Fingal County Council and LCDC schemes, plus national and other funders open to Fingal groups. Grouped by how certain the dates are, then by opening date. Each date is the latest one the funder published; the tag says which round it's from. Get the full spreadsheetGet the full spreadsheet
Confirmed for 2026–27
Confirmed 2026
Opens No date publishedCloses 9 Oct 2026
NWRA sponsorship to promote EU Cohesion Funds
Northern and Western Regional Assembly
- Typical amount
- Up to €2,500
- Who can apply
- NGOs and community organisations nationally
Digital fit: Yes Website enhancement or development is eligible. Small sums.
Confirmed 2026
Opens No date publishedCloses 19 Nov 2026
Festivals Investment Scheme (Round 2)
The Arts Council
- Typical amount
- Band A up to €10,000; B up to €25,000; C up to €45,000
- Who can apply
- Small to mid-scale arts festivals
Digital fit: Unclear Arts programming; audience engagement strategies in Band B.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 30 Jul 2026Closes 30 Oct 2026
Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2027
Dept of Housing, via Fingal Conservation Office
- Typical amount
- €2,500 to €50,000
- Who can apply
- Owners and custodians of protected structures and historic thatched buildings
Digital fit: No Physical conservation works.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 30 Jul 2026Closes 27 Nov 2026
Historic Structures Fund 2027
Dept of Housing, via Fingal Conservation Office
- Typical amount
- Not stated on Fingal page
- Who can apply
- Owners and custodians of protected structures (larger projects)
Digital fit: No Physical conservation works.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 30 Jul 2026Closes Into mid 2027, until budget is spent
Stitch in Time Grant 2027
Fingal County Council Conservation Office
- Typical amount
- Up to 80% of costs, max €2,500
- Who can apply
- Owners of historic buildings
Digital fit: No Minor repairs and conservation reports.
Confirmed 2026/27 (national dates)
Opens 16 Sep 2026Closes 22 Jan 2027
Town and Village Renewal Scheme
Dept of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, via Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- 2025: €50,000 to €500,000; Project Development Measure up to €50,000
- Who can apply
- The council applies, working with community and business groups; towns under 10,000 people
Digital fit: Unclear Public realm and town-centre projects. Groups feed in through the council's call.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 18 Sep 2026Closes 16 Oct 2026
Community Heritage Grant Scheme (CHGS) 2027
The Heritage Council
- Typical amount
- €800 to €25,000; most awards expected €10,000 to €25,000
- Who can apply
- Community and voluntary groups, not-for-profit NGOs (one Heritage Council grant per organisation per year)
Digital fit: Yes Has a 'Digital Heritage, Access & Storytelling' theme. No quotes at EOI; budgets and quotations are needed in the full application.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 14 Oct 2026Closes 16 Dec 2026
Festival & Events Funding Scheme 2027
Fingal County Council Events Unit
- Typical amount
- Strand 1 up to €8,000; Strand 2 up to €25,000; Strand 3 (sustainability) up to €10,000
- Who can apply
- Groups organising festivals or events in Fingal in 2027
Digital fit: Yes Marketing costs eligible (Strands 1 and 2); a PR, marketing and social media plan is scored. Strand 3 covers audience development and brand development. Awards at the Feb 2027 Council meeting.
Confirmed 2026/27
Opens 19 Oct 2026Closes 26 Feb 2027
Community Sport Facilities Fund
Dept of Culture, Communications and Sport
- Typical amount
- Local up to €250,000
- Who can apply
- Sports clubs, community groups, governing bodies, local authorities
Digital fit: No Sports capital and equipment.
Confirmed 2027 (annual rule)
Opens 1 Jan 2027Closes 30 Jun 2027
Community Activities Funding Scheme
Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Up to €3,000
- Who can apply
- Not-for-profit community and voluntary groups in Fingal; 80% Fingal residents; established 12 months; on the Fingal PPN for at least 6 months. Affiliated sports clubs excluded
Digital fit: Partial Publications, printed matter, group identity and IT (capped at 25%) are eligible. Website hosting and maintenance are not. Quote needed for any item over €100.
Expected, not yet confirmed
These dates are from the last round, so the 2026–27 dates may differ. Check with the funder.
Typical window based on 2024 (no later call found)Expected
Opens 22 Feb 2024Closes 29 Mar 2024
Creative Ireland Fingal: Creative Communities Open Call
Creative Ireland, via Fingal Library Service
- Typical amount
- €5,000 to €10,000 per award (2024)
- Who can apply
- Community, arts, heritage and cultural groups; individuals only with a group
Digital fit: Yes 2024 themes included digitalisation and placemaking. Capital and plaques ineligible.
Typical window based on 2025Expected
Opens 10 Oct 2025Closes 5 Dec 2025
Arts Act Grant Scheme
Fingal County Council Arts Office
- Typical amount
- €225,000 across 38 awards in 2026
- Who can apply
- Individual artists, PPN-registered community groups, arts organisations in Fingal
Digital fit: Weak Artistic fees only. Website hosting, marketing and heritage projects are ineligible. 2027 scheme not yet published.
Not annual; next round not announcedExpected
Opens 20 Oct 2025Closes 22 Dec 2025
Community Climate Action Programme (Phase 2)
Dept of Climate, Energy and the Environment, via Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Up to €20,000 / €50,000 / €100,000
- Who can apply
- Not-for-profit groups, Tidy Towns, residents' groups, sports clubs, community centres
Digital fit: No Projects must cut emissions.
Typical window based on 2025 and 2026Expected
Opens Nov 2025Closes 30 Jan 2026
Community Monuments Fund
National Monuments Service, via Fingal Heritage Office
- Typical amount
- Stream 1 up to €100,000; Stream 2 up to €30,000; Stream 3 (access and interpretation) up to €30,000
- Who can apply
- Owners, custodians and community groups caring for archaeological monuments
Digital fit: Yes Stream 3 funds interpretation at monuments, including virtual and online.
Typical window based on 2025 and 2026Expected
Opens Dec 2025Closes 27 Feb 2026
Local Enhancement Programme (LEP)
Dept of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, via Fingal LCDC
- Typical amount
- 2025: up to €10,000 capital / €3,500 current. 2026: capital only
- Who can apply
- Not-for-profit community and voluntary groups, priority to disadvantaged areas
Digital fit: Unclear 2026 was capital only: equipment, signage, public realm. Programming, training and project management not eligible.
Typical window based on 2026Expected
Opens Feb 2026Closes 17 Apr 2026
Anti-Litter & Anti-Graffiti (ALAG) Grant
Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Up to €1,500
- Who can apply
- Community groups, sports clubs, sheds, residents' associations, scouts, tenants' groups, Tidy Towns
Digital fit: Partial Awareness campaigns are an eligible project type. Small sums only.
Typical window based on 2026Expected
Opens 10 Mar 2026Closes 22 Mar 2026
Summer Project Funding
Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- c. €60,000 total (2026)
- Who can apply
- Groups running supervised summer programmes for young people
Digital fit: No Programme costs for children's summer activities.
Typical window based on 2026Expected
Opens May 2026Closes 13 Jul 2026
Community Centres Investment Fund
Dept of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (Pobal)
- Typical amount
- €10,000 to €100,000 capital
- Who can apply
- Existing community centres
Digital fit: No Building refurbishment.
Based on 2026 (2027 not published)Expected
Opens 5 May 2026Closes 26 Jun 2026
Making Waves Seed Funding (Creative Places Balbriggan)
Arts Council, via Fingal Arts Office
- Typical amount
- Up to €5,000
- Who can apply
- Artists and groups in Balbriggan
Digital fit: Unclear Artist and community collaboration; Balbriggan only.
Typical window based on 2025 and 2026Expected
Opens 8 May 2026Closes 5 Jun 2026
Dublin Airport Community Fund
daa (Dublin Airport)
- Typical amount
- €500,000 pot; no per-award cap published
- Who can apply
- Voluntary groups, clubs and schools in areas around the airport, including Swords, Malahide, Portmarnock, Santry, St Margaret's, The Ward and others
Digital fit: Plausible Culture and heritage is a category. Quotes and a project plan are required. Recipients show daa branding on websites and signage.
Typical window based on 2026Expected
Opens 30 Jun 2026Closes 17 Jul 2026
Local Environment Action Fund (LEAF)
Fingal County Council and IPB Insurance
- Typical amount
- €1,000 to €25,000 per award
- Who can apply
- Tidy Towns, residents' and estate groups, community centres, scouts, youth clubs, sheds, community gardens; PPN registration required
Digital fit: Yes 'Public education campaigns and leaflets and/or webpage' is a listed project type.
No dates published
Next round not published
Opens No date publishedCloses 2 Oct 2026
Biodiversity Fund
Community Foundation Ireland with NPWS
- Typical amount
- Up to €10,000 (write a plan) or €12,000 (implement one)
- Who can apply
- Community groups working with a qualified ecologist
Digital fit: Unclear Ecologist-led plans and works.
Rolling
Opens 3 Mar 2026Closes 27 Mar 2026
Dublin Rural LEADER (2023 to 2027)
EU LEADER, via Fingal LEADER Partnership
- Typical amount
- Grant aid 50% to 75% (match funding needed). 2026 targeted call €50,000 to €150,000
- Who can apply
- Community groups, social enterprises and businesses in eligible rural areas only (e.g. Ballyboughal, Donabate, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, Swords-Lissenhall, The Ward). Swords town is not listed
Digital fit: Plausible Themes include rural tourism (heritage, trails, destination marketing) and digital skills.
Not open to Fingal
Opens 10 Mar 2026Closes n/a
CLÁR
Dept of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht
- Typical amount
- Up to €65,000
- Who can apply
- Designated rural areas only
Digital fit: n/a There are no CLÁR areas in Dublin, so Fingal groups cannot apply.
Rolling
Opens RollingCloses No closing date
Fingal Sports Office grants
Fingal County Council Sports Office
- Typical amount
- Essential equipment up to €1,500; large equipment up to €4,000; activity up to €500
- Who can apply
- Sports clubs affiliated to a National Governing Body; 80% Fingal members; PPN member
Digital fit: No Equipment and activity days. Website hosting and professional fees ineligible.
No dates published
Opens No date publishedCloses No date published
Community Facilities Remedial Works Scheme
Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- 50% of works, up to €40,000
- Who can apply
- Non-council-owned community centres
Digital fit: No Capital building works only.
No current call
Opens No date publishedCloses No date published
Community Environmental Action Fund (formerly Local Agenda 21)
Dept of Climate/Environment with Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Community groups, schools, environmental NGOs
Digital fit: Unclear In 2026 this money ran through LEAF and the ALAG grant instead.
No fixed date
Opens When availableCloses Varies
Special Category Funding (e.g. Africa Day)
Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Varies
- Who can apply
- Community groups, per call
Digital fit: Unclear Depends on the call.
No dates published
Opens No date publishedCloses No date published
Healthy Ireland Fund (Healthy Communities)
Healthy Ireland, via Fingal LCDC
- Typical amount
- Not stated
- Who can apply
- Community and voluntary groups (health and physical activity)
Digital fit: Unclear No call page found.
One-off 2024 round
Opens 2024 roundCloses 2024 round
Community Recognition Fund
Dept of Rural and Community Development, via Fingal County Council
- Typical amount
- Fingal allocation €1.538m (2024)
- Who can apply
- Communities hosting new arrivals (capital projects)
Digital fit: No Capital community facilities.
