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.
For 2025, The Historic Structures Fund will offer grants from €50,000 up to €200,000 only, and focus on larger enhancement, refurbishment or reuse projects involving heritage structures, where:
- A clear community or public benefit has been demonstrated, or
- A clear residential benefit has been demonstrated (such projects must be advanced through the planning process as necessary)
Applications are done through Local Authorities (LAs). Links to the various LAs pages are below.
The Historic Structures Fund provides capital funding for works to qualifying structures which include the following:
- Protected Structures
- Structures eligible for or proposed for inclusion in the RPS but not yet formally approved for inclusion. Such structures must meet the criteria for inclusion in the RPS i.e. must be of special interest from an architectural, historical, archaeological, artistic, cultural, scientific, social or technical point of view;
- Structures or works within Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs), or within the amenity of a National Monument, where exceptional circumstances apply.
The application form and guidance for applicants is provided below. Applicants are encouraged to familiarise themselves with these documents.
Applications must include all the required documentation listed below:
- Completed Application Form A
- Comprehensive Method Statement for the Works drawn up by a competent conservation professional(s) (refer to guidance for further information on the content of a method statement)
- Application Checklist
Works carried out under the HSF must meet all statutory requirements including the need for planning permission. Where works are proposed to sites/monuments protected under the National Monuments Acts 1930-2004, the statutory requirements for notification or for Ministerial consent under those Acts must be complied with.
For more information on the H.S.F., or to apply, please view the Historic Structures Fund Circular and associated documents:
For information on the Historic Thatched Buildings Grant click here
Links to Local Authorities pages to apply for Historic Structures Fund 2025
This list will be updated as applications open across the various counties. The application forms will be the same, so you can download one from a link below and get prepared. Similarly, if not listed below, you can also contact your Local Authority to enquire about the fund.
Clare – Deadline: Friday 17th January 2025
https://www.clarecoco.ie/services/planning/news/2025-historic-structures-fund-and-bhis-historic-thatched-buildings-scheme.html
Cork – 4pm Friday the 17th of January 2025
https://www.corkcoco.ie/en/news/funding-available-to-protect-heritage-buildings-in-county-cork-1
Dublin City – Friday 17th January 2025
https://www.dublincity.ie/residential/planning/archaeology-conservation-heritage/conservation-built-environment/conservation-grant-schemes
Dublin – Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown – 4pm on Friday 17 January 2025
https://www.dlrcoco.ie/news/general-news/applications-are-now-being-accepted-historic-structures-fund-hsf-2025
Dublin – Fingal – 17th January 2025
https://www.fingal.ie/council/service/historic-structures-fund-hsf
Galway – Deadline: 17th January 2025
https://www.galwaycity.ie/news/2024/historic-structures-fund-2025-applications-now-open
Kerry – Deadline: 4pm 17th January 2024
https://www.kerryheritage.ie/conservation-grants-2025/
Kildare – 10th January 2025
https://kildarecoco.ie/AllServices/Conservation/Grants/HistoricStructuresFund2025/
Kilkenny – 17th January 2025
https://kilkennycoco.ie/eng/services/planning/conservation/conservation-grants/
Limerick – Deadline: 5pm 17th January 2025
More info: https://www.limerick.ie/council/services/planning-and-placemaking/heritage-conservation-and-biodiversity/historic
Mayo – 4pm Friday, 17th January 2025
https://www.mayo.ie/en-ie/news/architectural-conservation-funding
Meath – Deadline: 20th December 2024
https://www.meath.ie/council/council-services/heritage-and-architectural-conservation/architectural-conservation/funding-for-architectural-heritage-conservation/historic-structures-fund-2025
Monaghan – Friday 17th January 2025
https://monaghan.ie/planning/2024/11/21/historic-structures-fund-2025/
Offaly – Deadline: 4pm Friday 17th January 2025
https://www.offaly.ie/historic-structure-fund-historic-thatched-buildings-stream-2025/
Tipperary – Deadline: 4pm Friday 17th January 2025
More info: https://www.tipperarycoco.ie/heritage-and-conservation/heritage-and-conservation-latest-news/2024/historic-structures-fund-hsf
Waterford – 17th January 2025
https://waterfordcouncil.ie/documents/grants/#historic-thatch-buildings%c2%a0grant-2025
Wicklow – 4pm Friday 17th January 2025
https://www.wicklow.ie/Living/News-Events/applications-invited-to-historic-structure-fund-hsf-2025