2025 Grant Aid Programme
Please Note: Earlier opening and closing dates for grant applications this year (2025).
Round 1 of the grant applications opens on Friday 17 January 2025 and closes Friday 14 February 2025 for activity between 1 April 2025 and 31 March 2026. Grant Information Sessions to provide information and guidance on the grants available will be held on:
| Date and Time |
Venue |
Register Attendance |
| Tuesday 14 January 2025, 7pm |
The Burnavon Theatre, Cookstown |
Register online |
| Thursday 16 January 2025, 7pm |
Ranfurly House, Dungannon |
Register online |
| Tuesday 21 January 2025, 7pm |
Training Room, Magherafelt Council Offices |
Register online |
| Thursday 23 January 2025, 7pm |
Online Session via MS Teams |
Register online |
Essential Information (before you apply)
Prior to completing an online grant aid application, it is essential that you read and familiarise yourself with the Grant Aid Guidance document.
This contains important information and restrictions which you need to be aware of to avoid not complying with specific conditions on the various grant programmes.
If you wish to speak to an officer regarding your appliaction, you will find officer contact details listed at the end of each grant's criteria on ther Grant Aid Guidance document.
Grant Aid Programme
Community and Voluntary Sector Governance
The proper governance of local Community and Voluntary Sector organisations is a necessary requirement for any group wishing to access publicly supported grant aid to ensure there is openness, transparency and accountability.
The Council have linked with Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action (NICVA) to provide advice, information and practical support on a wide range of matters from charity regulations to dealing with governance issues of management committees.
A list of grant recipients so far (up to July 2024) has now been published.
A full list of grant recipients was published for 2023 - 2024.