The Architectural Heritage Fund (AHF) is delighted to announce the awarding of six new grants totalling £90,000 through the Village Catalyst Programme.

The Programme is an innovative partnership between Department for Communities (DfC), Department for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA), the AHF and The NI Housing Executive (NIHE).

The awards will help charities, social enterprises, and other not-for-profit groups tackle rural poverty and social isolation in their area by enabling them to test ideas and develop sustainable new uses for a disused historic building in their village, which is either listed or in a conservation area.

More information is available here.