Applications open for Strategic Funding in Ireland

Organisations that receive Strategic Funding must play a critical part in delivering the policy priorities of Making Great Art Work, the Arts Council’s ten-year strategy.

Aims and Objectives

• In offering Strategic Funding to organisations, the Arts Council wishes to ensure:
  • The delivery of excellent artwork and/or events activities and services
  • Excellent opportunities for artists and/or arts professionals to develop their practice and/or to create or to be engaged in high-quality work
  • That the diversity of contemporary Ireland is reflected in the work it supports
  • That more people will enjoy high-quality arts experiences
  • Increased depth of engagement by and with the public
  • Excellent standards in governance and management in the arts.

What types of activities will be supported through Strategic Funding?

• Strategic Funding is intended to support both the operating (core) costs of organisations and the activities that your organisation undertakes to deliver your mission.

Eligibility Criteria

• Organisations that are formally constituted and have a track record for the delivery of the arts.
• Strategic Funding is only open to organisations. You can make only one application each year for Strategic Funding.
• To be eligible for Strategic Funding, your organisation must:
  • Be formally constituted as either a Company Limited by Guarantee (CLG) or a Designated Activity Company (DAC) or a statutory body
  • Apply in its own name, and not in the name of another company or individual
  • Have previously successfully applied for Arts Council funding either in the name of your organisation or in the name of a key person involved in the organisation.

Criteria

• They will base their assessment of your application on the following criteria:
  • Artistic quality and development of the arts.
  • Engagement.
  • Organisational capacity.
  • The extent to which the organisation is critical to the arts infrastructure
  • Equality, diversity and inclusion.

For more information, visit The Arts Council.