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Mental Health Grants in Northern Ireland

Browse 13 funders supporting mental health charities in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland charities working in mental health can access funding from both national grant-makers and regional funders with a specific focus on the area. We currently list 13 funders supporting mental health work in Northern Ireland. Many of these funders also support related cause areas, so we recommend browsing the full Mental Health grants directory and the Northern Ireland regional hub for additional opportunities.

Tips for applying to mental health funders
Strengthen your mental health funding application by grounding your approach in recognised evidence-based methodologies such as CBT, trauma-informed care, or psychoeducation frameworks. Funders increasingly expect validated outcome measurement tools — specify whether you use PHQ-9, GAD-7, WEMWBS, or other standardised instruments to track participant progress, and explain how you collect and analyse this data. Demonstrate clear relationships with NHS and clinical pathways, showing how your service complements rather than duplicates statutory provision, and describe referral routes both into and out of your programme. Highlight meaningful involvement of people with lived experience in service design, governance, and delivery — this is now a baseline expectation rather than a bonus. Address clinical governance explicitly: explain your supervision arrangements, risk management protocols, and how you handle safeguarding disclosures and crisis situations. If your service has a waitlist, describe how you manage it ethically and what interim support you offer. Funders want to see that you understand the broader mental health landscape in your area, including gaps in provision that your project specifically addresses and how you avoid creating dependency on time-limited grant funding.

Mental Health Funders in Northern Ireland

13 funders found

ARN Foundation

Open

The ARN Foundation is an independent charitable trust dedicated to advancing general charitable purposes across the UK, with a primary focus on Northe...

Grant Range
£5,000 - £10,000

Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, UK Branch

Open

The Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation UK Branch, established in 1956 from the bequest of Armenian oil magnate Calouste Gulbenkian, is a London-based arm ...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £600,000

Comic Relief

Open

Comic Relief, founded in 1985 by Richard Curtis, Sir Lenny Henry, and Jane Tewson in response to the Ethiopian famine, is a pioneering UK charity that...

Grant Range
£50,000 - £600,000

Community Foundation for Northern Ireland

Open

The Community Foundation for Northern Ireland, established in 1979 as the Northern Ireland Voluntary Trust, is an independent grant-making body with o...

Grant Range
£3,000 - £20,000

Developing Healthy Communities (DHC) Limited

Open

Developing Healthy Communities (DHC) Limited is a longstanding Northern Ireland-registered charity with over 30 years of experience transforming lives...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £5,000

Focus Foundation

Open

Focus Foundation, established in 2021 as the philanthropic arm of Focus Group, drives sustainable community development and social equity by bridging ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £8,000

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland

Open

Halifax Foundation for Northern Ireland, established over 40 years ago and funded entirely by Lloyds Banking Group profits as one of four autonomous H...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £45,000

James Tudor Foundation

Open

The James Tudor Foundation is an independent grantmaker dedicated to relieving sickness and advancing health and wellbeing through targeted support fo...

Grant Range
£10,000 - £15,000

John Moores Foundation

Open

The John Moores Foundation, established in Liverpool in 1964 by philanthropist Sir John Moores, is a family-founded independent grant-maker dedicated ...

Grant Range
£2,000 - £10,000

LFT Charitable Trust

Open

LFT Charitable Trust is a Belfast-based family foundation funded primarily by Alterity Investments, dedicated exclusively to grant-making for high-imp...

Grant Range
£500 - £7,000

Northern Ireland Community Development Health Network Ltd

Open

Community Development and Health Network (CDHN) champions community development to eradicate health inequalities in Northern Ireland, recognizing heal...

Grant Range
£2,500 - £5,000

Queen's Nursing Institute

Open

The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI), now Queen's Institute of Community Nursing, is a UK charity founded in 1887 by William Rathbone VI to enhance nur...

Grant Range
Up to £5,000

Swan Mountain Trust

Open

The Swan Mountain Trust, an independent UK grant-making charity established in 1978, is dedicated to addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, w...

Grant Range
£1,000 - £4,000

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Mental Health Grants in Northern Ireland: FAQ

How many mental health funders support Northern Ireland charities?

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