February, 2025 - Grants and Funding

Secondary Schools Invited to Register for the All-Ireland Money Smarts Challenge 2025

Teachers and students in secondary schools across the country are invited to take part in Bank of Ireland’s All Ireland Money Smarts Challenge, a series of virtual financial literacy quizzes, taking place in March. The quizzes are part of Bank of Ireland’s free ‘Money Smarts’ financial literacy programme for Second Level students, with workshops and events […]

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2025 Parent and Toddler Group Grant open for applications

2025 Parent and Toddler Group Grant launched

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Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, today announced an increased allocation of €350,000 in grant funding for the growing number of Parent and Toddler Groups. The Minister is delighted to announce that additional funding of €100,000 has been secured, on top of last year’s allocation of €250,000, to reflect the growth of Parent

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Schools nationwide encouraged to apply for Solar for Schools Programme

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Minister for Education Helen McEntee and Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications Darragh O’Brien have encouraged schools nationwide to apply for the Solar for Schools Programme before the deadline of Friday 7 March and avail of a potential opportunity to reduce their electricity costs through the use of renewable energy. The ministers welcomed the strong

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RTÉ Toy Show Appeal 2025 opens for applications

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The RTÉ Toy Show Appeal 2024 opens for applications on 17th February 2025. In 2024 there was €3.6million in 122 grants to benefit 1.1million children in every county in Ireland. Children and family charities working at local, regional and national level can apply for a grant under one of the following thematic strands: Children and

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Creative Clusters 2025 – Call for Applications

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Creative Clusters is an initiative of the Department of Education and Youth, led by and in partnership with the Education Support Centres Ireland (ESCI) and part of Creative Youth 2023-2027 launched on 28 March 2023 and is one of five pillars of the Creative Ireland Programme. Creative Youth aims to enable the creativity of every

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The Historic Structures Fund will invest essential capital in our valuable built heritage and help the owners and custodians of historic structures to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public.

650 historic buildings to receive over €8 million in grant funding

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Minister of State for Nature, Heritage, and Biodiversity, Christopher O’Sullivan, has today announced the list of over 650 projects to be awarded funding under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme (BHIS) 2025. The scheme supports property owners to conserve and enhance our historic buildings and streetscapes, and at the same time preserve and develop traditional building

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Primary, post-primary and special schools encouraged to participate in the 2025 Summer Programme

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Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee and Minister of State for Special Education and Inclusion Michael Moynihan have announced details of the 2025 Summer Programme, and encouraged schools to participate. All schools have an opportunity to run a programme over the summer months for children with complex special educational needs and those at greatest

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Creative Connections Programme supporting creativity and the arts in learning launched

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Minister for Education and Youth Helen McEntee and Northern Ireland Education Minister Paul Givan have today invited primary, post primary and special schools to apply to take part in Creative Connections, a pilot creative partnership programme. Part of the Shared Island initiative on tackling educational disadvantage, alongside the previously announced RAISE programme, Creative Connections aims

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Childminding Development Grants for 2025 open for applications

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Norma Foley, Minister for Children, Disability and Equality today announced the opening of the 2025 Childminding Development Grant. The Childminding Development Grant provides up to €1,000 to assist both registered and unregistered childminders who are providing a childminding service in their own homes. The grant aims to support childminders to enhance quality and safety in

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Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2025 open for applications

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An annual grant scheme for community groups and not-for-profit non-governmental organisations around the country for heritage projects. This scheme is intended to enable communities and heritage non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to continue their work on existing projects or to start new initiatives. A broad range of project types are eligible for funding under the scheme including: Who

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