Aviva Stadium Community Fund Scheme
2024 AVIVA STADIUM COMMUNITY FUND NOW OPEN FOR APPLICATIONS
The 2024 Aviva Stadium Fund is now open for applications. It will remain open until 31st March 2024.
Scroll down for Ts&Cs and Application Form. As per those conditions only projects occurring in a one kilometer radius out from the stadium are eligible for funding.
The fund is intended to support local initiatives which benefit those living within the catchment area. The fund is there to fund capital expenditure on projects or equipment related to such projects. To date the fund which was originally launched in 2007 has been invested in over 500 projects in the community.
If sending in a hard copy of the Application Form, it should go to:
Alison MacDonald
6 Ely Place
Dublin 2
(Please mark it clearly COMMUNITY FUND)
Aviva Stadium supports deserving projects in the area immediately surrounding the stadium and in 2007 created an annual fund of €100,000. This fund is index linked and will continue for the life of the stadium. The fund has been running since its inception and the funds have been invested into the local community.
Any monies not given out in the year go into the following year's fund. The fund is administered by the Stadium Community Committee (SCC - formerly the Project Monitoring Committee) which consists of two representatives each of Aviva Stadium, Dublin City Councillors, the local community and Dublin City Council executives. The SCC is advised by an independent advisor who now visits everyone making an eligible application to the fund. Documentation in relation to making an application to the fund can be can be found below.
Included in the applications are summer camps for local children; new uniforms for the local branch of the St Johns Ambulance; upgrading of sports facilities for a range of clubs; staging of theatre and dance shows; music and food festivals; a sensory room for a local school and miscellaneous equipment for a number of local organisations.
Downloads:
Aviva Stadium Community Fund Scheme, 2024 - Application Form
Aviva Stadium Community Fund Scheme, 2024 - Information
Aviva Stadium Community Fund Scheme, 2024 - Terms
What the recipients say about the Fund...
“We very much appreciated the funding from the Aviva Stadium. It enabled us to screen 38 local women for diabetes, cholesterol and blood pressure as well as receiving dental advice, cervical and breastcheck advice, information on smoking cessation and also stress management. The feedback from the local community has been very positive.” Michelle Phelan, Chairperson, Women’s Health event, Irishtown and Ringsend Community Participation Group.
“Lansdowne Tennis Club is extremely grateful for the grant which we put towards tennis coaching for three local schools namely Star of the Sea, Scoil Mhuire – Lakelands and St Matthew’s, all in Sandymount.” Edel Harvey, Tennis Director, Lansdowne Tennis Club
“All the residents enjoyed the Christmas dinner and had a great evening with music. A big thank you from myself and all the committee and residents of Bethany House.” Colette McCaw, Scheme Manager, Bethany House
Note: Under the rules of the community scheme no project can receive more than 50% of the grant requested. each organisation applying for funding must also be demonstrate that they are in a position to raise the rest of the funding for the project in question. All projects are initially assessed by an independent accessor who makes a recommendation to the Stadium Community Committee.