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Vacant to Vibrant — Citywide (Belfast)

Belfast City Council

Description

Capital grants to property owners and prospective occupiers to bring vacant properties back into use across Belfast neighbourhoods outside the city centre, prioritising units with significant frontage on urban centres and arterial routes.

Amount

£2,500–£25,000 per grant, covering external/internal works and fit-out equipment

Deadline

Rolling / no fixed deadline

Eligibility summary

  • Available in: Northern Ireland.
Notes
Funded by the Department for Communities (£500,000) and Belfast City Council (£200,000). The first round approved 24 applications and created roughly 83 direct jobs. Confirmed via Belfast City Council's own grants tracker as the only scheme currently listed as open for applications.
Requirement
Business start-ups, independent retailers, social enterprises, cultural/voluntary organisations, and property owners bringing a vacant property back into use in Belfast, outside the city centre boundary (a separate city centre strand is fully allocated and closed).

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How to apply

Apply via Belfast City Council (vacanttovibrant@belfastcity.gov.uk); ongoing/first-come-first-served until funding is allocated.

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Last verified: 19 August 2026. See the footer disclaimer — this is general information, not financial or tax advice.