Apply Now for the 2025 Collaboration and Innovation Fund
The Collaboration and Innovation Fund is a great opportunity to fund projects and activities that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy, digital and financial literacy needs.
How much funding is available?
In 2025, the total funding available in the Collaboration and Innovation Fund is €1 million.
The funding will be divided into two strands as follows:
€750,000 for local and national projects that provide innovative and collaborative ways to:
- support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs, and
- create a more literacy friendly and equal society.
€250,000 for local and national projects that support innovative and collaborative ways to:
- improve financial literacy skills for adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs, and
- create a more literacy friendly approach to accessing financial services.
Why has the fund been divided?
Ireland’s first National Financial Literacy Strategy will be published in 2025. To support this, the Consumer and Competition Protection Commission (CCPC) has given €250,000 for projects on financial literacy.
How do I apply?
Read the 2025 Collaboration and Innovation Fund Guidelines.
You need to complete an online application form.
The deadline for submitting your application is 5pm, Friday 7 February 2025.
Who can apply?
Organisations that work in the public, not-for-profit, community and voluntary sector can apply for the Collaboration and Innovation Fund. Individuals and private sector organisations cannot apply for the Fund.
You need a minimum of two organisations working in partnership to apply for the Fund. One organisation is the lead applicant, and the other organisation or organisations are the partner applicants.