Community Grants and Initiatives

The Carranstown Grant Scheme 2024 is now closed for applications. 

The Carranstown Environmental Projects grant is available to community groups for environmental improvement and recreational/ community facility projects in the vicinity of the Carranstown waste management facility.

Application Forms, Scheme Guidelines and the Carranstown Area Defined Map are available below and completed application forms should be returned to the Community Department, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath C15 Y291 or by email to communitygrants@meathcoco.ie

Closing date for receipt of completed applications is 5.00 p.m. on Friday 24th January 2025. 

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Community Activities Fund is closed

The Community Amenity Project Scheme is a grant scheme which provides financial assistance for capital projects such as the development of sporting, recreational, environmental, amenity, heritage and cultural facilities.

The Community Enhancement Programme (CEP) is a Capital Grant programme which provides funding to enhance community facilities and address disadvantage in County Meath. Meath Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) is responsible for allocating funding to projects.  The total allocation for Meath for 2021 is €142,893.

The 2021 CEP scheme closed on Wednesday the 30th June 2021

PLEASE NOTE: This scheme has been suspended until 2023.

The Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund (LA21) which has operated since 1997, promotes sustainable development by assisting small-scale environmental projects at local level. The Scheme has been renamed the Community Environment Action Fund from 2019 onwards.

Community Grant Scheme 2025

The Community Grant Scheme is available to Community Groups, Tidy Towns/Village Committees, Residents Associations and other organisations, to assist with actions and projects being undertaken in their local area. 

On 15th March, 2024, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys and Minister of State Joe O’Brien, announced details of a €50 million Community Recognition Fund.  The allocation for Co. Meath is €1,188,066. 

Dormant Accounts Fund 2024 to support LGBTI+ Community Organisations

Call for Applications – 2024 Dormant Account Funds – National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy

The 2024 Dormant Accounts Fund Action Plan includes provision of €150,000 to support LGBTI+ Community Organisations nationally.

Funding will be available to organisations locally for the provision of services that will include:

• Extending drop-in hours, developing information and guidance tools, holding additional community events 
• Delivering LGBTI awareness/sensitivity training in healthcare settings, businesses, schools etc. 
• Providing outreach support
• Providing sporting/physical activity programmes to promote inclusion, community participation, health and wellbeing

Interested organisations should email a funding proposal to community@meathcoco.ie that outlines the following no later than 30th September, 2024:

1.       Structure of Community Organisation

2.       Breakdown of Budget as per funding sought. 

3.       Current staffing arrangements

4.       Number of people in catchment area who may avail of LGBTI+ supports

5.       Current sources of other funding

6.       Governance arrangements