Cavan County Council
Municipal Districts Discretionary Allocation Scheme 2026
***The closing date for receipt of completed applications is 23 February 2026 at 4pm***
About the scheme
The Municipal Districts Discretionary Allocation Scheme was established by the Members of Cavan County Council to support community groups in delivering and promoting projects in their local areas. The allocation of funds is at the discretion of the Elected Members and as such will be a “reserved function” of each specific Municipal District area. Members also reserve discretion over the specific proportion of the project costs to be funded. The minimum aid payable will be €3,000.
***Works must not begin until after the date the ‘Letter of Offer’ has been issued***
Categories of Eligible Aid
Funding is available under the following categories:
a) Amenity and Environmental Schemes:
o Grants to community groups for works which develop or promote publicly owned and/or community managed amenity areas.
o Grants to community groups for works which preserve/promote environment.
b) Heritage and Genealogy:
o Grants to community groups for works which promote local community heritage/genealogy.
c) Match funding for works which are:
o Approved by the Local Community Development Committee under Leader and/or any other state funding.
o Approved by Fáilte Ireland and/or any other state funding.
o Projects promoted by Town Teams as part of their approved Town Teams Plan.
o Supplement the schedule of Municipal District works and/or any other works carried out by the local authority.
d) Funding towards the cost of preparing reports or complying with statutory requirements (e.g. planning or environmental reports) in order to submit an application for State funding for works which are:
o Approved by the Local Community Development Committee under Leader and/or any other state funding.
o Approved by Fáilte Ireland and/or any other state body.
o Projects promoted by Town Teams as part of their approved Town Teams Plan.
o Supplement the schedule of Municipal District works and/or any other works carried out by the local authority.
e) Funding towards the cost of procuring a generator to allow a facility to act as a Community Support Centre in a major emergency event.
***Please ensure that you are familiar with the guidelines before you begin filling in the application. Every year there is huge interest in this scheme from the many community and voluntary groups across County Cavan. For this reason, we can only assess application forms that have been fully completed. Incomplete application forms will not be considered for funding.***