Energia Meenadreen & Derrysallagh Community Fund 2026

The Energia Meenadreen and Derrysallagh Community Fund opens on Monday, 31st August and closes on Friday, 2nd October at 5pm. Please note that your organisation must first be registered on our Portal before an application can be started, so be sure to allow enough time to complete both the registration and application processes, as both may take a few days.

Information on registration can be found in the Application Help Guide below.

These are two grant rounds dedicated to supporting non-profit, voluntary, and social enterprise organisations in the vicinity of either the Meenadreen or Derrysallagh Wind Farms. The funds aim to support social, cultural, and environmental development of communities neighbouring the wind farms.

Both funds are particularly interested in projects that:

• Promote community engagement and wellbeing, including training programmes, community events and social enterprise initiatives
• Foster a shared sense of community identity and connectedness, including through heritage and arts projects
• Work with potentially vulnerable groups, such as older adults, lone parents, people with disabilities and those experiencing rural isolation.
• Support children and young people
• Support families to live in the area
• Support members of new communities or Traveller communities

The funds also welcome environmental projects that:

• Support climate action
• Contribute to biodiversity
• Enhance the local environment
• Provide clean and sustainable energy

Energia Meenadreen Community Fund:

The Energia Meenadreen Community Fund supports eligible organisations delivering projects within a 14km radius of the Meenadreen Wind Farm, with priority given to projects within 10km. Projects based in the immediate vicinity of the wind farm are particularly encouraged to apply.

Grants of up to €10,000 are available.

Organisations may apply for no more than 50% of their previous year’s income.

Energia Derrysallagh Community Fund:

The Energia Derrysallagh Community Fund supports eligible organisations delivering projects within a 10kmm radius of the Derrysallagh Wind Farm, with priority given to projects within 5km. Projects based in the immediate vicinity of the wind farm are particularly encouraged to apply.

Grants of up to €8,000 are available.

Organisations may apply for no more than 50% of their previous year’s income.

Meenadreen Grant Criteria

Click here to view the full Meenadreen grant round criteria before applying

Derrysallagh Grant Criteria

Click here to view the full Derrysallagh grant round criteria before applying

Application Help Guide

Information on how to access and navigate our grants portal can be found in our Application Help Guide here.

How To Apply

All applications must be made through our dedicated grants portal here.