Funding for Heritage Projects
Grants and funding for heritage-related projects are available from a variety of sources. The most relevant sources of funding are detailed here.
Heritage Council Grant Schemes
The Heritage Council's Grants Programme accepts applications under a range of headings every autumn. In a very competitive process, the Heritage Council allocates funding to projects under three headings:
- Heritage Research providing assistance for data collection and research relating to Ireland’s heritage;
- Heritage Conservation & Management supporting projects that apply good heritage practice to the management of places, collections or objects and
- Heritage Education, Community and Outreach supporting initiatives linking heritage to communities through education and outreach, promoting active engagement with and raising public appreciation of heritage.
Applications can only be made through the Online Grants System.
Laois County Council
A number of grant schemes are available through Laois County Council which may be of interest to groups or individuals developing community Heritage Projects. These include:
