Biodiversity Fund 2025

Community Foundation Ireland’s Biodiversity Fund is open for applications from Monday 8^th September to Friday 17^th October.

With the support of the Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage, this fund has been devised to enhance biodiversity in communities throughout the country by combining the expertise of qualified ecologists with the skills, experience, and enthusiasm of local community groups.

There are two strands to this year’s grant round:

1. We are inviting community groups to apply for a grant to engage an ecologist and develop a Community Biodiversity Action Plan (CBAP) for their local area. Please find more information in our Criteria document here.
2. We are inviting any organisation who has a CBAP to apply for funding to implement recommendations contained in it. Please find more information in our Criteria document here.

This grant round closes on Friday 17^th October at 4pm. Please read the Criteria documents carefully before applying and check our Application Help Guide here for how to access the application form.

Please email info@foundation.ie if you have any queries or need help accessing our Grants Portal.