National Lottery Arts and Older People Programme
Funding
£1,000 – £10,000
Deadline
22 October 2026
Location
Northern Ireland
Applications
Deadline: 22 October 2026
Overview
Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 support partnership arts projects that strengthen older people’s voice and wellbeing and address isolation, exclusion or disadvantage. Applications close at noon UK time on 22 October 2026.
Requirements to check
Key requirements:
- Projects must demonstrate relevant partnership working.
- The programme supports participation in arts; clinical art therapy and art psychotherapy are excluded.
Constituted community and voluntary groups, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and arts organisations must demonstrate partnership working with older people. Individuals, sole traders, central government departments and organisations with statutory obligations to provide older people’s services are excluded. Awards from 2024-25 or earlier must be fully completed before applying again.
This summary may not include every exclusion. Check the full eligibility rules, including who and what the funder will not support.
Constituted community and voluntary groups, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and arts organisations must demonstrate partnership working with older people. Individuals, sole traders, central government departments and organisations with statutory obligations to provide older people’s services are excluded. Awards from 2024-25 or earlier must be fully completed before applying again.
Regions
No published award history for Arts Council of Northern Ireland. Some funders do not publish their grants data.
Full details from Arts Council of Northern Ireland
Grants of £1,000 to £10,000 support partnership arts projects that strengthen older people’s voice and wellbeing and address isolation, exclusion or disadvantage. Applications close at noon UK time on 22 October 2026. Constituted community and voluntary groups, non-governmental organisations, local authorities and arts organisations must demonstrate partnership working with older people. Individuals, sole traders, central government departments and organisations with statutory obligations to provide older people’s services are excluded. Awards from 2024-25 or earlier must be fully completed before applying again. Read the guidance and submit the online application with all required enclosures before noon UK time on 22 October 2026. New users of the current grants portal must create an account.
Read the guidance and submit the online application with all required enclosures before noon UK time on 22 October 2026. New users of the current grants portal must create an account.
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