Past Grant Programmes

Discover more about the grant programmes Live Here Love Here has delivered over the years. Please note that the funding streams listed below are now closed. Active Live Here Love Here grant opportunities will be highlighted here and on our social media channels.

Marine Litter Capital Grant | CLOSED

The capital grant was availableover the past 3 years to organisations across the whole of Northern Ireland, to prevent plastic reaching waterways.  Projects demonstrated a contribution to reducing litter and plastics entering our seas. Funding was provided by Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. 

Climate Challenge Fund | CLOSED

As part of the UK Community Renewal Fund and the Climate Clever Communities Programme, in 2022 Live Here Love Here administered grants to groups that wished to adopt an active role in combatting the climate emergency.

Rural Community Pollinator Grants | CLOSED

The Rural Community Pollinator Grants were distributed in 2022 through the Live Here Love Here collaborative partnership, involving DAERA, ten Local Councils, the Northern Ireland Housing Executive and Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful. Funding for this scheme was provided by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

School Pollinator Garden Grants | CLOSED

The School Pollinator Garden Grant was a two-million-pound scheme, delivered by Live Here Love Here in 2022, that provided grants between £3,000 and £12,000 to schools to create or enhance a pollinator garden. Funding for this scheme was provided by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs.

Learn more about the impacts of this grant here.