This funding round has closed.

Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund

Applications closed

Funding: Up to £2,500
Deadline: 22 October 2026
Location: Northern Ireland
Applications: Applications closed

Overview

The Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund supports local community projects close to the Monnaboy Wind Farm, which is off the Monnaboy Road in Greysteel. You can apply for up to £2,500.

The fund was set up by Gaelectric in 2016 and is now managed by CGN Europe, a wind energy and energy storage company. CGN wants its wind farms to bring economic benefits to the local community as well as environmental ones. The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland administers the fund.

The fund lists these priorities: projects that give young adults and/or unemployed people the chance to build skills; intergenerational projects; collaborative projects; projects that tackle rural isolation; projects based around community arts; and projects that make better use of community space.

Applications close at 1pm on 22 October 2026. If you are thinking of applying, it is worth starting soon.

The main thing to check is location. Your organisation must be based within 7km of the wind farm site, measured in a straight line. Applications from groups outside that radius will not fit the fund.

If you have questions, the Foundation's Grants Team can support you with your application. You can email them or call them using the details on the funder's page.

Official source: https://communityfoundationni.org/achieving-impact/available-grants/. Last checked by GrantMatch on 16 October 2026.

Requirements to check

Who can apply:

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Key requirements:

Applicant organisations must be located within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm site
Distance is measured in a straight line
Projects must benefit the local community
Grants are up to £2,500

Your project must be a local community project within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm site, which is off the Monnaboy Road, Greysteel. Applicant organisations must also be located within that 7km radius. Distance is measured in a straight line. The fund is aimed at projects that fit its priorities, such as skills development, intergenerational work, collaboration, tackling rural isolation, community arts and better use of community space.

This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.

Who is this for?

Community projects and organisations based within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm in Greysteel that want to fund local work such as skills development, community arts or rural isolation projects.

Sectors

Arts, Entertainment & Recreation Charities & Non-Profit Education

Regions

Northern Ireland

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Full details from Community Foundation Northern Ireland

This fund supports local community projects within 7km of the Monnaboy Wind Farm site located off the Monnaboy Road, Greysteel. Priority areas include skills development for young adults and the unemployed, intergenerational and collaborative projects, tackling rural isolation, and community arts.

How to apply

Use the Find out more link on the Monnaboy Community Benefit Fund listing on the Community Foundation Northern Ireland website. If you have already started an application, continue with the link emailed to you when you registered. The Grants Team can help on applications@communityfoundationni.org or 02890245927.

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