Galway City Council, through the Galway City Local Community Development Committee (LCDC), announces €141,688 of capital funding only for local community groups and clubs within the Galway City administrative area under the new Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (DRCDG) scheme, Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2026.
The LEP will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, purchase equipment, for example, tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, canopies and training equipment etc.
Under the programme, Galway City LCDC will ringfence a proportion of funding to provide small capital grants of €1,000 or less, which will allow a larger volume of groups with limited resources to receive funding.
The scheme is designed to ensure local priorities are identified and met, in order to improve and enhance community facilities for all. Applications should relate to one or more key priority areas identified in the Galway City Local Economic & Community Plan 2024 – 2029 which can be viewed online at https://www.galwaycity.ie/local-economic-and-community-plan/lecp.
Online Grant Information Webinar will be held on Thursday 22nd January 2026 at 7pm, email development@gccn.ie to register for the link.
Applications will open online only from Tuesday, 3rd of February, for further information and online application link please visit: https://www.galwaycity.ie/services/community/community-services/local-enhancement-programme-2026
The closing date for all online applications is Friday, 27th February 2026 at 4.00pm.The Local
Enhancement Programme 2026 is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht. Please see the following link to the press release announcing the Local Enhancement Programme 2026 at national level, by the Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht, Dara Calleary TD, and the Minister of State with responsibility for Community Development and Charities, Jerry Buttimer TD: https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-rural-and-community-development-and-the-gaeltacht/press-releases/ministers-calleary-and-buttimer-announce-new-7-million-local-enhancement-programme-2026/
