Funding Opportunities

Community Growers Fund

The Community Foundation for Ireland are offering grants of up to €10,000 to engage unemployed people in a Community Garden or Allotments project within Dublin city or County. The Community Growers Fund was established by the Mount Street Club Trust at The Community Foundation for Ireland. Applicants must meet a range or requirements regarding group structure, permissions to use the land selected and ability to engage unemployed people.

Applications forms are available from the Community Foundation's website.

Closing Date: Friday 24th February 2012.

The Community Foundation for Ireland - Grassroots Scheme (ROI)

Through the Grassroots Grants Scheme the Community Foundation for Ireland aims to support the disadvantaged in our communities by providing small grants for specific projects that will contribute to alleviating isolation and disadvantage. The Grassroots Grants Scheme seeks to:

Support areas of work that are currently not well funded by the state
Target areas of work where a small grant can create a new opportunity or make an obvious addition
Be relevant to urban and rural areas

A detailed list of the application criteria is available on their website.

The closing dates for 2012 are:

30th March
29th June
28th September
28th December

Irish Youth Foundation

Do you work with vulnerable and marginalised children or young people? Register with the Irish Youth Foundation to find out about their grant calls. Previous awards have supported after schools clubs and homework clubs. More information available here.

Community Tree Planting Packs (NI)

Woodland Trust community tree packs are designed to help groups to plant more trees, hedges and copses in their local shared spaces - by a church, community centre or playground for example, or on patches of land that are currently unused. Packs can be separated and planted in small copses to best fit the public areas in your neighbourhood.

They have free tree packs available for groups to apply for in February, March or November 2012. Application details available here.

Gardening for Disabled Trust (NI)

The Trust gives grants to people all over the United Kingdom in order that they may continue to garden, despite advancing illness, age or disability. For more information on how to apply for a grant click here.