Fingal Community Response to COVID-19 Funding scheme

Fingal County Councils’ Community Development Office is administering a Fingal Community Response to COVID-19 Funding scheme to support voluntary and community groups to provide a local community response to COVID-19 in Fingal. Priority will be given to initiatives that strive to contain and limit the reach of the virus, safeguard volunteers and support vulnerable members in our community.

Groups will be funded under 2 categories

(i) Community Response Team Initial Set Up Contribution: (up to a max €200). A once-off award of €200 to cover initial costs incurred by establishing a local community response team

(ii) COVID-19 Community Action Fund: (up to a max of €1000) a grant for local groups that demonstrates a strong partnership/ collaboration of local community groups and key services to safely respond to COVID-19 under the following themes of  

• Supporting Community Safety initiatives
• Community wellbeing programme
• Virtual Community Gatherings
• Support target for older and vulnerable people 

Eligible costs include leaflets/ flyers, social media, mobile phone (purchase), personal protection equipment (i.e. gloves, masks, sanitizers), insurance, virtual event costs, trainer/ tutor/ instructor fees, design/ print of leaflets,  programme material, publicity etc… (this list is not exhaustive)

For more information and to complete the online application form, click https://form.jotform.com/200864157081352  

For assistance or advice with  the application, contact your local Fingal County Council, Community Development Officer

North County: Eugene Moore: [email protected] : 087 2853621

Balbriggan: Mick Dunne: [email protected] : 0876259948

Dublin 15: Rafe Costigan: [email protected] : 087 2203944 / Sinead Wiley: [email protected] : 086 8123070

East Fingal & Swords: Valerie McAllorum Byrne : [email protected] : 087 9051999/ Pat Lane: [email protected] : 087 9876993