Community Centres Investment Fund
From Department of Rural and Community Development
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From Department of Rural and Community Development
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The Community Centres Investment Fund – New Builds Measure will invest circa €20 million in new build multi-functional community centres with a minimum grant of €1,000,000 up to a maximum of €6,000,000.
The projects must be ‘shovel-ready’ with all the necessary permissions and consents in place (e.g. planning consent) and be located on a green/brown field site.
The lead party to an application must be a State-funded body. Lead parties can request an application form from ccif@drcd.gov.ie .
The deadline for the receipt of applications is 12 noon on 3rd July 2023.
Full details are available in the Application Guidelines here:
Application Guidelines: Community Centres Investment Fund - New Builds Measure
Application Guidelines for the New Builds Measure of the 2023 Community Centres Investment Fund.
A financial analysis template for the 2023 fund is available here:
In 2022 capital funding of over €45 million was provided for the improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres in both urban and rural areas.
Funding was available under 3 Categories, with grants of up to €300,000 available:
Funding was available for capital works such as:
Successful projects under Categories 1, 2 and 3 of the Community Centres Investment Fund can be viewed here .
Please contact onlinesupport@pobal.ie if you have any queries.