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📢 Funding Opportunity for Cork Communities!

Cork City Council is inviting Expressions of Interest (EOI) for the 2026 Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS).

💶 Funding can support projects that help improve and revitalise our towns and villages, including:

🌳 Green spaces & recreational areas
🏘️ Town and village centre regeneration
🚶 Public realm & streetscape improvements
🌱 Climate-action initiatives
🛍️ Local market infrastructure
🏠 Community-centre improvements
🏚️ Bringing vacant or derelict buildings back into community use

There is also Project Development Measure funding of up to €50,000 available for feasibility studies, design, planning, environmental assessments and other work needed to develop projects.

📅 Expression of Interest deadline:
5.00pm, Friday 30 October 2026

📧 Expressions of Interest should be submitted to:
[email protected]

📍 Eligible communities include Blarney, Tower, Kerry Pike, Glanmire, Upper Glanmire and Killeens, as well as other eligible locations within the Cork City area.

This is a great opportunity for local communities to put forward ideas that can make a real difference to their town or village. Get your community group involved and start developing your ideas!

🏟️ 2026 Community Sport Facilities Fund

Applications are now open for the 2026 Community Sport Facilities Fund.

If your club or community organisation is looking to improve, upgrade or develop sports facilities, this could be a great opportunity to secure funding.

📅 Register your interest and find out more today!

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🌿 Biodiversity Funding 2026 – Community Foundation Ireland 🌱

Does your community group have an idea to protect, restore or enhance local biodiversity? There is funding available through the Community Foundation Ireland Biodiversity Fund 2026, supported by the National Parks & Wildlife Service (NPWS).

💚 Two funding strands are available:

🌱 Community Biodiversity Action Plan (CBAP)
Funding of €6,000–€10,000 to work with a qualified ecologist to assess local biodiversity and develop a Community Biodiversity Action Plan.

🌳 CBAP Implementation
Funding of up to €12,000 for communities that already have a Biodiversity Action Plan and want to put its recommendations into action.

📅 Application deadline: Friday, 2 October 2026 at 4:00 pm

If your community is interested in protecting nature, supporting wildlife and improving local habitats, this could be a great opportunity to turn your ideas into action. 🌿🦋🐝

Cork School Garden Workshops – October 2026 🌱

Is your school starting a garden, looking to maintain an existing one, or hoping to develop it further? 🌻🌿

Muintir na Tíre is hosting a series of practical School Garden Workshops for primary schools across Cork.

Postpone until further notice

📢 **Integration Fund 2026 – Applications Now Open**

Funding is available through the **Integration Fund 2026** across three schemes:

💶 **Scheme 1:** €100,000 – €300,000
💶 **Scheme 2:** €15,000 – €100,000
💶 **Scheme 3:** €1,000 – €10,000

📅 **Application Deadline:**
**12:00 noon, Wednesday, 2 September 2026**

If your organization has a project that supports integration and inclusion, this is a great opportunity to apply for funding.

Don't miss the deadline—start preparing your application today!