To ask the Minister for Social Development to list the grants and funding streams which his Department (i) has facilitated for applications in 2014/2015; and (ii) intend to open for applications in 2015/2016.

In 2014/15 the Department for Social Development has facilitated applications for the following grants/funding streams:

Neighbourhood Renewal Investment Fund;

Areas at Risk;

Support for the voluntary and community sector in things such as: Generalist Advice, Volunteering, women in disadvantaged areas, community support and investment, sustainability, women’s centres childcare, faith based engagement and national citizen’s service;

Urban Development Grants;

Volunteering Small Grants;

Community Care Grants;

Budgeting Loans;

Crisis Loans;

Belfast City Centre Event Grants;

Belfast City Centre Community Activity Grants.

Northern Ireland Housing Executive grants/funding streams:

Community Safety Grants;

Community Cohesion Programmes including: Estate Based, Better Bonfires and Re-Imaging Communities;

Private Sector Improvement Grants including: Disabled Facilities Grants, Repairs, Renovation, Replacement, Home Repairs Assistance; Houses in Multiple Occupation Grants; Group Repair Scheme, Boiler Replacement Scheme; Warm Homes Scheme and Affordable Warmth Scheme.

In 2015/16 the Department intends to open the following grants/funding streams to new applications:

Volunteering Small Grants;

Community Care Grants;

Budgeting Loans;

Crisis Loans;

Belfast City Centre Events Grants;

Belfast City Centre Community Activity Grants;

Northern Ireland Housing Executive grants/funding streams:

Community Safety Grants;

Community Cohesion Programmes including: Estate Based, Better Bonfires and Re-Imaging Communities;

Private Sector Improvement Grants including: Disabled Facilities Grants, Repairs, Renovation, Replacement, Home Repairs Assistance; Houses in Multiple Occupation Grants; Group Repair Scheme, Boiler Replacement Scheme; and Affordable Warmth Scheme.