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Creative Arts: Grants and Funding
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Capital Schemes now open
Arts Capital Investment Fund
Introduction
The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport has launched the Arts Capital Investment Fund, a pilot scheme providing capital funding of €6m to arts and culture facilities for upgrades and refurbishment works.
The scheme also provides capital equipment funding to community and voluntary groups for the purpose of increasing community participation in the arts.
This scheme was developed in response to a Programme for Government commitment to examine the feasibility of a capital works grant scheme to support arts and cultural facilities.
Objectives
The objectives of the Arts Capital Investment Fund are:
- Strengthen and enhance arts and cultural infrastructure at local and regional level;
- Improve access and participation in arts and culture;
- Support the Government’s objectives under the Climate Action Plan;
- Promote accessibility, inclusion and equitable participation in arts and culture;
- Maximise social, cultural and economic benefits arising from investment in arts and cultural infrastructure.
Available funding
There are three categories of funding and applicants may apply for one category only:
| Category | Maximum Grant Available* |
|---|---|
| Category 1 – Equipment for Arts & Culture Organisations and Facilities | €100,000 |
| Category 2 – Construction works for Arts and Culture Organisations and Facilities | €200,000 |
| Category 3 – Equipment to increase participation in the arts for Community/Voluntary Groups. | €15,000 |
*Grants are available for up to 95% of eligible costs, except for Local Authority owned facilities where the maximum grant will be 70% of eligible costs.
Guidelines
Appendix A - Loan offer letter
How to apply
Applications are now invited for funding under this scheme. Applicants must read the scheme guidelines before starting the application.
The application forms are available here:
Arts Capital Investment Fund (Category 1 & 2) - https://submit.link/5dw
Arts Capital Investment Fund (Category 3) https://submit.link/5f5
The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm on 18 December 2026.
Artist Workspaces Capital Scheme
Applications are now open for Local Authorities under the Pilot Artist Workspaces Scheme to increase the provision of artists’ workspaces across Ireland.
The primary focus of this pilot scheme is to provide funding to Local Authorities to enable them to provide additional capacity and availability of artist workspaces in their regions on a sustainable basis. Under this scheme Local Authorities are therefore invited to propose projects which can accommodate and address the demand for artist workspaces in their regions and produce workspaces that are fit for purpose, design focused and accessible. Full details available in the attached Guidelines for the Scheme.
