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Cavan County Council in conjunction with the National Monuments Service within the Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage are inviting applications for the Community Monuments Fund 2026.
The Community Monuments Fund is prioritised for private owners and custodians and community groups for the care, conservation, maintenance, protection and promotion of archaeological monuments.
The core aims of the Fund are the conservation, maintenance, protection and presentation of archaeological monuments. It will:
- enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support;
- build resilience in our monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change;
- encourage access to monuments and improve their presentation.
The Community Monuments Fund has 3 Streams:
Stream 1 is aimed at essential repairs and capital works for the conservation of archaeological monuments
Stream 2 is for development of Conservation Management Plans/Reports/Assessments and detailed Specification of Works aimed at identifying measures for conservation and maintenance of archaeological monuments.
Stream 3 is for enhancement of access infrastructure, interpretation projects and small scale emergency conservation works at archaeological monuments.
Application
Scheme information and Application Forms are available below or by contacting the Heritage Office on 049 4378300 or cavanheritage@cavancoco.ie.
All applications shall be marked “Community Monuments Fund 2026” and submitted by email to cavanheritage@cavancoco.ie before 5.00p.m. Friday 30th January 2026.
If you have queries in relation to this grant scheme please contact the Heritage Office on 049 4378300 or email cavanheritage@cavancoco.ie