Funding and Grants

Louth Local Sports Partnership offers Small Club Grant Scheme funding to local Sports Clubs and Community Groups on an annual basis.

We invite applications from local sports clubs, community groups, voluntary organisations, and disability groups based in County Louth.

The scheme offers grants of up to €1,500 per club to support initiatives aimed at attracting new members and enhancing ongoing participation.

• Sports clubs, community groups, voluntary organisations, and disability groups located in County Louth.
• Clubs with juvenile members must adhere to best practices for children in sport. A club representative should have attended a Child Welfare & Protection Awareness course. New clubs must commit to attending appropriate training.

• Projects designed to attract new members and develop new participation opportunities.
• Enhancements to ongoing participation.
• Purchase of sports equipment to increase participation.

• Priority will be given to supporting new initiatives that result in increased participation.
• Applications with emphasis on participation of LLSP target groups: Older Adults; Women; Teenage Girls; Disadvantaged Communities; People with Disabilities.
• Sustainability and numbers participating.

The Volunteer Support Programme aims to increase the number of people playing a leadership role in developing sports and physical activity in their communities. It also aims to support clubs in upskilling new and existing coaches and volunteers to increase participation in sport and physical activity.

This will be done through the delivery of training and education courses to support volunteers in their development as community leaders/coaches of sport and physical activity.

Clubs can receive up to €1000 each towards 50% of the training and education costs of their Club Volunteers.

Sports clubs, and organisations/community groups who provide physical activity in their communities can apply.  Priority will be given to those applicants working within disadvantaged areas and or working with people with a disability.

Application forms can be downloaded by clicking on the following button.

Louth County Council provides a range of grants to community groups (includes sports clubs) to assist with actions and projects being undertaken in their local area. These grants are intended to sustain community activity, active citizenship, and promote community enhancement and environmental initiatives. You will find details of any schemes that arise throughout the year, that are processed by the Community Development section of Louth County Council at the link below.