Staff and students at the Magee campus of the University of Ulster in Derry are to be trained in suicide prevention.
The Big Lottery is providing funding totalling £6,940 to teach them to spot the signs of someone who is at risk and where to access help and support.
Sessions will also run in the university’s campuses in Belfast, Jordanstown and Coleraine.
The training comes after concerns were raised in the Derry about the number of people in the city who have taken their own lives due to alcohol and drug addictions.
The project is one of a number in Derry to receive funding from the Big Lottery’s small grants programme which is providing financial support totalling £666,241 across the North.
Lincoln Youth and Community Association in the Waterside is receiving £10,000 to deliver a year-long programme of activities for local young people and the wider community.
Funding totalling £10,000 has been granted to the Bogside and Brandywell Health Forum for the Tearmann Mental Health programme, which will provide counselling and holistic therapies for local people.
The Holywell Trust will use their funding of £7,771 for a peace and unity cross-community project for four community groups.
A grant of £6,000 has been given Newbuildings United Football Club for a project to provide an economic appraisal for the development of a new clubhouse which will be used by the local community.