Funding available to every Local Sports Partnership to support nature-connected projects at sports facilities that are open to community use.
A maximum €25,000 is available to every Local Sports Partnership - minimum of €100,000 for a public sports facility (not club) with a minimum of €30,000 for biodiversity measures.
Funding available to every Local Sports Partnership to support nature-connected projects at sports facilities that are open to community use.
There will be a specific focus on supporting the biodiversity surrounding publicly accessible outdoor sports facilities. Examples of possible projects include biodiversity pollinator-friendly planting, safe nesting sites for birds, bees and bats, the installation of biodiversity ponds, hedgerow and tree planting and rainwater planters.
This is a parallel initiative to the recently launched outdoor sport equipment investment fund, the ‘Participation Nation Outdoor Fund’.
The aim of the fund is to promote the enhancement and protection of nature with a specific focus on supporting the biodiversity of the surrounding environments on such land.
The fund will be overseen by the Department and administered by Sport Ireland with applications open to the network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships.
The fund will be overseen by the Department and administered by Sport Ireland with applications open to the network of 29 Local Sports Partnerships (‘LSP’). €25,000 is available to improve biodiversity through each Local Sports Partnership with a focus on supporting the biodiversity surrounding publicly accessible outdoor sports facilities including biodiversity pollinator-friendly planting, safe nesting sites for birds, bees and bats, the installation of biodiversity ponds, hedgerow and tree planting and rainwater planters.
Criteria to be determined by the Local Sports Partnership.
Further information can be found on the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media website.
Email: participation@sportireland.ie
All information is accurate at the time of writing; however, we recommend visiting the individual websites of the funding organisations for the most current and up-to-date information on their specified schemes.