Funding

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 […]

The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and the Gaeltacht, Jack Chambers TD, have announced that the […]

Minister Humphreys announces over €15.4 million in funding for 147 rural towns and villages   Funding aimed at helping communities respond to COVID-19 Focus on developing outdoor amenities and enhancing […]

The closing date for applications extended to Friday 9th March 2021. Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, on 24 December 2020 announced funding of €1 million to […]

Programme will bridge gap between EU LEADER programming periods Initial allocation of €20 million to support locally-led rural development Key focus on building capacity in communities Minister for Rural and […]

Minister O’Gorman announces additional investment to support children with disabilities in pre-school care Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman, T.D., announced that additional funding for the […]

The 2020 Round of the Programme will be open for applications from 9am on Friday 11 December 2020 until 5pm on Friday 12th February 2021. The deadline for registration is […]

Addition brings total available under the COVID-19 Stability Fund to €45 million Joe O’Brien, T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, today (Friday 11th December 2020) announced […]

The aim of the Urban Regeneration and Development Fund (URDF) URDF is to support more compact and sustainable development, as set out in Project Ireland 2040, through the regeneration and […]

An additional €1.7 million is being provided by the Government to support community and voluntary groups to deal with COVID-19. The funding, under the COVID-19 Emergency Fund, is in recognition […]

Ministers launch €40m sports grant scheme for 2021 The Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, Catherine Martin TD, and the Minister of State for Sport and the […]

Minister O’Brien announces an additional €3.55 million extension to the Community Services Programme Support Fund Mr Joe O Brien TD, Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities […]

Minister O’Brien publishes the Dormant Accounts Action Plan 2021 €51 million in funding to help address disadvantage. Joe O’Brien, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Rural and Community […]