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Community Investment Fund

Voluntary and community organisations can apply for funding between £150,000 and £350,000 for community projects.

Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council

Opening Doors inclusive recruitment

The Opening Doors initiative is an inclusive recruitment campaign that offers support to employers by identifying five key ways to make your jobs accessible to everyone.

Business in the Community

Go Succeed Grant Support

Grants of up to £3,000 are available for businesses in all council areas.

Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council, Ards and North Down Borough Council, Armagh City, Banbridge & Craigavon Borough Council, Belfast City Council, Causeway Coast and Glens Borough Council, Derry City and Strabane District Council, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council, Lisburn and Castlereagh City Council, Mid and East Antrim Borough Council, Mid Ulster District Council, Newry, Mourne and Down District Council

Contracts for Innovation: First of a Kind 2025

Apply for a share of up to £4.7 million across four themes to develop a prototype, conduct field testing, and demonstrate a solution to enhance UK railways.

Innovate UK

Developing Semiconductor Hardware for Critical Technologies

UK-registered businesses can apply for a share of up to £5 million. These feasibility studies will investigate ways to improve semiconductor design and manufacture within the UK to support critical technologies.

Innovate UK

Leadership and Management Advice Service

Expert advisers will provide tailored guidance to help you develop your business's leadership and management strategy.

Invest Northern Ireland

National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland

The National Lottery Awards for All Northern Ireland provides funding from £300 to £20,000 to support community-led projects for up to two years.

The National Lottery Community Fund

Start Up Loan

Government-backed unsecured personal loan of between £500 to £25,000, available to individuals looking to start or grow a business in the UK.

King's Trust

Growth Impact Fund

Support for social purpose organisations offering financial and practical business assistance to prepare for and activate investment.

UnLtd

Grow Beyond

Early stage export programme for manufacturing and tradeable services businesses to help grow sales in ROI and GB.

Invest Northern Ireland