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Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2026/27

Who it is for

This scheme is for rural community-led, voluntary organisations, for projects tackling issues of local poverty and/or social isolation.

Projects should focus on one of these areas:

• modernisation of buildings or equipment
• Information and Communication Technology (ICT)
• health and wellbeing
• energy efficiency or environmental improvements

Support you can get

The Rural Micro Capital Grant Scheme 2026/27 assists in tackling poverty and social isolation within rural communities across Northern Ireland.

Micro Capital grants of between £500 and £2,500 are available.

The scheme has been designed to:

• help rural community-led, voluntary organisations to address local issues of access poverty, financial poverty, and social isolation
• improve the lives of those in rural communities, and in particular, the well-being of isolated individuals
• provide an opportunity to implement energy efficiency measures/environmental improvements

For more information and to apply, applicants can contact the Rural Support Network in their local council area.

Support organisers

• Department of Agriculture, Environment & Rural Affairs (DAERA)

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