Management 365

The NDRC Startup Sprint
2026-02-07 09:00 - 18:30 UTC
Starting a business this year? The NDRC Startup Sprint takes place in Engine Collaboration Centre, Limerick on February 7th. Details online: Here

Heart of the Community Fund 2026
2026-02-19 08:00 - 2026-03-20 17:00
Closing Date: 20 March 2026
Round 1: Education and Innovation
Open 19 February – 20 March 2026
For the first open call grant round of the Heart of the Community Fund 2026, applications will be prioritised from organisations working in two areas: education and innovation.

Education: This priority focuses on organisations providing access to learning, both formal and informal, across all age levels.
Innovation: This priority supports organisations taking innovative approaches to address a problem, either by creating something new or enhancing an existing solution.

Details available online at: https://irelandfunds.org/grants/

Toy Show Appeal Funding
2026-03-06 08:00 - 2026-03-13 17:00
Closing date: 13 March 2026
Children and family charities working at local, regional and national level can apply for a grant under one of the following thematic strands:

Addressing Essential Needs
Improving Health and Wellbeing
Creativity and Play

Applicants will need to identify which of the three thematic strands they align with, and within the strand, which specific outcome their project will meet.
Details available online at: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/the-rte-toy-show-appeal-2026/

Children’s Promise Grants Programme
2026-03-06 08:00 - 2026-03-19 13:00
Closing Date: 19 March 2026 at 1pm
The Grants Programme is a funding programme within Katharine Howard Foundation (KHF). The ‘Children’s Promise’ Grants Programme aims to support community-based organisations working with young children and their families, who may not reach their potential due to the corrosive impact of poverty.
The Programme supports organisations in the following categories:
1. Early years / young children projects, within community-based settings.
2. Parental support programmes
3. Research into promising programmes or gaps in provision that may help to build policy support in those areas.
4. Capacity building within an organisation.
Details available online at: https://www.khf.ie/childrens-promise-grant-programme/

Mid-West Lean Network
2026-03-20 08:00 - 2026-04-30 17:00
The Mid-West Lean Network aims to strengthen and increase the existing culture of lean within companies in Shannon and the wider Mid-West region. Its aim is to enable each industry to broaden and strengthen their competitiveness through knowledge sharing and bench-marking against each other and different industries.
To join the Network, visit: https://www.shannonchamber.ie/services/forums/mid-west-lean-network/
Event expiry date: 30 April 2026

CLÁR Funding
2026-03-20 08:00 - 2026-06-03 17:00
An additional 110 District Electoral Divisions (DED’s) are now designated CLÁR areas.
Further details and maps of CLÁR areas are available online at: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/collections/cl%C3%A1r-funding-area-maps-and-district-electoral-division-ded-lists/
Details of CLÁR funding guidelines and closing dates may be viewed online at: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/policy-information/cl%C3%A1r-funding-for-small-scale-rural-projects/
Event expiry Date: 3 July 2026

Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme
2026-03-23 08:00 - 2026-04-02 13:00
The Small Scale Local Festivals and Summer Schools Scheme is reserved for appropriate non-profit festivals, summer schools and other such similar events.
The scheme is designed to support small local cultural festivals and summer schools which are not in receipt of other central Government monies and which may not be eligible under funding criteria for larger scale events supported by Fáilte Ireland, the Arts Council and similar bodies.
Further details available online at: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-culture-communications-and-sport/publications/small-scale-local-festivals-and-summer-schools-funding-scheme-2026/
Closing date for receipt of applications is 1pm on 2nd April 2026.

AIB Community €1 Million Fund
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-06-30 23:59
The AIB Community €1 Million Fund empowers customers, the wider public, and AIB employees to support the local charities that matter most to them within their own regions. The Fund provides assistance to organisations across six regions in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Great Britain.
This year, AIB will again allocate €700,000 to charities nominated by customers and the community, while €300,000 will be directed to charities selected by employees.
Nominate a charity at: https://aib.ie/personal-forms/community-fund
Event Expiry date: 30 June 2026

Global Bioeconomy Summit 2026
2026-06-08 08:00 - 2026-08-31 23:59
The Summit will bring together political leaders, policymakers, industry leaders, researchers, investors, and civil society from across the world to accelerate sustainable, biobased innovation and solutions. The theme of this year’s Summit is “Bioeconomy for socio-economic transformation and climate action”.
Ireland is hosting the Summit in October 2026 in Dublin and pre-registration is now open at: https://gbs2026.org/registration.
Cost: €98.40
Event expiry date: 31 August 2026
