Creative Communities on a Shared Island Fund (2023)
The Government’s Shared Island initiative aims to harness the full potential of the Good Friday Agreement to enhance cooperation, connection and mutual understanding on the island and engage with all communities and traditions to build consensus around a shared future. A shared sense of community across the island of Ireland can be achieved by fostering creative opportunities for connection through social interaction, engagement and dialogue.
Consistent with the aims of the Government’s Shared Island initiative to deepen beneficial cooperation and connections across the island of Ireland, the Shared Island dimension to the Creative Ireland programme is being implemented on the basis that the all-island or cross-border dimension is central to projects, with significant activity involving partners and people based in Northern Ireland, or in Britain.
A total of €2.25 million will be provided under the fund and it is envisaged that the following amounts will be allocated:
- Strand 1 : 4 x €250,000 (At least 1 grant will be awarded to a partnership specific to the border region)
- Strand 2 : 25 x €50,000
Application partners can include;
- Arts and cultural organisations or institutions
- Creative organisations, networks and collectives including all-island networks
- Public sector bodies, including local authorities in Northern Ireland, or established networks
- Charities or not-for-profit organisations
- Social enterprises
- Community groups and networks
- Business, commercial companies
- Philanthropic and research bodies including universities
- Communities of place and communities of practice
- Individuals (in Strand 2 only).
Apply here: https://creativeireland.submit.com/show/21
Any queries should be submitted to creativeireland@tcagsm.gov.ie.
