Connect Fund: Northern Ireland

(asked on 13th October 2025) - View Source

Question to the Northern Ireland Office:

To ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, how many applications were received for the first round of the Connect Fund.


Answered by
Hilary Benn Portrait
Hilary Benn
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
This question was answered on 16th October 2025

The Connect Fund has received a very positive reaction from the civic and voluntary sector and in its inaugural month received a total of 24 applications.

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