Through its Conservation Grants Programme, the Irish Georgian Society assists conservation works to ‘structures of significant architectural merit’ throughout Ireland, ranging from country and town houses, to churches, follies and garden buildings.
€45,000 in grant aid:
€35,000 for structures from all periods across the country
€10,000 for Georgian buildings within Meath or Westmeath
Since the year 2000, the Irish Georgian Society has supported c. 180 projects through its Conservation Grants Programme. Within excess of €1.6m in grants awarded during this time, the Society has assisted conservation works to ‘structures of significant architectural merit’ throughout Ireland, ranging from country and town houses, to churches, follies and garden buildings. The initiative is an essential and ongoing part of the Society’s works and is made possible through funding from IGS London, IGS Inc (USA) and sums raised in Ireland. Small grants have assisted with the repair of countless roofs, windows and gutters, and enabled the preparation of conservation plans that can provide essential road maps in the restoration of historic buildings.
Eligibility of Buildings
- Protected structures, recorded monuments and Listed Buildings in Northern Ireland. Unprotected structures will only be considered where it is demonstrated that the structure is of architectural and historical interest and hitherto has been overlooked by local authorities and/or the NIAH.
- Structures of national and international importance will be given priority over buildings of regional importance.
- Generally, unprotected structures within an ACA will be given a low priority.
IGS London Grant: structures of all periods are eligible but priority will be given to older buildings on the basis of rarity and potential fragility relating to age.
Homan Potterton Conservation Grant: structures must be in either Meath or Westmeath and date from the Georgian period which for the purposes of this grants programme can be loosely defined as running from 1714 to 1830.
Assessment criteria include:
- Quality of team
- Nature of works
- Funding sources
- Importance of structure
Further information on the Conservation Grants Programme can be found on the Irish Georgian Society website.
Email: igsconservationgrants@gmail.com
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.