Community Foundation Ireland in partnership with Sunflower Charitable Foundation are launching The Mayo Sustainability Fund. This is a new pilot fund, aimed at strengthening the ecosystem of climate and sustainability work in Mayo
In 2023, the Sunflower Charitable Foundation and Community Foundation Ireland commissioned a scoping study from University College Dublin (UCD) to assess the potential for a Sustainability Fund in Mayo. This study, along with a follow-up community consultation, showed that Mayo has a strong network of organisations working in various areas of sustainability that could benefit from dedicated funding.
The study identified key challenges such as limited knowledge of funding sources, lack of flexible and long-term funding, and limited time and resources for applying for funding. It also highlighted gaps in funding for core operations, capital needs, networking, peer learning, deep community engagement, and project scaling.
The Fund aims to address some of these challenges by providing funding that supports cohesion in the sector through networking, growth, and development, along with flexible funding allowing charities and community groups to deliver their work as best as possible.
Grant Criteria
The Mayo Sustainability Fund for 2025 offers two distinct grant programmes, each with its own specific criteria. Before applying, applicants are strongly encouraged to carefully read the criteria documents for both grant rounds as well as the Application Help Guide to ensure they fully understand the requirements and guidance provided. The criteria document for each programme can be found below:⬇️⬇️⬇️
There are two grant programmes in the Mayo Sustainability Fund for 2025, the first being Collaboration for Sustainability where the grant criteria has been attached below:
The second being Project Plus where the grant criteria has been attached below:
Application Portal
Please click here to go directly to the portal and start your application. You must read the documents before starting your application.
Webinar
We will host a webinar on the Fund and the application process on Friday the 9th of May at 10am. Applicants may submit questions to be answered at the webinar.
To register, please click here. The webinar will be recorded to view later.
Timeline
Applications are open from Thursday, 1st of May, and close Monday 16th of June at 4pm.
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