# Ireland Funds invites grant applications

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/02/03/ireland-funds-invites-grant-applications/
- Published: 2011-02-03T11:42:13+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**After several years in which the Ireland Funds have not been open for grant applications,
the organisation is once again inviting applications from charities in Ireland and
Northern Ireland.**

[The Ireland Funds](http://www.irlfunds.org) is the largest worldwide network of
people of Irish ancestry and friends of Ireland dedicated to raising funds to support
programmes of peace and reconciliation, arts and culture, education and community
development throughout the island of Ireland.

Just before Christmas the Worldwide Ireland Funds announced the launch of the Promising
Ireland Campaign, a fundraising initiative with a goal of raising $100 million among
its global network on four continents by 2013.

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The Ireland Funds say that projects funded under this round may be considered for
further funding.
According to the organisation’s website: “The objective of the 
grant round is to enable as many organisations as possible to fund new and innovative
responses to social need. When a project has proven its capacity, often on the back
of a grant round gift, the Funds may bring it to the attention of individual donors
for consideration. This policy determines the number and size of awards.”

Projects seeking larger grant amounts (over €25,000) will not be processed through
this grant round, according to the organisation. Such proposals will be considered
on an individual basis for possible presentation to donors. There is no minimum 
grant but the average is €7,000.

The new grants round opened on 1 February and will close on **31 March 2011**. Applicants
will be notified in June 2011. Applications will be considered under the Ireland
Funds’ four themes.

 * **[Funding opportunity for older peoples' arts programmes in Northern Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/01/funding-opportunity-older-peoples-arts-programmes-northern-ireland/)**(
   1 March 2011)
 * **[Eaga Community Fund opens again in Northern Ireland](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/03/11/eaga-community-fund-opens-again-northern-ireland/)**(
   11 March 2011)
 * **[Lloyds TSB Foundation NI excludes bigger organisations](https://fundraising.co.uk/2011/04/21/lloyds-tsb-foundation-ni-excludes-bigger-organisations/)**(
   21 April 2011)