Funding

Fund to develop recreational activities at mountains, lakes, rivers, forests, beaches and bogs  Investment will support Tidal Pools, Floating Boardwalks, Mountain Trails, Forest Walks, Greenways & Blueways Focus on supporting […]

Old Cinemas, Courthouses, Hotels, Convents, and Market Houses to be transformed into remote working hubs, libraries, e-learning, cultural, enterprise and community spaces   Development of pedestrian zones, green areas and […]

­The Creative Ireland Programme in collaboration with the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications is delighted to announce the launch of Creative Climate Action. The €2 million fund, the first of […]

Minister O’Brien announces an additional €3.2m million extension to the Community Services Programme Support Fund Mr. Joe O’Brien, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, has […]

The CLÁR programme (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) provides funding for small scale infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered significant levels of population decline. On 15 March 2021, Minister for Rural and […]

Social Enterprise Module for young people. Module introduced in partnership with Foróige as part of the Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) Programme Thousands of students, primarily in DEIS schools, to […]

Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development has launched a call for Community Development Pilot Projects.  The programme will provide overall funding  of […]

Joe O’Brien TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community Development launched a call for Community Development Pilot Projects to trial community led interventions that address poverty, […]

Minister Humphreys announced  €6.5 million in funding for outdoor recreational amenities · 38 projects across the country to benefit under the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme. · Projects will support enhanced […]

The Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media is the lead department for the coordination of the Decade of Centenaries Programme 2012-2023. A key strand of the Programme […]

Minister Humphreys announces new €800,000 Regeneration Programme for Social Enterprises  Programme to support Social Enterprises in the recovery from COVID-19 Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, today […]

Minister Martin commits up to €1m in programme funding for new virtual celebration Department has worked with Festival organisers and across Government to help bring six great virtual days and […]

A second round of funding has been made available by the  Department of Rural & Community Development for the COVID Emergency Fund, the total amount allocated to Dun Laoghaire Rathdown is […]

Closing date: midnight 31 March 2021 Call for new locally-led farm and community biodiversity initiatives. Farmers, NGOs, Local Authorities, Communities all encouraged to apply Minister of State at the Department […]

The Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, Darragh O’Brien TD, has today (Monday 8th February) given approval in principle for Ireland’s first Cost Rental Homes, delivering on a key […]

The Fund is now open for applications with a deadline for applications of 5th March 2021. The Social Enterprise Development Fund is a €3.2 million Fund, being delivered from 2018 to […]

The Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage has announced two schemes to assist with works to Protected Structures and structures or works within Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs).   EXTENDED […]

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have announced that over 3,000 projects have […]

  Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Joe O’Brien TD, have today announced that over 3,000 […]

  The Community Water Development Fund aims to support communities in progressing water related projects and initiatives, delivering benefits locally whilst also helping to meet the objectives of the River Basin Management […]

  The Community Seed Guardians training programme is open to established community gardens based all around Ireland. Ten community gardens will be selected and provided with free seed saving training […]

The deadline for applications for 2021 is 12pm 29th January 2021 Better Energy Communities 2021 Open for applications Better Energy Communities is their national retrofit initiative with grant support of […]

The Irish Hospice Foundation Seed Grant scheme strives to inspire and support the work of local groups, organisations and individuals who wish to mark in some tangible way their response […]

The Markievicz Award was established to honour Constance de Markievicz – herself an artist – as the first woman to be elected to Parliament and appointed to Cabinet and is […]