Coronavirus business support

Grants of up to £2,000 for self-employed or freelance individual working in the heritage sector negatively affected by the pandemic in the financial year 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022.

Grants of up to £50,000 to reduce or remove heritage organisations’ financial operating deficits which have arisen as a result of the pandemic in the 2021-2022 financial year.

Funding aimed at reducing or removing operating deficits in eligible sports organisations which have arisen in the 2021-22 financial year because of the COVID pandemic.

Up to £50,000 in grant funding for the Film Exhibition and Independent Cinema sector to reduce or remove operating deficits in eligible organisations which have arisen in the 2021-22 financial year because of COVID.

Up to £50,000 in grant funding to help alleviate the significant financial pressures arts and cultural organisations face, helping them to continue to contribute to the Northern Ireland economy.

Up to £50,000 in grant funding to support eligible charities and social enterprises which have been negatively affected by the pandemic and which have a financial operating deficit during 2021-22 which is attributable to COVID

Up to £50,000 in grant funding for Ulster-Scots organisations across Northern Ireland, to alleviate the significant financial pressures they face due to COVID in 2021-22 and help them to get back up and running again.

Grants of up to £50,000 to assist Irish language community groups, who have suffered financially as a result of the pandemic, in rebuilding for the future, with the aim of returning to a full program of services and activities

The Apprenticeship Return, Retain & Result Scheme (RRR) provides incentive payments to employers to support the return, retention and result for apprentices

A loan scheme to support access to finance for UK business as they grow and recover from the disruption of the COVID-19 pandemic.