Community Grants and Funding
Dublin City Council, with funding from the National Transport Authority, is pleased to announce that we have a community grant scheme for groups that would like to organise events to celebrate cycling during Bike Week. (Dublin City Council's flagship Bike Week event, Pedal Power, takes place on Sunday 11th May so groups are asked not to clash with that, if possible.)
The Dublin City Local Community and Development Committee is very aware of the funding needs and challenges facing local community and voluntary groups across the city. As a result, it has partnered with The Wheel to provide local community and voluntary not-for-profit groups in Dublin City with access to three great new resources.
1. Dublin City focused Fundingpoint Local Digest
By drawing on a well-established body of funding research, the Dublin City focused Fundingpoint Local Digest provides up to date detailed information about viable alternative sources of local, national and EU funding to which local groups could apply. 6 issues of the Dublin City Fundingpoint Local Digest will be available per year.
2. The Wheel’s Fundraising Guidance Library
3. The Wheel’s Fundraising Helpdesk
If you need more guidance on fundraising (how to fundraise/tools groups can use etc), then please get in touch with The Wheel’s Fundraising Helpdesk where the team will provide timely and expert fundraising advice and assistance to all local organisations in the Dublin City local authority area via email at [email protected] or [email protected]. Please note the Fundraising Helpdesk does not provide advice about how to apply for specific funding grants. For all specifics about a particular funding grant and how to apply for it, please go directly to the funder in all instances.
For up-to-date information view the Social Enterprise Capital Grants Scheme 2021 page
Dublin City Local Community Development Committee member organisation, the City of Dublin Education and Training Board is the state education and training authority for Dublin city. It provides, supports and co-ordinates a comprehensive range of professional high-quality education, training and youth services in Dublin city. It is also responsible for supporting further and higher education students all over Ireland through SUSI, the national awarding authority for student grants. The CDETB administers various educational related grants and initiatives e.g. the Mitigating Against Educational Disadvantage Fund (MAEDF) and the Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative. For more info please see https://www.cityofdublinetb.ie/
Dublin City Council’s Community Grant scheme provides support to a wide variety of groups across the city annually that facilitate projects, events and activities to encourage social inclusion.
The 2025 scheme is opening for applications from Tuesday 1st April 2025 at 12 noon with a total fund of €386,500 divided into the following strands:
- Community Grants (€300,000 with a maximum grant available of €1,500)
- Informal Adult Education (€86,500 with a maximum grant available of €800)
Applications are made through Citizen’s Hub using the following link with terms and conditions also provided:
https://citizenhub.dublincity.ie/service/Community_Grant_Application
https://citizenhub.dublincity.ie/service/Informal_Adult_Education_Grant
The closing date for submissions is Friday 9th May 2025 at 1pm.
DCC’s Local Area Community Development Teams play a key role in the promotion and governance of the fund. They are on hand to assist groups who wish to apply online and any queries should be directed to the relevant area office.
For all other queries on the scheme please email [email protected]
For up-to-date information view the Dublin City Community Enhancement Programme page
For information view the Dublin City Covid-19 Emergency Fund page
For information on the various annual funding schemes Dublin City Council’s City Arts Office runs to support local arts projects and programmes in the city, please visit the Arts Office website.
For information on Dublin City Council’s Commemorative Community Grants please click here
For information on Dublin City Council’s Commemorative Community Grants please click here.
The Dublin City Sport & Wellbeing Partnership provides opportunities for everyone in our communities to partake in sport and physical activity regardless of age, ability or background through our dedicated programmes, services and facilities. For information on the latest grants and funds it administers, please click here
For information on the Dublin Waste to Energy Community Gain Fund for the catchment area of Irishtown, Ringsend, and Sandymount please click here.
For information on the various supports available to social enterprises from Dublin City’s Local Enterprise Office (LEO) please click here.