
In order to survive, many voluntary/community sector organisations are having to become more business-like due to significant reductions in available funding.

B&Q will re-open its You Can Do it Awards for 2007 in January with a closing date announced for 30 March 2007.

The Guardian Newspaper has reported that five out of twelve of the new Big Lottery Fund (BLF) Board are Labour members. The remaining 7 have no political affiliation.

With typical notice the Arts Council opened its Public Arts Programme on 20 November 2006 only to close it again on the 14 December 2006. Other deadlines follow later next year.

Events to consult on proposals for Peace III across Northern Ireland

Culture Minister Maria Eagle MP has had discussions on 8 November 2006 with the Ulster-Scots Agency.

Belfast City Council has opened its Development and Outreach Initiative to applications.

Operating grants are now available from the European Commission for European public policy research and civil society organisations.
The first organisations to receive funding through the Department for Social Development’s £3 million Modernisation Fund have been announced.

The arts sector is rallying together in the face of further cuts to Northern Ireland’s arts budget.