Community Climate Action Fingal

The Community Climate Action Programme grant is open from 20th October to 22nd December 2025.

The grant is open to not-for-profit community organisations for implementing climate actions in Fingal such as sports clubs, charities and community halls. This is a great opportunity for communities to apply for building insulation, replacement doors and windows, solar panels, recycling bins, heating systems, biodiversity projects, swap shop materials and other sustainability projects.

Eligible groups include Tidy Towns, residents groups, voluntary not-for-profit organisations, sports clubs (all sports) and non-Fingal owned community centres. Applicants should be members of the Fingal Public Participation Network (PPN). Schools, educational facilities are not eligible. 

Every project should aim to lower emissions. There are three grant scales, small grants up to €20k, medium grants up to €50k and large grants up to €100k.

If your local community organisation is interested please see the below for information and contact the Community Climate Action Officer, Sinéad Fox  [email protected]  for enquiries.

Please view this summary document about the grant.

There are 3 drop-in information sessions for the new Community Climate Action Programme grant on Thursday evenings in October 2025 as follows.

Blanchardstown Library Thursday, 9th Oct. 5- 6.30pm

Balbriggan library Thursday 16th Oct. 5- 6.30pm

Malahide Library Thursday 23rd Oct. 5- 6.30pm

Community Climate Action Fingal

Community Climate Action Fingal supports climate actions at community level for community/ voluntary organisation’s buildings, gardens, facilities and services. A wide range of projects were approved for funding during the first round. Round 2 is now open from 20th October to 22nd December 2025.  There are five themes in the grant Community Energy, Travel, Shopping and Recycling, Food and Waste and Environmental/ Climate projects.

The aim of the grant is to reduce existing emissions.

Here is a list of the types of community projects which were approved in the last round.

1. Replace doors
2. Replace windows
3. Replacement of lights to upgrade to LEDs
4. Insulate Attic
5. Insulate walls
6. Replace glazed area with more efficient glazing
7. Install Solar PV
8. Install Solar PV and Battery
9. Insulate piping for heating systems
10. Develop or Improve Community Garden
11. Install composter
12. Replace hand-roll dispensers with efficient hand dryers
13. Plant (200) trees or native hedging, fruit trees or berry bushes
14. Develop a Nature space for biodiversity and amenity
15. Purchase items to run regular swap shops
16. Purchase reusable cups for club
17. Purchase and install bike lockers
18. Purchase and install bike parking (including any civil works)
19. Purchase and install water bottle fillers/ drinking water fountain (including any civil works)
20. Purchase and install bike repair station (including any civil works)

The Community Climate Action Grant is administered by Fingal County Council Environment, Climate Action and Sports Department.

The Community Climate Action Officer Sinead Fox is the point of contact.

Email:  [email protected]  

Who is eligible?

Eligibility:

Community organisations meeting the requirements listed below are eligible to apply to partner with the Local Authorities to implement a project under this Programme, they:

• must be a not-for-profit organisation

• must be located in the operational area of the LA to which it is applying for funding

• must submit a completed application form on or before the specified closing date and time

• must be registered with the County Public Participation Network (PPN) or connected with other collectives such as the Wheel, Tidy Towns and /or a community group with Articles of Association or a Constitution, which hold an AGM, and for which approved minutes are available.

Furthermore:

• The project applied for must be in line with the aim/purpose of the Community Climate Action Programme

• Only one application per organisation may be submitted for consideration – projects proposed could cut across several of the themes and be bundled together as part of a single application.

The following are not eligible to apply: 

• Private individuals
• Commercial undertakings (including sole traders)
• National community and environmental organisations.