National Campaign for the Arts Petition
The National Campaign for the Arts is a broad and inclusive coalition that reflects the scale, reach and diversity of the arts in Ireland today. Its membership has a national reach that includes major festivals, venues, producers...read more
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Local Funding Opportunities
Know your community, make sure they know who you are, what you do and why. Cultivate partnerships, have coffee and when talking to potential funders or partners, always talk about that magic moment that excited you about a particular project.
View hot tips on funding, by Kingsley Aikens
| name: | The Corporate Sector |
| type of funding: |
Business and industry - local/national/international.
| name: | Regional Authorities |
| type of funding: |
Contact Regional Authority |
There are eight Regional Authorities in the Republic of Ireland whose role it is to co-ordinate certain activities of the local authorities and play a monitoring role in relation to the use of EU Structural Funds. They work with local partners to promote the co-ordination of public service provision. Regional Authorities provide access to European Structural Fund programmes and other sources of funding for projects that aid community and economic development
| name: | Community Service Providers |
| type of funding: |
Co-funding / partnership |
| name: | Chamber of Commerce |
| type of funding: |
Sponsorship |
Chambers of Commerce provide a range of services to satisfy the needs of businesses and social enterprises. They are usually local, independent, non-profit making and non party-political organisations funded by membership subscriptions.
| name: | City and County Development Boards |
CDBs were established in 2000 for every county and city in Ireland, they work closely with local businesses and the community to bring greater coherence to the planning and delivery of services at a local level.
| name: | City and County Enterprise Boards |
| type of funding: |
Funding may be available for start up enterprises |
Locally controlled enterprise development companies established in each county and urban local authority area in Ireland. The function of the Boards is to develop indigenous enterprise potential and to stimulate economic activity at local level.
| name: | Local Authorities |
| type of funding: |
Dependant on the nature and scale of the proposed activity. |
Local Authorities
There are 29 Local Authorities and 5 City Councils operating in the Republic of Ireland.Services include funding, advice and information, and networking opportunities. Types of funding available will vary, depending on what the priorities of the local authority are and needs of the community. To find out more about what is going on in your area, contact your local arts officer.
Percent for Art Schemesligoarts.ie/files/pdf/Unravelling_Dev.pdf
Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund is designed to support projects in schools or community which engage in sustainable development at community level and which support the principles of Local Agenda 21: to respect the social, cultural, economic and environmental needs of the community. See: www.environ.ie/en/Environment/LocalAgenda21/