Shared Island Funding
- Foilsithe: 4 Meitheamh 2025
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 11 Nollaig 2025
How does Shared Island Funding work?
Funding from the Shared Island Fund is allocated by the Government to Departments and Agencies to support the delivery of projects that implement Programme for Government priorities on Shared Island.
These projects are developed and taken forward in cooperation with counterparts in Northern Ireland and focus on practical cross-border collaboration in a range of areas including on key infrastructure projects, climate action, tourism, culture and research.
In some cases, Departments operate programmes that offer grant and funding opportunities that are open to applications as part of the Shared Island Initiative. These programmes support the broadening of cooperation, connections and mutual understanding across all communities on the island of Ireland.
Can you apply directly for funding?
In some cases, Departments operate programmes that offer grant and funding opportunities that are open to applications as part of the Shared Island Initiative. These programmes support the broadening of cooperation, connections and mutual understanding across all communities on the island of Ireland.
Shared Island programmes that are currently open for application:
Creative Ireland Shared Island Programme
Creative Ireland has announced funding across three new grant calls, supporting creativity, connection, and wellbeing across the island of Ireland.
The funding includes opportunities under the Shared Island strand of the Creative Ireland Programme, supported by the Shared Island Fund.
These new grants will support innovative creative and cultural projects developed through partnerships between local authorities, creative practitioners, community organisations, and youth groups.
Funding is now open under the following Creative Ireland grant calls:
- Creative Health & Wellbeing in the Community - Local Authority partnerships with creative and community organisations.
- Creative Communities on a Shared Island - Local Authority partnerships with creative and community organisations.
- Creative Youth Nurture Fund - Applications are welcomed from creative practitioners, groups, organisations, and communities seeking support to develop inclusive and impactful creative projects. Creative Youth have an online information session on Monday 15 December. Click here to register.
Key Dates and Information
Grant information sessions (booking required):
- 14 January 2026 – MAC Theatre, Belfast
- 22 January 2026 – Radisson Blu Hotel, Golden Lane, Dublin 8
Application deadline for all Grant calls: 27 February 2026 at 1pm
More information is available here.
Shared Island grant funding programmes to date:
For information on other Shared Island funded infrastructure and investment projects, see here.
Other proposals:
Proposals for other all-island investment or cooperation projects, including for Shared Island Fund support, are considered by the relevant Government Department or Agency for the the sector or topic addressed. Assessed and approved projects are agreed and implemented in partnership with appropriate stakeholders across both jurisdictions.