INVITE: €40m PEACEPLUS Change Makers Small Grants Programme

(Published with the kind permission of Co-operation Ireland)

The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) and Pobal are currently preparing to open two new PEACEPLUS grants schemes aimed at grassroots communities. 

The Change Makers Funds, due to open for applications in January 2025, will distribute €40 Million over the next three years to support people to people projects on a cross community and/ or cross-border basis.

Ahead of the schemes formally opening, a series of information events are being run for regional bodies, umbrella groups, statutory agencies, elected representatives, and other stakeholders.

You are invited to attend one of these events so that you might help raise awareness of the Fund among the organisations you work with.

A further series of information and application support events will soon be organised across the region for community, voluntary and target sector organisations who may be interested in applying to the Change Makers Fund. The information at these events will be more appropriate to their needs.

Co-operation Ireland, in partnership with Rural Action and East Border Region have been contracted to help promote the programme and support groups to apply. 

To find out about Investment Areas 1.2 and 6.2 including: 

• Overview of schemes 
• Key Requirements  
• Who can apply 
• What can be funded
• Support available
• How you can help

Please register at an event near you. Simply click the most suitable venue below: 

• Friday 13 December, Monaghan Peace Campus
• Tuesday 17 December, Newry, Canal Court
• Wednesday 8 January, Belfast, Skainos
• Tuesday 14 January, Derry/Londonderry, Waterside Shared Village
• Wednesday 15 January, Donegal, Balor Arts Centre/Butt Centre
• Thursday 16 January, Fermanagh House, Enniskillen
• Tuesday 21 January, The Courthouse Shared Space Creative Hub, Bushmills
• Wednesday 22 January, Pomeroy Forest Building
• Wednesday 29 January, The Model Arts Centre, Sligo
• Thursday 30 January, Houston’s Mill Broughshane

The Change Makers Funds are part of PEACEPLUS, a programme managed by the Special EU Programmes Body.

PEACEPLUS is co-funded by the European Union, the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, the Government of Ireland, and the Northern Ireland Executive.