APPLY HERE:   Grant Aid Submit Portal

(Your email address and password will be required)

“How To Register”

Should you require assistance with registration instructions are available in the download section of this page.

Grant Aid & Bursary Funding – 2026/27

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council provides funding to voluntary clubs, societies, community groups, social enterprises and sporting organisations for grant aid.  Bursaries are also available to individuals in the area of Culture and Sport.  Applicants must be based within the Fermanagh and Omagh District Council area.

Applications for the following funding streams opened on Wednesday, 7 January 2026,

the Closing Date has been extended to Wednesday, 18 February 2026 at 5.00pm

Grant Aid:

• Community & Wellbeing :- Guidance Notes 
• Community Premises Support : – Guidance Notes 
• Ending Violence Against Women & Girls – Local Change Fund:- Guidance Notes
• Good Relations : – Guidance Notes 
• Irish in the Community: – Guidance Notes 
• Summer Schemes 2026 – July/August : – Guidance Notes 
• Ulster Scots in the Community : – Guidance Notes 
• Verti-Draining:- Guidance Notes: Guidance Notes 

Bursaries:  Guidance Notes 

• Irish Language (Academic)
• Irish Language (Gaeltacht), Minors, Adult, Family

 Projects/Activities/Events must take place during the 2026/2027 financial year.

Funding Advice Fair & Grant Aid Application Clinics – January 2026

Fermanagh and Omagh District Council will host a Funding Advice Fair on Monday 19 January 2026, in the The Bawnacre, Irvinestown, from 4.00pm – 7.00pm

The Funding Advice Fair will bring together a wide range of local, regional and national funders in one place.

This event is designed to support community and voluntary groups, clubs, and organisations to:

• Explore current and upcoming funding opportunities
• Speak directly with funders and support organisations
• Get general advice on developing funding ideas and projects

Further details and the full Funding Fair programme are available here.  https://www.fermanaghomagh.com/article/unlock-funding-opportunities-for-communities-at-januarys-funding-advice-fair/

Grant Aid Application Clinics – January 2026

In addition to the Funding Advice Fair, the Council will deliver a series of Grant Aid Application Clinics across all seven DEAs.

These clinics provide targeted, one-to-one support for groups who are applying to the Council’s current Grant Aid & Bursary Funding Programme 2026/27, which opened on 7 January 2026 and closes on 4 February 2026 at 5.00pm.

DEA Grant Aid Funding Clinics will:

• Support groups to complete their Grant Aid application
• Clarify eligibility, costs, and required documentation
• Answer specific queries relating to the current call

Clinic appointments must be booked in advance by contacting your local Community Support Officer. Full details of dates, venues, and contact officers for each DEA are available below.

Grant Aid Clinics will be held in the following DEA locations:

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• ROLLING GRANTS REMAIN OPEN FOR ONLINE APPLICATIONS:

Community Services – Project Development 

Applications for Community Services – Project Development are open on a rolling basis and can be accepted throughout the year. Applicants must first contact a Community Support Officer of the Council to discuss their project/proposal prior to an application being made available.  For further information on  Project Development – Guidance Notes

Seeding Grant Aid 

Applications for Seeding Grant Aid are open on a rolling basis and can be accepted throughout the year.

For further information on Seeding Grants – Seeding Grants Guidance Notes

Sports Team – Grant Aid (Significant Sporting Achievement)

Applications for Sports Team Grant Aid is open on a rolling basis and can be accepted throughout the year up until 31 March 2026.   For events after this date, applications should be made on the 2026/27 application.  Please contact Grants & Investment for further information.

For further information on Sports Team – Significant Sporting Achievement Grants – Sports Team – Grant Guidance Notes

Bursaries – Sports Bursary

Applications for Sports Bursaries are open on a rolling basis and can be accepted throughout the year. up until 31 March 2026.   For events after this date, applications should be made on the 2026/27 application.  Please contact Grants & Investment for further information.

Applications can be accessed on the Council’s Grant Aid Submit Portal above.

For further information on Sports Bursaries – Sports Bursary Guidance Notes

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Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme 2025/26

• The Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme for 2025/26 is now closed.

Contact Details

If you require further advice or guidance, please contact: Grants & Investment Unit, Fermanagh and Omagh District Council

Tel: 0300 303 1777          Email: grants@fermanaghomagh.com        Text Phone: 028 8225 6216

Publicity Guidelines

Every project, initiative and development which is financially assisted by Fermanagh and Omagh District Council through grant aid is required to recognise this financial contribution through the use of the Council brand on all publicity material and by acknowledgement in press releases and other media information.

Guidance on how to use the Council logo correctly is available here