Cork City Council: Creative Communities Grant Scheme 2025
Cork City Council is now accepting applications to the Creative Communities Grant Scheme 2025.
The scheme is funded by Creative Ireland — a government-backed culture and wellbeing programme which aims to inspire and transform people, places, and communities through creativity. This grant scheme is designed to financially assist community groups in actively collaborating with artists and creatives. We encourage ambitious and innovative projects which grow the capacity of individuals and communities and use culture and creativity to create positive social impacts.
Community groups based in any context and located within Cork City Council’s administrative area are invited to propose a creative project.
Applications can be made by a representative of a specific community, or by a creative practitioner/organisation.
Funded projects must address at least two of the five strategic priorities of the Cork City Culture & Creativity Strategy 2023-2027. These are:
- To tell our own story
- To enrich our sense of place
- To support creative industry, ambition and risk-taking
- To promote well-being through creative engagement
- To be climate active
Funding Criteria
For 2025, we are introducing a pilot two-tier funding scheme to encourage both small-scale and more ambitious creative projects while maintaining the scheme’s accessibility and inclusivity for all community groups.
Level 1 funding: €1,500-3,000 for small, focused projects that experiment with new ideas or offer creative engagement on a smaller scale.
Level 2 funding: Up to €6,000 for larger, more complex projects with significant scope, scalability or longer-term ambitions.
For full details on eligibility and criteria for Level 1 and Level 2 funding, it's essential that potential applicants read the Creative Communities Grant Scheme 2025 Guidance Notes.
The deadline for proposals is 12pm on 12th February 2025. Funding decisions will be announced in early March for delivery by early November 2025.
Applications should be made online through Cork City Council's Submit page at https://corkcity.submit.com/show/371
A public information webinar about the scheme will take place on Wednesday 4th December at 11am. Register to attend at https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/creative-communities-grant-scheme-2025-information-webinar-tickets-1057851485269