The aim is to enable community organisations to better meet the needs of their community and/or improve the quality and range of activities delivered in community buildings.
Open to non-for-profit voluntary and community organisations, all projects must contribute to one or more of the following objectives:
- Improve the physical condition of community buildings
- Increase energy efficiency and reduce maintenance costs of community buildings
- Increased accessibility of community buildings
- Increase usage of community buildings
The total costs of your capital project must be a minimum of £10,000, up to a maximum of £50,000.
The scheme will provide funding towards:
- repairs to existing community buildings (for example, refurbishment or structural repairs, roof work, repairs to meet health and safety or building regulations)
- small scale refurbishment or renovation works to improve communal facilities, for example kitchen and toilets or changes to enable multi-use of premises
- capital works for accessibility improvements (upgrades such as ramps or lifts)
- energy efficiency measures (such as boiler replacement, window upgrades, insulation, heating systems, or solar panels).
The scheme will open for Expressions of Interest on 1 October 2025 and close on 29 October 2025 for projects to be delivered between 1 April 2026 and 31 March 2027.
Projects that pass the Expression of Interest stage will be invited to complete a full application to be submitted by 9 January 2026.
For further information and Guidance Notes and to register for one of the upcoming Information Sessions hosted by representatives from DfC and Co-Operation Ireland visit here.
