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The Big Lottery in Northern Ireland has announced a new funding programme which will provide £15 million for local capital projects.

Northern Ireland’s largest independent grant giving foundation donated nearly £1.1 million to charity last year, according to its latest annual report.

The Dorset Community Foundation is again offering grants of up to £7,500 to charities and community groups in Dorset.

The Directory of Social Change has published The Guide to Educational Grants 2013/14, a detailed list of sources of non-statutory help and other support available for people in education or trainin

Dublin Bus Community Spirit Awards, which support voluntary groups across the greater Dublin area, are now open for applications.

The Homelessness Transition Fund is offering grants of up to £150,000 to charities across England to fund new ways of preventing and tackling rough sleeping.

Lottery money for good causes that was diverted to fund the London Olympics should be returned to good causes, according to the Public Accounts Committee in a report published today.

Andrews & Partners, the estate and lettings agency with branches across the south of England, has made a £394,688 payment with Gift Aid to Andrews Charitable Trust (ACT), the majority sha