A number of different programmes are open to application. Please select the 'Find out what programmes are available' option to start.
Community Empowerment Division (CED) is part of Communities, Place & Local Government Group and is responsible for the implementation of a number of area-based initiatives designed to address spatial concentrations of deprivation. These include "People & Place – A strategy for Neighbourhood Renewal" including Small Pockets of Deprivation and the Areas at Risk programmes. The Neighbourhood Renewal Programme aims to close the gap between the quality of life for people in the most deprived neighbourhoods and the rest of society.
Voluntary & Community Division (VCD) supports a vibrant, effective & more sustainable Voluntary & Community Sector through a range of programmes & initiatives. It includes Engagement, Charity Legislation and Business Support, Policy and Innovation. VCD is the sponsor branch for the Charities Commission of Northern Ireland. VCD is part of Communities, Place & Local Government Group.