Open to all Community & Voluntary Groups in Fingal 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
For assistance or advice with the application, contact your local Fingal County Council, Community Development Officer
- North County: Eugene Moore: eugenemoore@fingal_ppn.ie : 087 2853621
- Balbriggan: Mick Dunne: mick.dunne@fingal.ie : 0876259948
- Dublin 15: Rafe Costigan: rafe.costigan@fingal.ie : 087 2203944 / Sinead Wiley: Sinead.wiley@fingal.ie : 086 8123070
- East Fingal & Swords: Valerie McAllorum Byrne : valerie.mcallorumbyrne@fingal.ie : 087 9051999/ Pat Lane: pat.lane@fingal.ie : 087 9876993