Fingal Inclusion Week 2025 - #InviteIncludeInvolve
The 7th annual Fingal Inclusion week will take place from the 17th to 23rd of November. Led by Fingal County Councils Community Development Office, Fingal Inclusion Week (FIW) aims to highlight the positive work that community groups, agencies and other organisations are doing throughout the county to support inclusion, equality, and diversity. Fingal County Council is encouraging and supporting this work through a small Bursary of €300.
The bursary is available to Community and Voluntary Groups registered with the Fingal Community County Register (PPN) and operates within the Fingal County Administrative area. Groups must complete the Fingal Inclusion Week Small Bursary form below by 5pm on the 3rd of October with 'Final' details of their event (event name, date, time, location, PPN registration number) and break down of eligible costs. This is subject to limited funding, so it’s important to apply early. As these details will form part of the public calendar of events, personal information must not be provided and edits will not be accepted after this date. Groups must demonstrate effort to include people in their community who would not ordinarily attend their events.
Only the following Eligible Costs will be considered: (i) Venue rental cost, (ii) Speaker/ Trainer/ Facilitator/ Presenter cost, (iii) Materials (required as part of the activity i.e. Arts Session will require paint, paper, brushes). Please be advised that the following are Non-Eligible Costs i.e. Photographer/Videographer, Decorations, Audio Visual Equipment, Promotional Material, Refreshments (Full details of eligible and non-eligible items can be found here).
Some examples of events could include : inclusion-themed film screening, inclusive yoga or fitness (such that caters to all abilities), photography exhibition, Inclusion themed coffee morning, community choir/music sharing event, heritage walk, volunteer day, panel discussion, arts & crafts workshops, language exchange, inclusive board or card game night, cultural story telling night, accessible sports or recreational activities, community information day, inclusive or cultural awareness training.
Funding will be frontloaded, and groups will receive 100% funding before the event. Quotations are not required with your request for funding. Similarly, receipts will not be required for submission, however Fingal County Council will randomly select and may visit events/ check receipts for expenditure. In addition, Fingal County Council reserves the right to recoup any funding that is unspent or spent on non-eligible items. Please note, there is only one application allowed per group/event. If your event is large and involves a collaboration of multiple groups, please link with your local Community Development Office Team to explore other opportunities.
The closing date to register your event and apply for a small bursary is 3rd of October 2025. For more information, please visit the Fingal Inclusion Week Webpage here: https://www.fingal.ie/InclusionWeek
For any queries, please contact Sinéad Hayes, Community Officer (sinead.hayes@fingal.ie 087 3453080)