Please find information below on current programmes, Meath statistics and sources of financing:
Grants & Funding Calendar
Current Funding:
- Community Centres Investment Fund 2026: Opens 29th May – details here
- South Meath Solar: Sustainable Communities Fund: Open until July 1st- details here
- Shopfront Improvement and Age Friendly Grant 2026. Closes 31 May: details here
- Vantage RE – Gillinstown Solar Farm Community Benefit Fund. Details here
- Shared Island Funding: closing date 2nd June – details here
- Shared Island Civic Society Fund 2026: closing date 2nd June: details here
- Skills for Tomorrow Fund: pathways to employment. closes 29 June – details here
- Power to Participate Fund: Disabled Persons’ Organisations – closes 26 June: here
- AIB Community €1 Million Fund: details here
- Access Europe: EU Funding Newsletter – May 2026: available here
Meath County Council:
CSO Census 2022
- Small area population statistics are available for Meath: CSO. Details here
- Profile 4: Disability, Heath and Carers – Meath: here
- Profile 3: Households, Families and Childcare – Meath. Details here
- Profile 2 Housing: Meath. Details here
- Profile 1 Population Distribution & Movements – Meath. Details here
Finance Sources:
- Community Foundation for Ireland
- Clann Credo – Community Loan Finance
- DRCD Community Services Programme
- Pobal programmes
- National Lottery
- The Ireland Funds
- Royal Irish Academy
- Social Entrepreneurs Ireland
- Philanthropy Ireland
- Social Finance Foundation
- Irish Youth Foundation
- Arts Council – available funding programmes
- DM Thomas Foundation – Central Grants Programme