Deadline approaching for Causeway Coast & Glens arts groups to apply for National Lottery funding

Grants of £10,001 - £75,000 are available for one-year arts projects which contribute to the growth of arts in the community for new and existing audiences, and which reflect the diversity of Northern Ireland’s society and culture.

The deadline for the submission of applications is 12 noon, June 1,2026.

The funding will support activities which benefit the people of Northern Ireland or that help arts organisations based in Northern Ireland to carry out their work.

In addition, the National Lottery Project Funding programme will support projects which encourage the involvement of children and young people, older people, or people with disabilities with organisations and artists of the very highest professional standards across the disciplines; encourage proposals which will deliver high quality programming in rural areas; encourage the involvement of, and applications with a focus on minority ethnic artists, D/deaf, neurodiverse and disabled artists, emerging artists, working-class artists and LGBTQIA artists; promote innovative, original work by Northern Ireland artists across all artforms.

Decisions are expected in July 2026 and applications must be for up to one-year projects taking place between 1 August 2026 – 31 July 2027.

Full details of the programme, eligibility and what you can apply for can be found on the National Lottery Project Funding website.

To date, National Lottery players have helped to raise £52 billion for Good Causes, with more than 670,000 projects funded since 1994.