We are delighted to announce the launch of the second year of the Tacking Textiles Grant: Skills and Innovation. This follows the successful pilot grant last year, where we supported five different projects across Northern Ireland.
These projects included:
- developing skills within schools and communities around repair and reuse.
- supporting vulnerable groups to access sewing classes.
- developing innovative online resources to inspire people.
- supporting a local business to bring sewing and repair skills into the community and corporate world.
We are looking for your ideas that support tackling textile waste through waste prevention, reuse, repair and reimagine.
Keep Northern Ireland Beautiful is administering the grant provided by the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs (DAERA) – Waste Prevention Policy Branch to explore ways to reduce the environmental impacts of textiles.
To find out more please go to our website where you will find all the details and online application form.
https://www.keepnorthernirelandbeautiful.org/cgi-bin/generic?instanceID=86
Key dates – Grant opens today for one month – closing date is 5pm Thursday 9th November 2023.
