The Small Grants Programme

Delivered by Louth & Meath Education and Training Board (LMETB).

The Small Grants Programme opened for applications in July 2020, and supported groups and organisations in Louth who are working to further the goals of peace and reconciliation. The funding allowed LMETB to continue their work with specific target groups such as Children & Young People, new communities, minority faith groups, ex-political prisoners, and disadvantaged youth in Co Louth.

Under the programme, grants of between €4500 and €70,000 were provided to community groups based in Louth to promote sustainable peacebuilding initiatives. 

22 projects were successfully funded by the end of the programme, in December 2021.

Funded projects:

• Cable Project (Foróige): Youth Cross Community Skills Enhancement Project
• Cox's Demesne: Life Skills Project
• Cox's Demesne: Music Project
• Connect Family Resource Centre: Women's Skills & Leadership Project
• Boyne Fishermen Rescue: Intercultural Rescue Skills Training Project
• DeeHub: New Leaf Cross Border Legacy Project
• Dundalk Select Vestry: Research, Website & Heritage Tours Programme
• Outcomers Dundalk: North/South Open Dialogue Project
• Ardee Heritage Committee: Research, Website and Book Project
• Áit na nDaoine: Trauma Awareness Project
• Muirhevnamór Community Council: Refugee & Asylum seekers project
• Muirhevnamór Community Council: Young at heard technology course
• Culture Connect: Cultural Ambassador Training
• Clann Naofa: Boxing Project
• Dundalk Muslim Community: Technology Project
• SBG Drogheda: Mental Arts and Martial Arts Project
• Drogheda LGBTQI Project
• Drogheda Civic Trust Project
• Youth Work Ireland Louth: Football Project
• Youth Work Ireland Louth: Summer Camps
• Cooley Connect Well: Organic Horticulture Project
• Carlingford Sailing Club: Sailing Technique Programme

The Outcomers Project was written about in the SEUPB publication, Your EU Autumn 2021 edition - which can be accessed in full, here.