Creative Cavan Open Call Grants 2025: Empowering Local Creativity
Cavan County Council is excited to announce the Creative Cavan Open Call Grants 2025, a key initiative under the Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027. This strategy aims to foster access, participation, and engagement in culture and creativity for all citizens of Cavan.
The Creative Ireland grant scheme is designed to support local and community groups, individuals, artistic and creative practitioners, event organisers, and those involved in creative, cultural, and heritage activities. Supported by the national Creative Ireland Programme, this grant scheme seeks projects that align with the Cavan Culture and Creativity Strategy 2023-2027. Priority will be given to projects that creatively promote:
Health and Wellbeing
Heritage
Biodiversity
Creative Climate Action
Applications are invited for the following grants:
Micro Grants: €500 to €2,500, to be delivered by 27 September 2025.
Strategic Grants: €2,500 to €15,000, to be delivered by 31 August 2026. These grants support projects requiring longer delivery times and larger budgets.
Cruinniú na nÓg Grants: Up to €5,000, to be delivered by 7 June 2025, with a delivery element on Saturday, 7 June 2025.
Applicants can only apply for one grant type and those who received a 2024/2025 grant are not eligible to apply this year.
To assist with the application process, Creative Cavan Community Engagement Officer Sharon Howe will be available at the following locations:
Online Session: Monday, 17 February, 4pm – 6pm. Email showe@cavancoco.ie for the link.
Johnston Central Library, Farnham Centre, Cavan: Tuesday, 18 February, 4.30pm – 7pm.
Cootehill Library: Wednesday, 19 February, 2.30pm – 4.30pm.
Virginia Library: Thursday, 20 February, 4.30pm – 7pm.
Applications must be submitted via Cavan County Council's online portal at consult.cavancoco.ie. The application page opens on Tuesday, 10 February 2025. Applicants need to register on the portal, which allows saving progress and completing the application in multiple sessions.
The deadline for submission is 5pm on Wednesday, 5 March 2025. Late applications will not be accepted.
For general enquiries, please email Sharon Howe at showe@cavancoco.ie with the subject line 'Open Call Grant 2025'.
Note that there will be no responses from 25 February to 3 March due to annual leave.