Community Amenity Project Scheme 2025: closing date extended to 23rd January 2026
Meath County Council’s Community Amenity Project Scheme is a grant scheme which provides financial assistance for capital projects such as the development of sporting, recreational, environmental, amenity, heritage and cultural facilities.
The Community Amenity Project Scheme is available to new projects or refurbishment of existing facilities/amenities (subject to conditions). Priority will be given to projects that will provide an overall enhancement of the local area, work in collaboration with other local groups and that provide the maximum potential for the town/village/rural area to grow socially and economically and enhance facilities in disadvantaged areas.
The Community Amenity Project Scheme is a capital grant scheme which is administered by Meath County Council subject to availability of funding.
Applications are invited from Groups within the County who provide services or amenities for the development of social, sporting, recreational, environmental, amenity, heritage and cultural facilities.
The minimum project application is €10,000 with a maximum project application of €100,000 per Municipal District per annum.
Eligible projects can include the following:
- Community Amenity areas
- Improvement to towns, parks / common areas and spaces
- Development / renovation of Community Centres (excluding energy efficiency works)
- Sports / Recreational facilities (excluding energy efficiency works)
- Community arts and cultural projects
- Heritage projects
- Professional fees to a max of €3,000
- Capital investment in community services.
Please find links below to the Application Form and Scheme Details
Community Amenity Project Scheme Application Form 2025 (PDF, 269.80 kb)
Community Amenity Project Scheme Guidelines 2025 (PDF, 280.54 kb)
Further details can be obtained from the Community Department, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath C15 Y291 or by email communitygrants@meathcoco.ie
Applications open Friday, 31 October
The closing date for receipt of completed applications has been extended to the 23rd January 2026.
I hope you and your colleagues are well. THe Ashbourne community initiative has been running a film festival for last three years. We hope to expend it to more venues and over more days in June 26. We would like to see what grants are available to assist room and cinema hire and professional fees etc. would be be eligible to apply for funding. We would be looking for about 10 to 15k
many thanks
William Brennan