Want to protect and restore your local dunes? Here are three fantastic funding streams that are either open, or opening soon for applications:
✅ LEADER Programme:
Supporting rural development and community-led projects. Learn more at: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/campaigns/leader/
✅ Community Climate Action Programme – Round 2:
Contact your Local Authority to find out more about this programme today!
Projects can include dune restoration, climate adaptation, and community awareness initiatives.
Eligible projects may include:
- Dune restoration and protection measures
- Community education and awareness campaigns
- Climate adaptation initiatives using nature-based solutions
✅ Fisheries Local Action Groups (FLAGs) Coastal Community Development Schemes:
Call Opening 25th November 2025. Seeking projects aligned with ‘enabling a sustainable blue economy in coastal, island and inland areas, and fostering the development of fishing and aquaculture communities.’
https://bim.ie/fisheries/funding/fisheries-local-action-groups-flags/
