Neighbourhood Grants 2024

• Arts Office Purpose 
• Purpose of Arts Grants Programme 
• Neighbourhood Grants 2024 Guidelines
• Neighbourhood Scoring Criteria
• Guidance Document
• Neighbourhood & Voluntary Information Session
• Assessment Process
• Terms and Conditions
• Apply Online

Application Process will close at 12 noon on Wednesday 22 November 2023.  APPLICATIONS WILL OPEN 29 SEPTEMBER 2023

ARTS OFFICE PURPOSE
Dublin City Arts Office is a developmental unit within Dublin City Council. It supports quality access, participation, learning and innovation in the Arts through collaboration and strategic partnership at local, regional and international levels. 
 

PUPOSE OF THE ARTS GRANTS PROGRAMME (from a review in 2020)
The Purpose of the Arts Grants Programme of DCC is to support Arts Practice, Arts Participation, and Audience Development in the DCC Administrative Area through focusing the funding on requests for developmental projects, training and vocational support for Artists, community development outcomes through quality Arts actions or process with an overarching emphasis on diversity and equality of opportunity.

 

NEIGHBOURHOOD GUIDELINES
Projects must take place in 2024 within the Dublin City Council Administrative area  Click here for Map

Neighbourhood Grants 2024 supporting Arts ​Projects or Programmes that begin with residents, local community organisations or groups interested in the Arts and /or with Artists living in or interested in working in particular neighbourhoods.  All Projects must have strong collaboration between Artists and neighbourhood participants.

Neighbourhood Grants should support local arts activity, local identity and be relevant to a local area. Specific groups such as young or older people could be identified to ensure both culturally diverse and socially inclusive interests are addressed by the grant.

Involvement of participating groups needs to be shown as well as the involvement of a professional Artist. At least 30% of Arts Grant funding may be given in kind. 

Grant Range is €2,000 to €10,000

 

NEIGHBOURHOOD SCORING CRITERIA

1. Quality and Artistic Ambition of the Project proposed​ (40%)

As evidenced by:
(a) Artistic ambition and quality of the Project idea.

(b) Involvement and track record of the Professional Artists(s) involved.

(c) Artists fees in accordance with professional practice.

 

2. Feasibility of the Project in Confirmed and Potential Resources​ (30%)

As evidenced by:
(a) Level and involvement of participating groups in Project design/management.

(b) Track record and experience of the organisation or group.

(c) Letters of support.

(d) Letter confirming any additional funding. 

(d) Detailed Project outline and realistic timeline​.

 

3. Diversity, Accessibility and Inclusion (30%)
Dublin City Council through all of its programmes wants to engage with all of the residents and visitors to Dublin. We know that some may feel excluded for physical, cultural, economic, racial, gender or other reasons and as a Local Authority we want to address this exclusion and celebrate the diversity of Dublin. 

As an applicant for an arts grant please let us know how you address diversity whether by including and encouraging diverse practitioners or participants in your programme or through catering to diverse audiences. The main evidence for your understanding of diversity, accessibility and inclusion will be evidenced by:

(a) Policy and Policy documents. 

(b) Specific marketing to diverse audiences.

(c) Collaboration and inclusion of diverse practitioners and Artists.

(d) Partnership with organisations that increase your knowledge and skills in the area of Diversity. 

As diversity is a developing area for the Arts and for Arts Grants it is not expected that you would be equally proficient in all areas but that you are aware of the importance of diversity, accessibility and inclusion and are taking concrete steps to continually learn and increase your ability.

 

GUIDANCE DOCUMENT
Download our Guidance Document below which explains the Application questions in greater detail.  We recommend printing this and keeping it beside you through the process.    

PDF Version
Word Version

 

NEIGHBOURHOOD & VOLUNTARY INFORMATION SESSION
Our Neighbourhood & Voluntary Arts Grant Information Session will take place on Zoom on Thursday 12th October at 10:00am. Please book by clicking the button below.  The aim of our information sessions is to provide help and guidance with all aspects of the online application process. The information sesson will be led by the Arts Officer Team.  The session consists of a 25-minute walk-through of the application form, followed by 20 minutes of questions and answers.  

ASSESSMENT PROCESS
All applications must be submitted online no later than 12 noon on Wednesday 22 November 2023.

No applications will be accepted later than this date and time.

Your application will be processed by members of the Arts Office Administrative team. Any applications that clearly fall outside the eligibility guidelines and criteria may be eliminated at this point. Dublin City Council reserves the right to redirect applications for consideration to appropriate categories other than those applied for, should it be deemed beneficial to the applicant to so do. 

All applications will be considered by the Arts Officer Team reporting to the City Arts Officer. Independent Assessors (with relevant experience and expertise) support the Art Officer Team who will make recommendations on all eligible applications. 

Assessment of Neighbourhood, Voluntary & Community Mentoring Applications will be supported by the Area Offices of Dublin City Council through their Community Development section. All applications will then be assessed by a sub-committee of Elected Members of Dublin City Council from the Strategic Policy Committee.

An external assessor reviews the application process before the applications are submitted to the Elected Members.  When approved by the sub-committe of Elected Members, final approval is sought from full meetings of the Elected Members of Dublin City Council.

 

TERMS & CONDITIONS
The public presentation (or parts thereof) of your application must take place in the Dublin City Council Administrative Area. Click here for Map

The Company, artist or team shall ensure that there is compliance with all statutory requirements and local authority bye laws including adherence to Child Protection Policy.

Recipients of grants of €5000 or more will have to comply with the 5 key principles of the Governance Code for Community, Voluntary and Charitable organisations. For an outline of the 5 key principles see: http://www.governancecode.ie

Recipients of grants of €10,000 or more will have to supply a current tax clearance certificate prior to first instalment and for subsequent payments of the Arts Grant.

Dublin City Council is subject to provisions of the Freedom of Information Act (FOI) 1997, 2003. If you consider that any information supplied by you is either commercially sensitive or confidential in nature, this should be highlighted and the reasons for sensitivity specified. In such cases, the relevant material will, in response to an FOI request, be examined in the light of the exemptions provided for in the Acts.

For feedback, please email: artsoffice@dublincity.ie 

Requests must be made no later than 20 days subsequent to the City Council meeting approving Arts Grants.

APPLY ONLINE
Apply Online through Submittable below