Date: 02 Dec 2025
Culture and Creativity Project Awards 2026
Donegal County Council are pleased to announce an open call for community groups, organisations, and individuals to submit applications for the Donegal Culture & Creativity Project Awards Scheme 2026. These awards are offered by the Culture & Creativity Team as part of the Creative Communities Programme, funded by Creative Ireland and the Dept. of Culture, Communications and Sport.
The Scheme offers 25 project awards of €2,000 each to support new initiatives that foster engagement between communities and arts, culture, creativity, or heritage professionals. They welcome applications from those who have not previously engaged with Creative Ireland, and those who have and wish to engage in new and creative ways.
These projects can focus on engaging, exploring, sharing, preserving, or promoting culture, heritage, creativity, arts or technology in creative and imaginative ways, such as through performances, workshops, exhibitions, training, conservation actions or research. A key element of your application should be the engagement with the public or a targeted group.
The online portal will open for applications on Monday 1st December, and the closing date is Friday 9th January at 4pm. No late applications can be accepted. Applications are welcome in either English or Irish. Applications will only be accepted online through submit.com at the following link https://donegalcoco.submit.com/show/77. Please read the guidelines carefully, they will assist you in making the application.
There will be an online information session by the Creative Communities Engagement Officer, Daithí Ramsay, on Thursday 11th December at 7pm. To register for it email creativeireland@donegalcoco.ie
You can see a list of the successful projects in 2024 & 2025 at this link https://www.donegalculture.ie/en/services/creative-ireland/culture-and-creativity-project-awards/
