes one
to one financial management advice and a mentoring service with Lloyds Bank staff.

In the Foundation’s most recent grant giving quarter of the Community Grant Programme,
£264,440 was awarded to 57 charities. Last year £1.5 million was given out in grants,
up from £1.3 million the year before.