Deadline: 9 February 2018
The Heritage Council is inviting applicants for “EYCH Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2018” to encourage communities throughout Ireland to build heritage connections that will last long beyond the year.
The Heritage Council is looking for creative, engaging projects that provide a way for the public to learn about and manage their natural and cultural heritage. They want applicants to share their knowledge, project ideas and experiences more widely.
The scheme aims to:
- promote appreciation and enjoyment of heritage, to make a lasting difference to heritage, people and communities,
- promote a bottom up approach to heritage management, and
- reach out to new audiences by telling heritage stories in innovative ways to stimulate public interest and engagement.
Funding Information
- The Heritage Council has allocated €750,000 to this scheme in 2018.
- The most applicants may ask for is 75% of the funding of the total project expenditure, up to a maximum of €8,000.
- They expect the scheme to be very competitive and to fund about 150 projects this year.
Types of Project
- Initiatives designed to support community efforts to learn about and manage heritage, to build up local heritage networks and to attract new participants in heritage projects, and to encourage under-represented groups to share their heritage too.
- Seminars
- Demonstrations days
- Training
- Interpretation
- Community heritage websites
- Community/NGO-led surveys and audits
- Local heritage audits including wildlife, botany, archaeology, folklore.
- Graveyard surveys.
- Surveys of monuments and their surrounds.
- Community/NGO-led conservation reports and plans
- Conservation reports.
- Conservation plans.
- Conservation management plans to inform future works for heritage places.
- Community/NGO-led conservation works
- Work on habitats and natural sites.
- Work to publically owned buildings for essential, small-scale repairs.
- Works to stabilise medieval and ruined structures.
- Work on objects and collections.
Eligibility Criteria
- The scheme is open to:
- not-for-profit voluntary and community groups, and
- heritage-related non-governmental organisations (NGOs).
- Applications from other organisations or individuals will not be accepted.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted online via given website.
Eligible Country: Ireland
For more information, please visit EYCH Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2018.