Belfast City Council Arts and Heritage Project Grant 2027/28
Funding
Up to £10,000
Deadline
8 January 2027
Location
Belfast
Applications
Deadline: 8 January 2027
Overview
Arts and heritage organisations can get up to £10,000 for innovative one off projects in Belfast. At least 20% of costs must come from elsewhere. Apply online by 12 noon on 8 January 2027. Official source: https://grants.belfastcity.gov.uk/tenantfiles/233/documents/1._Arts___Heritage_Grant_-_2027-28_-_Updated_Guidance_Notes.pdf. Last checked by GrantMatch on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Up to £10,000.
- At least 20% match funding.
- Belfast only.
- Closes 12 noon, 8 January 2027.
Formally constituted, not for profit arts, heritage or community organisations delivering projects that benefit Belfast. Community organisations can apply for heritage projects only. Applicants must be formally constituted and not for profit, with a chair, treasurer and secretary who are separate people, recent bank statements, signed annual accounts and the required policies.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Arts, heritage and community organisations in Belfast.
Regions
Full details from Belfast City Council
Belfast City Council's Arts and Heritage Project Grant supports one off arts and heritage projects that are innovative (new or unique to Belfast), organisational development, or both. Projects must contribute to two of the themes in A City Imagining, Belfast's cultural strategy: A City Belonging, A City Challenging, A City Creating and A City Exploring. Awards are up to £10,000 per organisation in each financial year, and at least 20% of project costs must come from other sources. Projects run between 1 April 2027 and 31 March 2028. It is one of the council's Small Grants Tranche 1 2027-28, closing at 12 noon on 8 January 2027.
Read the guidance notes, then register and apply on the Belfast City Council Online Funding Hub (grants.belfastcity.gov.uk) by 12 noon on Friday 8 January 2027. An information session runs at City Hall on Monday 23 November, and the Central Grants Unit (cgugrants@belfastcity.gov.uk) can advise.
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