Kildare County Council Grant Schemes 2018

Kildare County Council are now inviting applications for the following grants;

Community/Local Property Tax and Festival Grants
Application forms and details for these grants are available on our website; http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Community/GrantSchemes or by emailing grants@kildarecoco.ie or telephone: 045 980538.

The objective of the grant scheme is to promote interest, education, knowledge and enjoyment by facilitating an appreciation of the heritage of County Kildare. We invite applications for community heritage projects which will benefit or relate to at least one of the aspects of heritage as set out in the Heritage Act 1995. Application forms and details for this grant are available on our website; http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Heritage/Grants/ or by emailing heritageofficer@kildarecoco.ie or telephone: 045 980791.

Residents Association Grants – Local Authority Estates
Applications forms for grant aid to assist Residents Associations in Local Authority Housing Estates to maintain their open spaces are available on our website; http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Community/GrantSchemes or by emailing grants@kildarecoco.ie.

Residents Association Grants – Private Estates
Application forms and further information for this grant are available on our website; http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Community/GrantSchemes or by emailing grants@kildarecoco.ie

CLOSING DATE FOR ABOVE GRANTS IS TUESDAY 13th MARCH 2018, 5PM

Arts Service Arts Grants & Bursary Award Opportunities
Artists and arts collectives and community groups may apply for the following grant and award opportunities
#Arts Act Grant scheme
#Artists in Schools Residency Bursary Award
#Artistic Entrepreneur Bursary Award
#Denis O’Driscoll Literary Bursary Award
#Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary Award
#Emerging Artist Solo Exhibition Award 2018
#Film Bursary Award
#Local Publishing Award
#Recording Bursary @ Platform4 Recording Studio
#Tyrone Guthrie Centre Residency Bursary Award
#Youth Arts Residency Bursary
Information sessions on ‘how to apply for an arts award’ will be held in Leixlip, Newbridge and Athy during February 2018.
Application forms and further information are available from Kildare County Arts Service, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare. Tel: 045-448328; Email: arts@kildarecoco.ie, or on our website: http://www.kildare.ie/ArtsService/Grantsandopportunities/

CLOSING DATE FOR THE ABOVE AWARDS IS TUESDAY 20th MARCH 2018, 12 noon.

Kildare Creative Ireland Bursary Awards
As art of Kildare’s 2018 Creative Ireland programme, we invite applications for bursary awards that will develop bodies of work with a public interface/engagement.
We invite applications from individuals and groups to creatively explore themes of

Well being
Sense of place
Heritage (which may include historical exploration)
Music
STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and mathematics)
Irish language

Application forms and further information are available from Kildare County Council Creative Ireland Programme, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co. Kildare. Tel: 045-448318, Email: creativekildare@kildarecoco.ie or on the website at http://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/Community/GrantSchemes
CLOSING DATE FOR THE ABOVE AWARDS IS TUESDAY 20th MARCH 2018, 12 noon.