The Ireland Funds: Seeking LOIs for Flagship Grant Program

Deadline: 27 April 2018

The Ireland Funds is accepting Letters of Inquiry for its Flagship Grant to provide grants for core funding, capacity building or programme costs for non-profit organisations working within one of their key programme areas of Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education and Peace & Reconciliation.

The aim is to improve the quality and sustainability of existing programmes, or to help scale initiatives that are already having an impact.

Funding Priorities

Community Development
- The foundation invests in local communities by supporting initiatives that contribute to:
  - Positive mental and physical health
  - Community integration
  - Sport and leisure opportunities
  - Protection of the natural environment
  - Supporting vulnerable members of society
Peace & Reconciliation
- The foundation supports communities in Northern Ireland by prioritising initiatives that contribute to:
  - Improved intercommunity relations
  - New opportunities in education, employment and personal development
Education
- The foundation supports programmes that contribute to:
  - Increased access to participation to third-level education
  - Equality of access to a broad range of educational opportunities for people of all ages
Arts & Culture
- The foundation supports the promotion of arts and culture by prioritising initiatives that contribute to:
  - Cultural awareness and understanding
  - Increased access to art forms and collections
  - Community arts initiatives

Funding Information

The Flagship Grant investment is a highly competitive funding round and successful Flagship grantees will receive multi-annual funding of up to €/£100,000 over a two year period.

Eligibility Criteria

Not-for profit organisations operating in Ireland and Northern Ireland may apply to the Flagship Investments Grants Round provided the organisation:
- Is a registered with the Charities Regulator or with the Charities Commission for Northern Ireland
- Is signed up to the Fundraising Code of Practice (if applicable for Republic of Ireland non-profits)
- Is compliant with the Governance Code (for Republic of Ireland non-profits)
- Publishes SORP compliant annual accounts
- Will provide its strategic plan and management accounts for the previous year.
In selecting organisations to complete an application form for Flagship Funding, The Ireland Funds will prioritise organisations that
- Are established, well-managed, and financially viable organisations that operate effective programmes that fit within their four key programme areas
- Have developed specific and realistic short and long-term goals
- Can demonstrate how a core support grant from The Ireland Funds could have a measurable impact on their organisational and programmatic capacity and sustainability.