This scheme supports small and medium-sized commercial enterprises promote Irish in their businesses through signage, packaging, websites and printed marketing material. All criteria and details of the scheme are given in the downloadable form below.

For a taste of other businesses that use Irish as a marketing tool, look at the samples that are on Twitter and YouTube .

The budget for this scheme is limited. Applications will be accepted and assessed until the fund is spent.

Note that as a result of European General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Foras na Gaeilge ca no longer deal with third parties, and contact will be with applicant only.

Colmcille Small Grants Scheme for promoting an initiative or a partnership with Scotland

Deadline mid-day 10th December 2019

Background 

Colmcille is a partnership between Foras na Gaeilge in Ireland and Bòrd na Gàidhlig in Scotland. Colmcille aims to foster interaction and cooperation between speakers of Irish Gaelic and speakers of Scottish Gaelic, and to strengthen the two language communities.

Colmcille has three funding schemes

1. The small grants scheme for carrying out research and for planning joint initiatives
2. The grants scheme for funding projects (the main Colmcille grants scheme)
3. The bursaries scheme to help people learn Scottish Gaelic

This scheme aims to promote relations between the language communities of Scottish and Irish Gaeilge and to strengthen Scottish and Irish Gaelic through these relations. There will be two rounds of the grants scheme in 2019:

Foras na Gaeilge welcomes applications from community organisations for Scéim Pobal Gaeilge. Through this scheme Foras na Gaeilge will fund a network of community based Irish language development officers who will be employed under the direction of local Irish language committees for four years from July 2016. These officers will have facilitation and networking duties, as well as duties relating to the development of other bodies in which Irish will be used and promoted for the benefit of that community.

Tá an scéim seo dírithe ar iarratasóirí incháilithe chun sceideal lán-Ghaeilge craoltóireachta raidió a sholáthar do phobail éisteachta logánta Ghaeilge le linn tréimhse trí bliana d’Eanáir 2016 anuas go dtí Nollaig 2018.

This scheme promotes the Irish language in the Public Sector in Northern Ireland. 

Foras na Gaeilge is cofinancing the Irish Language Officers salary for a period of three years in collaboration with the Local Councils in the North.

This scheme provides Irish language training courses for The Public Sector.

Proposals were invited from online newspapers for this three year scheme.

Proposals were invited from contemporary lifestyle magazines for this three year scheme. 

Proposals were invited from applicants interested in publishing an all-island Irish language monthly magazine.

The Publishing Scheme aims to assist publishers to publish Irish language books.

The Publishing Scheme aims to assist publishers to publish Irish language books. Financial support is available in the production, marketing and developmental fields.

Grants will be awarded to  Irish language Publishers for the scheme based on an annual comprehensive plan

This scheme aims to distribute funds among Irish language writers in such a way as to ensure a satisfactory supply across the full range of reading categories.

Aidhm: Ciste coimisiúnaithe a dháileadh i measc lucht liteartha na Gaeilge sa chaoi is go gcinnteofar soláthar sásúil sna réimsí éagsúla léitheoireachta.

Tacaíocht ar fáil: Idir €2,000 - €12,000 don scríbhneoir agus €500 táille riaracháin don fhoilsitheoir ar fhoilsiú an choimisiúin.

Spriocghrúpa: Lucht liteartha na Gaeilge.

Stádas: Oscailte

Aidhm: Deis a thabhairt do scríbhneoirí í dtús a ré scríbhneoireachta comhairle faoina gcuid scríbhinní, agus faoi cheird na scríbhneoireachta i gcoitinne, a fháil ó scríbhneoirí aitheanta (meantóirí)

Tacaíocht ar fáil: Táille €2,500 don mheantóir agus táille €1,000 don phrintíseach. Costas nach mó ná €350 ar fáil don mheantóir.

Spriocghrúpa: Scríbhneoirí i dtús a ré scríbhneoireachta agus scríbhneoirí aitheanta a bhfuil suim acu a bheith ina meantóirí faoin scéim.

Stádas: Oscailte

Spriocdháta d’iarratais: 13:00, Dé hAoine, 15 Márta 2019

Beidh Scéim na gCompántas Drámaíochta oscailte do ghrúpaí drámaíochta amaitéaracha agus proifisiúnta, grúpaí nua-bhunaithe san áireamh, ar mian leo drámaí Gaeilge nó dátheangacha a léiriú timpeall na tíre.