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Helping communities in Northern Ireland make cleaner, greener choices

The SSE Airtricity Community Fund

Our SSE Airtricity Community Fund has provided over £3 million to 800 projects in Northern Ireland since 2008. Through the programme, we provide voluntary annual funding to make a difference for communities close to our wind farms. Between September 2019 and 2020 these funds have awarded over £700,000, helping communities in Northern Ireland benefit from cleaner, greener choices. The SSE Airtricity Scholarship fund has provided over half a million pounds to students in higher education in Northern Ireland since 2014.

£3m

invested in local communities

£500k

in scholarship funding for local students

800+

local projects supported

What we do

The SSE Airtricity Community Fund supports communities around each of the 28 wind farms, that we supply our energy from, across the island of Ireland through an annual fund, which is distributed to local activities and projects with a focus on energy efficiency, safety, social and environmental sustainability.

In Northern Ireland, we also support local students in Counties Tyrone, Derry /Londonderry and Fermanagh through the SSE Airtricity Scholarship

 

The fund for each wind farm:

  • Starts one year after the wind farm starts producing electricity
  • Runs for the lifetime of the wind farm
  • Is set each year according to the electricity produced by the wind farm. 
A large group photo in the community centre

How to apply

Projects applying must be not-for-profit, community initiatives and within a 12-mile radius of the related wind farm. They should be targeted at improvements in energy efficiency, safety or sustainability. 

  1. Download the forms

    Download the Community Fund Application Form, Community Fund Declaration Form and Contractors Quote Form.
    2021/22 forms will be updated soon.

  2. Tell us about your project

    Fill out your application form, telling us about your community group and project. Remember the contractor must complete the contractors form under the relevant heading and attach the quote.

  3. Send in your application

    You can submit your application form to Anne Reynolds by email anne.reynolds@sse.com or by post:

    Anne Reynolds
    Community Development Officer,
    SSE Airtricity
    Millennium House
    25 Great Victoria Street
    Belfast BT2 7AQ

    Please note the team are working irregular hours during COVID-19. Where possible please use email to contact us.

  4. Applications are reviewed by SSE Airtricity

    Remember your project must meet the programme's criteria.

  5. Funding announced

    Anne Reynolds, SSE Airtricity Community Development Officer, will contact all successful and unsuccessful applicants to provide feedback of the panel's decision.

  6. Community photo and presentation

    Anne will organise a visit to your community and present successful groups with their funding.

The 2023 application open and close dates for each fund can be found below:

Find out about each individual community fund here 

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