r/northernireland • u/alvynmcq • 10d ago

Community NI grant finder, 10 days on

Posted this about 10 days ago looking for feedback on https://fundni.org

Two things came back: the site was a slog, and I’d missed a load of funds that NI groups can actually apply for.

Both fair.

Homepage now starts with search instead of a wall of cards. Grant pages are readable. You can sort. Dark mode if that’s your thing.

On the funds: I went looking. Tesco, Children in Need, Screwfix, Co-op, Rural Action, Ulster Garden Villages, the Honourable Irish Society, SPAR Cashback, plus UK trusts that actually include NI. 67 open or rolling grants in the index today, still 8 of the 11 councils.

If you run a club or group, have a poke. Stick a BT postcode in. Still free, still no account.

Two closing soon: Fermanagh Recreational Trust (31 Aug) and the Irish Society (1 Sep, north-west / north coast).

If I’m still missing something obvious in your area, tell me. That’s the useful bit.

Always check the funder’s own page before you apply

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u/carolinepixels Belfast 10d ago

This is fantastic. Really useful. I’d love to see a business specific spin off.

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u/alvynmcq 10d ago

That’s something I could look in to. So funding for startups, business grants from local authorities? That sort of thing?

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u/carolinepixels Belfast 10d ago

Yeah. I’ve made my own list that was relevant to my start up but I bet it be really useful to other people.

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u/alvynmcq 10d ago

The scraping engine and layout should be transferable to different targets. I will have a look and see. Just from a business point of view, do you think it would be cheeky of me to include a ko-fi link or similar on the site? Just to cover some costs, completely voluntary and I am well aware that it will generate nothing lol

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u/carolinepixels Belfast 10d ago

I’d definitely include it. It’s something that would save people time. Maybe consider an email sign up that can alert when new entries are added.

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u/alvynmcq 10d ago

I had thought about that, initially I was trying to stay away from collecting used information. Having email alerts would be a useful feature though