Community Safety Fund

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Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan opened the 2026 Fund to applications on Monday 13 April 2026.

Grants range between €20,000 – €150,000.

Applications close on Monday 18 May at 5pm.

Click here to view press release relating to the launch of the Fund.

Applications are invited from community safety initiatives as well as groups co-funded with local authorities, NGOs and community organisations working on issues relevant to community safety and youth justice.

Applications may be submitted by individual organisations, or by a consortium involving two or more organisations where the lead partner is a community organisation, not-for-profit, social enterprise or similar with a remit relevant to community safety and/or youth justice. Applications with innovative approaches will be afforded particular consideration.

Early submission, in advance of the deadline, is strongly recommended to allow sufficient time for the resolution of any potential issues.

Organisations interested in applying should pay close attention to the details in the Guidance and Criteria documents before completing the application form.

• Guidance for applicants
• Application criteria
• Application Form
• Frequently Asked Questions

A webinar to support organisations in preparing their applications will be held on Tuesday 21 April at 11am. Click here to register.

The Community Safety Fund is an annual grant fund which allows for the proceeds of crime, seized by the Criminal Assets Bureau (CAB) and An Garda Síochána, to be directed back into communities, in order to fund innovative local projects aimed at building stronger, safer communities.

Initially called the Community Safety Innovation Fund and launched in 2022 it has supported 127 community safety projects to date all across Ireland.

The fund is managed by the National Office for Community Safety.

All queries in relation to the Community Safety Fund should be directed to communitysafetyfund@justice.ie.

The Community Safety Fund:

• Allows proceeds of crime to be directed into community projects to support community safety
• Ensures that the most appropriate proposals to improve community safety will receive the funding they require
• Encourages the development proposals to improve community safety from those people who best understand local community safety needs
• Allows best practice on community safety and youth justice to be shared with other partnerships and communities nationally as new proposals are developed
• Reflects and highlights the success of An Garda Síochána and the Criminal Assets Bureau in seizing the proceeds from criminal activity

Link to information webinar held 21/04/2026.

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Slides from information webinar held 21/04/2026