Current Funding Opportunities
January 2025 Deadlines
Rethink Ireland: Hybrid Social Finance Loan | Closing Date: 2024 - 2025
Rethink Ireland has recently launched the third open call of the Hybrid Social Finance Loan, a unique opportunity for social enterprises to develop a credit record and increase their financial sustainability. A total of €550,000 is available for loans and cash support for this round.
This open call is on a rolling basis, it will remain open until all awards are allocated
All details are available at: https://rethinkireland.ie/current_fund/hybrid-social-finance-loan-round-3/
Watch the testimonial video at: https://rethinkireland.ie/hybrid-social-finance-loan/
Generation Green Community Fund | Closing Date: 10 January 2025
Applications are now open for the €5m /£4.3m SSE Airtricity Generation Green Community Fund under two strands:
- Strand 1 – Education for a Sustainable Future
- Strand 2 – Community-Led Sustainability Projects
The fund has been established to support communities across the island of Ireland in their journey towards sustainability. The fund is designed to empower local communities to take an active role in the Green Transition—a collective shift toward greener, more sustainable living.
The Generation Green Community Fund is open to a wide range of groups – whether projects are part of a grassroots organisation working on environmental awareness, a school looking to integrate sustainability into the curriculum, or a social enterprise creating green solutions, this fund is here to support their vision.
Getting to net zero is in everyone’s interest and local communities will be at the heart of the energy transition.
Read all details and apply at https://www.sseairtricity.com/communityfund.
Rethink Ireland: Breaking Barriers Fund | Closing Date: 10 January 2025
Rethink Ireland is partnering with State Street, and the Department of Rural and Community Development on a 3-year Breaking Barriers fund to support projects/organisations that are working towards Equity in both education and the workplace in Ireland.
Read all details and apply at https://rethinkireland.ie/current_fund/breaking-barriers-fund/
Historic Structures Fund | Closing Date: 17 January 2025
Applications for the 2025 Historic Structures Fund are now open.
The closing date for applications is the 17th of January 2025.
Read all details and apply at https://www.galwaycity.ie/news/2024/historic-structures-fund-2025-applications-now-open
Heritage Organisations Support Fund | Closing Date: 27 January 2025
The Heritage Organisations Support Fund aims to build the capacity of non-governmental organisations working in the heritage sector in Ireland by providing funding towards their core costs.
Applications for this scheme are now open.
The closing date for applications is the January 27th at 5pm.
Read all details and apply at https://www.heritagecouncil.ie/funding/heritage_orgs-fund
Community Monuments Fund | Closing Date: 27 January 2025
The 2025 Community Monuments Fund will invest in our valuable archaeological heritage and help the owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public.
The 2025 Fund will invest a total of €7.4 million in the conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of archaeological monuments.
The closing date for applications is the January 27th at 5pm.
Read all details and apply at https://www.galwaycity.ie/news/2024/community-monuments-fund-2025
Galway City Creative Communities Grant 2025 | Closing Date: 31 January 2025
Galway City Council Culture and Creativity Team are pleased to announce an Open Call for the 2025 Creative Communities Grant. This open call invites creative practitioners, organisations, and community groups to propose community focussed creative projects and activities that will take place in Galway City in 2025.
Closing date for applications: Friday 31 January 2025, 4pm
Grant information sessions:
- Ballybane Community Resource Centre: 10am, Tuesday 14 January
- Westside Resource Centre : 7pm, Wednesday 15 January
- Galway City Library: 2.30pm, Thursday 16 January
- Webinar via Zoom with GCCN: 6pm, Thursday 16 January – REGISTER HERE
Register your attendance at the in person event via CandC@GalwayCity.ie.
For more information about these funding opportunities visit GalwayCity.ie/Creative-Ireland
This grant is supported by Galway City Council, through the Creative Ireland Programme, Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Local Enhancement Programme 2025 | Closing Date: 31 January 2025
Galway City Council, through the Galway City Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), invites applications for capital funding from local community groups and clubs within the Galway City administrative area under the new Department of Rural and Community Development (DRCD) scheme, Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2025.
The closing date for all online applications is Friday, 31st January 2025 at 4.00pm.
The LEP 2025 is being administered by Galway City LCDC on behalf of the Department of Rural and Community Development, with €114,363 capital funding & €20,241 current funding available.
The LEP will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, purchase equipment, for example, tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, canopies and training equipment etc. As well as with their non-pay running costs, for example, energy costs (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges) or other non-pay operating costs for example rental/lease costs, insurance bills.
All details and application information are available on the Galway City council website at https://www.galwaycity.ie/services/community/community-services/local-enhancement-programme-2025
For any queries in relation to the above please contact Chelsea McConn Joyce / Saoirsa Kilroy at candc@galwaycity.ie or 091-536 461/ 091 – 536358
February 2025 Deadlines
Training Links Programme | Closing Date: 7 February
Applications are now open for Training Links 2025-2026!
Training Links funds and supports networks of community and voluntary organisations to undertake training together. Training Networks are invited to apply for grants ranging from €10,000.00 to €50,000.00.
Applications remain open until 5pm on Friday, 7 Feb 2025.
Details and applications: https://www.wheel.ie/training/traininglinks
Current Open Calls
Community Grant Programme
The Community Grant programme supports new approaches to achieving energy efficiency in Irish communities. Each year SEAI supports multiple community projects across Ireland, managed by registered SEAI Project Co-ordinators.
Who benefits?
- homeowners
- community groups
- private sector organisations
- public sector bodies
Details at: https://www.seai.ie/grants/community-grants/overview
Artist in the Community Scheme | Different Awards
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.
The link below page provides an outline of the awards, bursaries, and residencies offered by the AIC Scheme. Guidelines and application procedures can be found at the “AIC Awards” page. A number of case studies of previous projects are also available.
Community-based CCTV Grant Aid Scheme
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.
Details at: https://www.gov.ie/en/service/3a6b2-community-based-cctv-grant-aid-scheme/
