Ecclesiastical Insurance Ireland, in partnership with its parent company, the Benefact Group, is once again opening its heart and wallet to support the incredible work of Irish charities. This year, a generous €500,000 is up for grabs through the Movement for Good 2024 large grant awards, aimed at funding projects that will leave a lasting legacy in our communities.

Applications for the large grants of €10,000 or more are now open.

Charities supporting education and skills, rural or community development, heritage, arts or culture, and climate change or environment are invited to apply online at: www.movementforgood.com/largergrants/

This funding, which can be utilised over three years, supports both project and core funding costs, providing charities with the flexibility they need to dream big and achieve even bigger.

Deadline: Friday 2nd August

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/irish-charities-invited-to-apply-for-movement-for-good-2024-large-grants/

Minister Joe O’Brien, has announced that applications can now be made for funding from the Ireland Against Racism Fund.

The Ireland Against Racism funding call is an important element in supporting the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism. The funding call arises from Action 2.14 of the plan which states:

‘‘Provide funding for national and local initiatives that aim to combat racism and foster racial equality and community cohesion, in order to support the implementation of this plan and the achievement of its objectives’’.

There are two streams of funding;

•Scheme A will provide grants, ranging from €50,000 to €100,000, to organisations for national and regional projects.

•Scheme B will provide grants, ranging from €5,000 to €10,000, to organisations for local projects.

Deadline: noon on 7th August 2024

More info: https://www.gov.ie/en/press-release/7e5dd-minister-joe-obrien-announces-the-appointment-of-the-special-rapporteur-for-the-national-action-plan-against-racism/

This open call for project proposals is one of a series of initiatives being implemented by the Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine in helping to improve the safety, health and wellbeing of Irish farmers and their families.

The Department is inviting applications from groups and organisations that have the capability and vision, to develop and deliver projects which address farm safety, health and wellbeing challenges on Irish farms. These projects will support and promote best practice and bring about behavioural change to minimise the risks to the safety, health, and wellbeing of everyone on farms, including farmers, workers, farm families and visitors.

The projects will be funded from the Department of Agriculture, Food, and the Marine’s dedicated farm safety budget. Successful projects under this call should cover one or more of the following themes:

• Farm safety
• Farmers physical health
• Farmer mental health and wellbeing

Deadline: 5pm on Wednesday 7th August 2024

More info: https://www.gov.ie/en/publication/4133b-farm-safety/

The Commemorations Bursary Scheme, in partnership with the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media has been established to encourage and support new local research and local history studies relating to the commemoration of events associated with the early years of the State as well as other significant historical anniversaries, events and themes.

The bursaries will be awarded to individual researchers across a wide range of themes which recognise the importance of the commemoration of events and a number of grants of between €1,500 and €10,000 will be made annually.

Deadline: Friday, 9th August 2024 at 5.00pm.

More info: https://www.ria.ie/commemorations-bursary

St Stephen’s Green Trust (SSGT) believes a more humane asylum system is needed in Ireland with more effective community-led approaches to the integration of vulnerable migrants such as those in the international protection process. There should be more support and opportunities for the voice of protection applicants to be heard, particularly in issues which affect them.

SSGT is making funding available for organisations with a track-record of advocacy work in relation to migrant issues. Funding is intended to enable groups to make space and time amidst the firefighting for strategic thinking, with a view to addressing one or more of the issues outlined in this paper through strategic advocacy work.

The programme will include three complementary funding strands; Strand One will focus on small once-off grants to support groups to take time out for imaginative and innovative thinking; Strand Two will offer larger grants on a once-off or multi-annual basis to build on existing data and knowledge and/ or as a stimulus for defined pieces of strategic advocacy and; Strand Three will make multi-annual funding available for networks or coalitions to resource and support their systems change agenda.

Deadline: 12th August 2024

More info: https://www.ssgt.ie/grant-programmes-integration-support-for-asylum-seekers/

Charities working in the areas of suicide prevention, homelessness and education access and support can apply to the Fund for project specific funding.

Three times a year, ESB allocates an amount from the Fund for disbursement. The amount may vary because of the volume of applications received or seasonal considerations – wintertime and Christmas may require more funding than summer.

Applications submitted during each round are appraised with funding allocated accordingly.

Deadline: August 19th 2024

More info: https://esb.ie/who-we-are/our-story/efg-funds

Applications for this fund will open on July 29th 2024

The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has announced €20 million in funding to support the upgrade and refurbishment of community centres across the country.

• Grants of up to €100,000 available to upgrade existing Community Centres announced.
• Wide range of works eligible for funding including Refurbishment of Kitchens & Toilets, Upgrades to Windows & Doors, Energy Efficiency Upgrades & Improving access for people with disabilities.

Under the Community Centres Investment Fund 2024 , community organisations will be supported with grants of between €10,000 – €100,000 to develop and enhance their existing community facilities.

This is broken down into two categories of funding:

Category 1:

Small scale projects/improvements to facilities: €10,000 – €25,000.

Category 2:

Larger scale projects: €25,001 to €100,000.

Deadline: 29th August 2024 (application process opens on 29th July, so you can begin to get your paperwork ready)

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/grants-of-up-to-e100000-available-to-upgrade-existing-community-centres-announced/

The overarching objective for New Solutions is to enhance the social innovation ecosystem in Ireland by, ‘fostering active inclusion, promoting equal opportunities, non-discrimination and active participation, and to improve employability, for disadvantaged groups including through the social enterprise business model.’

This objective has been broken down further as follows:

• Objective 1: Support the development of a social innovation ecosystem through awareness-raising and maximising synergies with other key public policies in the areas of social inclusion, social enterprise and community led local development
• Objective 2: Capacity building for Social Innovation initiatives at national, regional, local and/or community levels
• Objective 3: Fund Social Innovation Pilot Programmes to address significant social and environmental challenges
• Objective 4: Create an enabling environment which will allow social innovation to thrive and to support scaling up of social innovations

Deadline: 5pm Friday, 30th August 2024

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/esf-new-solutions-funding-to-support-social-innovation-across-the-country-announced/

The Research Support Programme is an annual call, which funds research responding to topical housing issues that have the potential to impact on housing policy and practice. Different research strands that The Housing Agency is particularly interested in are announced each year.

Deadline: 5pm Friday 30th August 2024

More info: https://www.housingagency.ie/Funding-Opportunities

The purpose of Strategic Funding is to invest in and support the organisations needed to lead, sustain and develop the arts in Ireland.

Organisations that receive Strategic Funding must play a critical part in delivering the policy priorities of Making Great Art Work, the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy.

In offering Strategic Funding to organisations, the Arts Council wishes to ensure:

• The delivery of excellent artwork and/or events activities and services
• Excellent opportunities for artists and/or arts professionals to develop their practice and/or to create or to be engaged in high-quality work
• That the diversity of contemporary Ireland is reflected in the work it supports
• That more people will enjoy high-quality arts experiences
• Increased depth of engagement by and with the public
• Excellent standards in governance and management in the arts.

Deadline: 5.30pm, Thursday 05 September 2024

More info: https://www.artscouncil.ie/Funds/Strategic-Funding/

St Stephen’s Green Trust (SSGT) is an independent social justice grant-maker which works across the island of Ireland. SSGT believes putting families at the heart of the criminal justice system and processes is the ‘golden thread’ which can reduce the harm of imprisonment and contribute to rehabilitation.

Therefore, a strategic aim of SSGT is to contribute to improving the system of support for families affected by convictions and imprisonment to improve rehabilitation and resettlement outcomes. Evidence shows that prisoners who manage to maintain family bonds whilst in prison have significantly reduced reoffending risks upon release.

Families cannot bear this burden alone and should be supported in this role. However, SSGT acknowledges family relationships are complex and systems should take account of the best interests of both the family and the prisoner.

The grant programme has two funding strands which will support work across the island.

In Strand 1, groups can apply for one-off grants of up to €7,000/£6,000 for work which tests new approaches, adds value to current family support work and develops pathways to knowledge and learning around how to improve the situation for families.

Strand 2 is a two step process for one-off or multiannual grants (up to three years). Up to €25,000/£21,500 per annum is available for strategic initiatives which seek to make a contribution to the programme outcomes.

Deadline: Monday 9th September 2024

More info: https://www.ssgt.ie/grant-programmes-families-affected-by-imprisonment/

The Minster also announced the launch of the new €2m Dormant Accounts funded ‘Growing Social Enterprise’ fund which is an action within the ‘Trading for Impact 2024-2027’ -Ireland’s National Social Enterprise Policy. The purpose of the fund is to provide capital supports that assist enterprises to achieve their social, environmental and economic objectives, and to improve their sustainability and impact. The fund will benefit up to 100 social enterprises nationwide, with grants ranging from €1,500 to €100,000.

Deadline: 5pm 20th September 2024

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/new-e2-million-growing-social-enterprise-fund-launched/

Are you an artist working collaboratively with a community? Are you an artist or community group with an interest in working on a collaborative, socially engaged project?

The Arts Council’s Artist in the Community (AIC) Scheme, managed by Create, offers awards to enable artists and communities of place and/or interest to work together on projects. The AIC Scheme also offers an annual bursary, as well as residencies and a summer school. The AIC scheme is open to artists from any of the following artform disciplines: architecture, circus, street art and spectacle, dance, film, literature (Irish and English language), music, opera, theatre, visual arts and traditional arts.

Deadline: 5pm Mon 30th September (Round Two)

More info: https://www.create-ireland.ie/aic-scheme-2024-round-one-open-for-applications/

Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, announced that 62 new walking trails across the country are approved in principle to join the Walks Scheme in February 2024. The expansion recognises the importance of the scheme in delivering high quality trails.

A key action in Embracing Irelands Outdoors, the National Outdoor Recreation Strategy 2023-2027, is to expand the Walks Scheme to 150 trails by end 2024.

In light of this, a Call for Expressions of Interest to join the Walks Scheme has now opened. Closing date for Expressions of Interest is 11th October 2024. All applications must be made through your Local Development Company.

Deadline for Expressions of Interest is 11th October 2024.

More info: https://www.gov.ie/en/policy-information/942b4b-the-walks-scheme-and-rural-recreation-officers/

The Community Food Initiative (CFI) is a programme that aims to positively influence the eating habits of families with children across the Island of Ireland. The programme runs over a three year cycle (2022-24) and its purpose is to support the development of knowledge and skills around food and cooking. The programme is funded by safefood, an All-island government body responsible for the promotion of food safety and healthy eating. The programme is managed by SECAD Partnership on behalf of safefood.

safefood is inviting organisations who are not currently involved in the CFI to apply for funding to deliver an online project that meets the criteria of the CFI at Home Programme. The purpose of the CFI at Home Programme is to support families in their own homes to develop their food and cooking skills.

Projects could include all or some of the following elements:

• Learning how to prepare & cook a recipe
• Attending an online cookery session
• Online support groups for sharing ideas and tips
• Online interactive talks delivered by a dietitian or registered nutritionist

Deadline: Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis but as all activities must be finished by 1st November 2024, it is important that applications are submitted as soon as possible.

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/community-food-initiative-at-home-funding-2024/

The Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme offers financial supports – provided by Sport Ireland – to local clubs, groups and organisations, nationwide who promote increased participation in recreational sport or physical activity for older people.

Some of the Sport Initiatives supported are:

Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme

Offers financial supports to local clubs, groups and organisations, nationwide.

FitLine

A telephone mentoring service which encourages callers to start getting more active- we’re only a phone call away!

Physical Activity Leaders

An education and peer leadership initiative which trains older people how to lead sport and activity sessions in their local groups and communities.

CarePALS

Trains those working in care settings to lead suitable physical activities.

People with intellectual disability Physical Activity Leaders

Enabling people with intellectual disability (ID) to become physical activity leaders.

Walking Football initiative

An Age & Opportunity initiative for older men that is great craic and good for general health and wellbeing.

European Week of Sport

Promoting sport and physical activity across Europe.

Go For Life Games

Teams from all over Ireland coming together to take part in a national day of sport in June every year.

More info: https://ageandopportunity.ie/active/age-and-opportunity-active-national-grant-scheme/

The Community Recognition Fund was first introduced last year to recognise the huge efforts made by communities in welcoming and supporting people coming to Ireland.

Through the 2023 allocation, funding of €50 million was approved for some 900 projects in supporting cities, towns and villages nationwide that have welcomed people from Ukraine and other countries.

A further €50 million is being provided again to deliver projects over 2024 and 2025.

Local authorities, in collaboration with communities, will be funded to develop projects that will deliver long term benefits to those living in the areas selected.

Projects that will be funded include:

• Development or refurbishment of community or cultural facilities including play areas, walkways, parks, community/sensory gardens, allotments, and recreational areas;
• Development or refurbishment of local club and sports facilities;
• Enhancement to school/parish facilities which are open to use by all of the community after school hours;
• Purchase of equipment for local clubs, festivals, community events and organisations
• Transport infrastructure such as community vehicles

Deadline: Varies according to Local Authority (LA).  The deadline for Application window 1 was the 31st May. There are 2 other application windows, which we will announce as soon as they open, as follows:

Application window 2 – 1st August to 30th September 2024

Application window 3 – 1st January 2025 to 31st January 2025

Visit the page below for links to your local council and details on how to apply.

Read more: https://grantsandfunding.ie/2024-community-recognition-fund-launched/

PEACEPLUS is a new cross-border funding Programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.

The programme has been divided into the following six themes:

Theme 1 – Building Peaceful and Thriving Communities

Theme 2 – Delivering Socio-Economic Regeneration and Transformation

Theme 3 – Empowering and Investing in Our Young People

Theme 4 – Healthy and Inclusive Communities

Theme 5 – Supporting a Sustainable & Better Connected Future

Theme 6 – Building and Embedding Partnership and Collaboration

Deadline: Various deadlines – click here to view Funding call timetable

More info: https://www.seupb.eu/peaceplus/overview

The Seniors Alert Scheme (SAS) has been established to encourage community support for vulnerable older people in our communities. It provides funding for a personal monitored alarm, connected to a contact centre to enable older persons of 65 or older and of limited means, to continue to live securely in their homes with confidence, independence and peace of mind.

The Scheme is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development via Pobal with equipment made available through community, voluntary and not-for-profit organisations registered with Pobal under the SAS.

Deadline: Ongoing

More info: https://www.pobal.ie/programmes/seniors-alert-scheme-sas/

To Register as a Seniors Alert Scheme organisation: https://www.pobal.ie/app/uploads/2018/06/How-to-register-as-an-SAS-Organisation.pdf

The Hospital Saturday Fund is a registered charity whose aims are to provide assistance for registered health charities, hospices, medical organisations and individuals with a medical condition or disability.

They can provide grants for medical projects, care, research or support of medical training within the United Kingdom, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, the Republic of Ireland and Malta.

For individuals, they can provide help with the purchase of specialised equipment or forms of treatment.

For medically related charities, hospitals, hospices and medical clinics:

The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving grants towards medical capital projects, medical care or research and in support of medical training. The Hospital Saturday Fund will also consider grants for running costs.

For Individuals:

The Hospital Saturday Fund will consider giving partial or full grants to individuals for the following:

Specialised mobility equipment, wheelchairs, mobility scooters, car adaptions, medical appliances and aids, hearing aids, nebulisers, specialised vision aids, specialised computer equipment, therapeutic equipment/treatment, orthopaedic beds, mattresses or pillows, riser /recliners chairs, lift hoist/aids.

Physiotherapy, Hydrotherapy, Acupuncture, Speech Therapy, Osteopathy, Chiropractic treatment, Reflexology, Massage Therapy and Aromatherapy.

Home adaptations, walk in showers, accessibility adaptations to bathrooms, access ramps, non-slip flooring, stair lifts.

Deadline: Various deadlines

More info: https://hospitalsaturdayfund.org/apply-for-a-grant/

The community-based CCTV grant aid scheme supports communities and local authorities who wish to install and maintain CCTV security systems in their area to increase public safety and to deter illegal or anti-social behaviour.

The maximum grant available for each CCTV system is €45,000.

Applicants to the scheme can include not-for-profit organisations within the community, as well as relevant statutory or voluntary organisations. For example, applicants may include:

• area partnerships
• community development projects
• family resource centres
• local authorities
• community enterprises

Applications are also welcome from groups such as a not-for-profit consortium of private and community interests which has come together to formulate an application.

Deadline: Ongoing

More info: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/3a6b2-community-based-cctv-grant-aid-scheme/

While it’s not specifically funding that you can apply for, reducing waste can help reduce costs, not to mention the environmental benefits. Therefore we have included this here and urge sports clubs (and others) to have a look at this useful free resource.

MyWaste, has launched a free sustainability toolkit to help sports clubs improve their waste management practices and embrace the principles of a circular economy.

The MyWaste Sports Club Toolkit, supported by the Federation of Irish Sport, marks a significant step towards fostering environmental sustainability within the Irish sports community.

This launch comes as new research conducted by MyWaste in conjunction with the Federation of Irish Sport found that over 90% of clubs surveyed, believe they could be doing more to improve their waste management efforts.

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/free-toolkit-helps-irish-sports-clubs-tackle-waste/

Ecclesiastical and Benefact Group’s Movement for Good Awards is back. Now in its sixth year, the awards are giving charities across the UK and Ireland the opportunity to receive €1,000.

The Movement for Good Awards will once again see more than €1million donated to good causes and from today, people can quickly and easily nominate a charity online at www.movementforgood.com.

The Movement for Good Awards has donated over £5million to charities in the UK and Ireland since the initiative started in 2019.

Winners will be drawn at random and the more times a charity is nominated the more chance it has of being selected.

There will also be a series of special draws where charities operating within specific sectors can be nominated to receive a grant of €5,000, the timetable of draws can be viewed at www.movementforgood.com and donations will be announced throughout the year.

Deadline – Ongoing with monthly draws

More info: https://movementforgood.com

The grant programme is open all year round and you can apply for funding by completing a funding application form. The grant offer is valid for 12 months to give you plenty of time to identify the community priorities, find an external expert and develop your energy masterplan in consultation with your community.

SEAI will provide a 100% grant to cover the costs of an external expert to help your community develop an Energy Master Plan. The Energy Master Plan funding ranges in value depending on the level and scale of the Sustainable Energy Community. The scale of the SEC is linked to the estimate of the energy spend in your community.

Funding available is from €10,000 to €25,000 depending on size of community.

Deadline: Open all year round

More info: https://www.seai.ie/community-energy/sustainable-energy-communities/join-the-sustainable-ener/

LEADER Programme 2023-2027 grant support is available in rural areas under the following indicative themes:

• Economic Development and Job Creation

• Rural Infrastructure and Social Inclusion

• Sustainable Development of Rural Environment and Climate Change Mitigation

To get a good insight into projects supported in the past, this booklet produced by CAP Network Ireland (formerly National Rural Network) has an excellent compilation of case studies:  LEADER Programme 2014-2020 Case Studies from Ireland. Hopefully you can gain some inspiration from that.

Click here to find your Local Development Company

More info: https://capnetworkireland.eu/leader/

PayPal Giving Fund Ireland helps people support their favourite charities online and raises funds to benefit charities through PayPal and other technology platforms. We receive donations and make grants to our donors’ recommended charities.

Deadline: ongoing

More info: https://www.paypal.com/ie/webapps/mpp/givingfund/home

Does your community group have an idea for creating a workspace for artists? Your Local Authority may be able to assist you realise your ambition.

Applications are now open for Local Authorities under the Pilot Artist Workspaces Scheme to increase the provision of artists’ workspaces across Ireland.

The primary focus of this pilot scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to enable them to provide additional capacity and availability of artist workspaces in their regions on a sustainable basis. Under this scheme Local Authorities are therefore invited to propose projects which can accommodate and address the demand for artist workspaces in their regions and produce workspaces that are fit for purpose, design focused and accessible.

Deadline: No closing date, any funds not allocated within nine months from the launch

of the scheme may be re-distributed to Local Authorities who have already applied and

made significant progress with their projects subject to a detailed Business Case.

More info: https://grantsandfunding.ie/minister-martin-announces-e6-million-in-funding-to-deliver-artist-workspaces-nationwide/

Baboró is delighted to offer a small Go See Fund to support artists and creatives to travel within Ireland to see work for children. The fund is designed for those who make or wish to make work for children and are looking for inspiration, new approaches to presentation, etc.

To ensure this small fund can benefit as many individuals as possible, it will support the cost of event tickets and travel within the island of Ireland only, up to a maximum of €100 per application.

Deadline: ongoing

More info: https://www.baboro.ie/artists/grow/go-see-fund

The government has agreed a range of measures with the aim of reducing costs for small and medium sized businesses, brought forward by Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, Peter Burke. While Social Enterprises aren’t specifically mentioned,  many of these are applicable to various social enterprises.

Key measures include:

• introducing a second payment of ICOB for businesses in the retail and hospitality sectors
• doubling the Innovation Grant Scheme to €10,000
• increasing the maximum amount available under the Energy Efficiency Grant Scheme to €10,000 and reducing the business contribution rate from 50% to 25%
• widening the eligibility for the Trading Online Voucher, extending it to all sectors up to 50 employees, modernise eligible expenditure and doubling the grant to €5,000
• increasing the lending limit for Microfinance Ireland loans to €50,000 from €25,000
• widening the eligibility for the Digital for Business Consultancy Scheme and extending it to all sectors with up to 50 employees

For the full list of supports and more details visit: https://grantsandfunding.ie/government-agrees-measures-to-support-smes/

As a publicly funded repository for Ireland’s social and cultural data, the Digital Repository of Ireland (DRI) believes it is important to make long-term preservation of digital materials open to a wide range of organisations, including those operating on a non-funded, voluntary basis.

DRI would like to invite applications for the launch of their 2025 Community Archive Scheme and are holding an online coffee morning on 28th August 2024 for information about the scheme, how to apply and reflections from past winners.

More info: https://dri.ie/events/dri-coffee-morning-august-2024/

International Opportunities 

Lady Freethinker is now accepting applications to our annual Urgent Need Fund grant program for projects helping animals across the world!

Since the program began, LFT is proud to have awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars to amazing organizations — funding a range of creative initiatives to provide medical care, food, shelter, and other forms of aid to animals around the world.

Deadline: 9th Aug 2024

More info: https://ladyfreethinker.org/know-an-animal-organization-in-need-of-help-lfts-2024-urgent-need-fund-grant-program-is-open/

The Interagency PSEA Community Outreach and Communication Fund provides rapid, targeted financial support to NGOs to develop and disseminate Protection against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (PSEA) outreach and communication materials.

The aim of the PSEA Fund is to support the critical work that non-governmental organisations (NGOs) do every day to ensure that people they serve are fully aware that humanitarian assistance is never conditional on any transaction or exchange of any kind and to prevent situations of sexual exploitation and abuse (SEA).

The Fund responds to the need for effective and timely information, education and communication materials on PSEA that are tailored to local cultural contexts, operational realities, and the groups that are most at risk, while also taking into account, among others, considerations of language, literacy, age and capacity.

Deadline: 12th August 2024

More info: https://www.icvanetwork.org/pseafund/

The Climate Creatives Challenge is a global initiative serving as a catalyst for innovation in climate communication. This international design competition, supports new and novel approaches for communicating the impacts of climate change and the benefits of mitigation, adaptation and resilience.

Deadline: 16th August 2024

More info: https://www.climatecreativeschallenge.com/challenge05

Call for proposals aimed at biodiversity conservation associations around the world to support practical actions to protect ecosystems and endangered species, particularly through sport.

Call for proposals in progress:

• Biodiv’Monde: a biodiversity conservation project aimed at protecting an ecosystem or endangered species through concrete actions such as scientific monitoring, ecosystem restoration, environmental education, etc.
• Biodiv’Sport : a biodiversity conservation project designed to protect an ecosystem or endangered species through the practice of sport, the organisation of a sporting event and raising awareness among local people.

Two levels of financial support are available: grants of €5,000 and grants of €15,000

Technical support will be provided to project sponsors throughout the project, in particular to help them organise an awareness-raising sports event.

Deadline: 25th of August 2024 (Opens for applications on 27th June 2024)

More info: https://playfornature.org/en/submit-a-proposal/

Do You Have a Purpose-Driven Project Ready to Launch into Motion?

Purpose Earth is a grant and mentorship program empowering leaders and their transformative solutions to our global challenges.

Grant funding is up to $10,000 per recipient. If awarded, you’ll receive both funding and mentorship support.

Purpose Earth grant recipients are chosen based on the project’s alignment with the Purpose Earth mission and ability to address solutions in the areas of:‍

• Environmental Protection (projects that work to alleviate environmental degradation, restore/protect natural resources or address solutions for climate change)

• Community Activation (projects creating a positive and thriving community network while engaging in transformative change for the good of the whole)‍
• Cultural Collaboration (empowering creative expression and connection, while strengthening the values of compassion and collaboration across communities and sectors)

Projects must also be able to articulate how a grant will support community impact and outline a specific design, development and implementation process for how the grant will be used within a clear timeline.

Deadline: August 31st 2024

More info: https://www.purposeearth.org/apply-for-a-grant

The ProVeg Grants program is accelerating the transformation of our food system by providing support for organisations involved in this vital work. Since 2019, ProVeg International has provided more than 500 grants to organisations and individuals in over 70 countries. They provide both financial support and assistance with capacity-building. ProVeg Grants offers financial support of between $5,000 and $50,000 per year.

Deadline: Quarterly – 1st September, 1st December 2024

More info: https://proveg.org/advocacy/grants/

Hungry EcoCities aims to accelerate responsible innovation in Europe’s agri-food value chains by integrating art-driven experimentation and prototyping. This second Open Call will showcase how this approach can enhance AI-enabled responsible innovation for a sustainable food chain.

We search for individual Artists who will come together with the End-Users to address specific local challenges for artist-driven experiments conducted in local test sites. The selected teams will work together on a proposal to tackle a challenge in a concrete test site provided by the End-User (e.g., supermarket, bio farm, community garden, production facility, restaurant).

Deadline: 20th September 2024

More info: https://starts.eu/hungry-ecocities-open-call-2-artists-agri-food-sector-2024/

Patagonia supports environmental organisations with bold, direct-action agendas and a commitment to long-term change.

They support innovative work that addresses the root causes of the environmental crisis and seeks to protect both the environment and affected communities.

Deadlines: September 30th 2024 and January 31st 2025

More info: https://eu.patagonia.com/ie/en/how-we-fund/

Wildlife Acoustics is proud to offer a grant program to support the advancement of wildlife research, habitat monitoring, and environmental conservation. Our quarterly grant program provides scientists with bioacoustics research tools to further their study of bats, birds, amphibians, and other vocal wildlife.

Deadline: August 15, 2024

More info: https://www.wildlifeacoustics.com/grant-program

Get €500 to fund your coding event. Starting today, May 22nd, non-profit organizations can submit their proposals for workshops, lectures, hackathons, coding competitions, and more! This year, the application window is extended until September 30th, giving you more time to craft your dream event, which must be hosted from June 17 to October 31.

Here’s what you need to know:

Who can participate? Anyone with a passion for code and digital skills can get involved! Schools, IT professionals, nonprofit organizations and even computer clubs can design events for children and youth aged 8-24. However, the official event organiser needs to be a charitable organisation to secure funding.

Deadline: 30th September 2024

More info: https://meet-and-code.org/gb/en/news-show/697