Community Centres Investment Fund 2026 – Refurbishment Grant is a capital fund of €25 million to provide funding for the improvement and refurbishment of existing community centres in both urban and rural areas.

Funding is being made available under 2 Categories, with grants of between €10,000 and €100,000 available:

• Category 1: Small scale projects and improvements to facilities – €10,000 to €25,000
• Category 2 Larger scale projects – €25,001 to €100,000

The Portal for online application will open on May 29th, 2026, at MyPobal Portal and will remain open until July 13th, 2026

Full details available here: www.gov.ie/CommunityCentresFund

The Department hosted a number of online information events during April and May and check in clinics will be provided from April to June 2026 to support committees in preparing and submitting an application under Community Centres Investment Fund 2026: Refurbishment Grant. 

Recordings are available here and below:

Information Session 8th April 2026

8th April – Information Event Slides

Information Session 14th April 2026

14 April – Application Information Event Slides

Application System: MyPobalPortal – 9th April

9 April – Support event for Primary Authorised Users (PAU) and Secondary Users registering on the MyPobalPortal Slides

Public Procurement for Grant-funded Capital Projects – 7th May

07 May – Procurement Obligations Event Slides