Deadline: 14-Mar-25
The Kildare County Council’s Festival Grants Scheme is open to all voluntary groups which organise and run key festival events in County Kildare, such as community fun days, historical re-enactments, drama/musical/food festivals, intercultural days or annual parades.
Funding Information
- Amount: €2,000
Ineligible Activities
- The following are examples of some of the activities or projects that will not qualify for grant aid:
- Projects which benefit individuals or businesses.
- Activities not located within County Kildare.
- Projects which are clearly the remit of another agency.
- Ongoing running costs e.g. stationery, phones, energy costs, affiliation fees etc.
- Sports clubs /competitive events (unless specific provision has been made by councillors to include such groups).
- Charity and fund-raising events.
- Hire of bouncing castles.
- Purchase of equipment which will not be held communally.
Who can apply?
- The Festival Grants Scheme is open to all not-for-profit groups which organise and run key festival events in County Kildare, such as community fun days, historical re-enactments, drama/musical/food festivals, intercultural days or annual parades.
Assessment Criteria
- The available budget versus the number of applications.
- Evidence of local need and benefit to the community.
- Level of community participation in the project/event.
- Volunteering element.
- Social inclusion/accessibility aspects of the project/event.
- Environmental sustainability (e.g. reduce, re-use, recycle)
- The applicant’s capacity to deliver the project or run the event.
- Use of innovation or imaginative approaches.
- Clear evidence of costs/quotations for all elements.
- Funding from the group’s own or other sources.
- Ability to deliver project in the event of partial funding.
- Overall quality of the application.
For more information, visit Kildare County Council.
