Call for Applications: DLR Community Arts Grant (Ireland)

Funding Information

• You can apply for a maximum of €1,000. You can also apply for less than this, you can apply for as little as €100.

What is the Community Arts Grant to be used for?

• Community arts activities such as a community art exhibition, a publication of creative writing by a local group, or a performance by an amateur group are some examples. These grants do not support professional artists. They support local groups and people to take part in and celebrate the arts in their local neighbourhood.

Who can apply?

• A local community group, individual artist or service/organisation can apply for this funding. This funding is not for UBU funded youth services/projects or for primary schools. dlr Arts Office supports an annual programme in primary schools and youth services in the County, please contact the Arts Office if you’d like more information about these programmes.
• If an individual artist is applying to work with a group of people they must have a letter from the group that they wish to work with. This letter must outline the groups wish to work with the artist and detail what the project/event is.

Ineligibility Criteria 

• Employees or Councillors of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council are not eligible to apply.
• Events of the following nature will not be considered:
  • events that promote religious or political purposes or events that exclude or offend parts of the community
  • events that have breached previous funding agreements with the council, including postevent reporting criteria, and where no commitment has been made to rectify this.

Application Requirements

• Applications must include the following:
  • A description of your community group.
  • Details about what you will use the grant for. Please include as much detail as possible, they need to understand what you are proposing to use the funding for, when and where will the activity take place, who will benefit and why are you applying for funding?
  • An outline budget, outlining the different costs for your activity and any other income (if you have other income).
  • If you are an individual artist they also need a letter of support from the group that clearly states that they are interested in participating in the event/activity.

For more information, visit DLR.