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Community Activities Fund

Community Activities Fund

The Community Activities Fund supports groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas

  • With their non-pay running costs such as utility bills (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges) or other non-pay operating costs for example rental/lease costs, insurance bills.
  • Groups will also be able to use the funding to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, purchase equipment such as tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, canopies and training equipment etc.

Eligible activities

The following provides a non-exhaustive list of projects that could receive funding under the programme:

  • Development/renovation of community centres
  • Community amenities
  • Development of youth clubs or facilities
  • Development of sports/recreation facilities
  • Improvements to town parks and common areas and spaces
  • Public realm improvements
  • Streetscaping
  • Development of play/recreation spaces
  • Energy efficiency type projects
  • Purchase of equipment
  • Adaptations or equipment needed as a result of COVID-19
  • Maintenance of premises
  • Utility Bills (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges)
  • Operating costs (eg existing rental/lease costs, insurance bills)
  • Website Maintenance
  • Cleaning
  • Audit & Accountancy fees

The Community Activities Fund (CAF) is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development. 

How to apply

The 2022 scheme has closed for applications, and the 2023 scheme is not yet open.