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Community Grants Application Form

Please note closing date for applications is Tuesday 30th May 2023.

Open to all constituted community groups within the Housing Community Network, the Community Involvement Grant Scheme is part of the Housing Executive’s Social Investment Framework and should be viewed as a means of encouraging Health and Wellbeing, Environmental Improvement, Intergenerational Practice or Digital Inclusion at a local level.

The grant should not be seen as a means of continuous funding for projects, groups or schemes for an indefinite period.

These grants are discretionary and will be awarded in line with the criteria set out in the guidance notes.  Please contact your Good Relations Officer for a copy of the guidance notes.

The maximum amount of grant available will be £5,000 and it is intended that a response will be issued within a maximum of 10 weeks of receipt of the application.

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Group Details

When completing the application form, please ensure that you use the guidance notes provided when you received your invitation to apply.

If you are having difficulty in completing this application, please contact your Supporting Communities CDO who should be able to assist you. 

You can find their contact details here 
To find out your electoral ward and parliamentary constituency, you can search by postcode here
(Right click the link and open in new tab)
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Contact Details

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Income Details

If your group is not charity registered, please contact Supporting Communities who will assist you in this. 
Contact Us — Supporting Communities
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Project Summary



For the above question please tell us how your project fits into the Community Involvement Strategy.
You can view the Community Involvement Strategy here.
£ - GBP Amount you are requesting from NIHE

Please note that payment to your group directly needs to be agreed with the Good Relations Officer prior to submitting your application. 
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Please provide exact details of what this grant will be used for and list costs for each activity.

You should add 1 item of activity for each element of your project. 

£ - GBP
£ - GBP
£ - GBP; This should be the overall total including other funders.
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Quotation Template

In the next section, we will ask you to provide quotes for ALL goods and services that you are applying for funding for. 

PLEASE NOTE: All quotes that have VAT stated - please outline this within the quote when completing.

For items under £200, please provide the best value quote at the time. 

For items between £201 - £499, you will need to provide 2 quotes for each service or goods. 

For items between £500 - £5,000, you will need to provide 2 quotes for each service of goods AND attach a hard copy of the quotes. 

We have taken reasonable steps to obtain value for money when pricing goods and services in connection with this project by obtaining quotations or applying competitive tendering as per your guidance on action to be taken dependent on the level of expenditure involved as per Housing Executive Standing Orders.

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Quotation less than £200

Please add all quotes for goods and services under £200 below. Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.

Less than £200
£ - GBP
£ - GBP
Please only include if VAT will be charged on invoice.
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Quotation between £201 - £499

Please add all quotes for goods and services between £201 - £499 below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.

Quote 1 of 2
This should be your preferred supplier.

Please add all quotes for goods and services between £201 - £499 below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.
£ - GBP
£ - GBP
Please only include if VAT will be charged on invoice.
Quote 2 of 2
This should be your like for like choice but not your preferred supplier.

Please add all quotes for goods and services between £201 - £499 below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.
£ - GBP
£ - GBP
Please only include if VAT will be charged on invoice.
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Quotations £500 and over

Please add all quotes for goods and services between £500 - £4,999 below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote, as well as attaching hard copies. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.

Quote 1 of 2
This should be your preferred supplier.

Please add all quotes for goods and services £500 and over below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.
£ - GBP
£ - GBP
Please only include if VAT will be charged on invoice.
Quote 2 of 2
This should be your like for like choice but not your preferred supplier.

Please add all quotes for goods and services £500 and over below.

Please add two 'like for like' quotes for each quote. 

Click 'Add new response' to add a new quote.
£ - GBP
£ - GBP
Please only include if VAT will be charged on invoice.
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Items over £5,000

This does not apply to Community Involvement Grants - please click 'no'

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Declaration

(including adhering to government guidelines on COVID 19 and volunteering)


This could include being related to a Housing Executive staff member.

I confirm that:-

  • I have read the guidance notes attached to this application form
  • All the information contained within this application is accurate to the best of my knowledge
  • I am authorised to apply for funding on behalf of the organisation
  • I understand that if it is successful there will be monitoring and evaluation responsibilities to fulfil
Programmes should only be delivered in line with government guidelines in relation to COVID-19 and social distancing. Advice is changing daily in relation to COVID-19 and activities. Programmes should only be delivered in line with government guidelines in relation to COVID-19 and social distancing.  A range of up to date advice can be found at www.nidirect.gov.uk and https://www.publichealth.hscni.net/covid-19-coronavirus