Applications are invited for funding for capital projects that target the relevant groups or issues in disadvantaged areas and seek to enhance communities in disadvantaged areas as identified in the dlr Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021. Applications should relate to strategic themes in the dlr Local Economic and Community Plan 2016-2021 in order to be eligible for consideration.

In line with the ethos of the Scheme, applications for capital funding for projects targeting the following (non-exhaustive) list of groups and issues, including complementarity with the dlr Local Economic and Community Plan, will receive priority:

• Youth
• Older people
• People with a disability
• Immigrants
• Refugees
• Travellers
• Ex-prisoners and families of prisoners/ex-prisoners
• Projects promoting cultural activity
• Projects promoting equality
• Community development projects
• Projects promoting integration
• Projects which qualify under the Creative Ireland Programme 2017-2022 pillars