DLR Community Activities Fund (Ireland)

Deadline: 29-Jul-22

Applications are now open for the Community Activities Fund (CAF).

The CAF is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development (the Department) and administered by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in each Local Authority area.

The Department provides funding to each Local Authority (LA) area and the LCDCs then administer this funding locally to ensure funding is targeted appropriately towards addressing disadvantage in the areas that need it most.

Areas

• The Community Activities Fund Round 2 will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas
  • With their non-pay running costs/operational costs such as
    • Utility bills (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges)
    • Rental / lease costs
    • Insurance costs
    • Software licences
    • Programme operating costs (summer camps etc)
    • other non-pay operating costs
    • Website maintenance
    • Cleaning
    • Audit & Accountancy fees

Funding Information

• Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown (DLR) LCDC has determined the maximum grant amount that will be awarded under this scheme is €10,000.

What is not eligible for funding?

• The following expenditure is not eligible for funding:
  • Any project not in keeping with the ethos of the Programme
  • Employment costs
  • Legal fees
  • Project management fees
  • Feasibility studies
  • Private or commercial operations
  • Costs which are being paid for by another funder or department

Eligibility Criteria

• Any not-for-profit community or voluntary group can apply.
• Commercial organisations and individuals are not eligible for funding.

For more information, visit http://dlrppn.ie/dlr-community-activities-fund-round-2-2021-2022/