Overview

This community crowdfunding programme will give residents in the Dublin City administrative area, the unique opportunity to crowdfund innovative locally-led projects that will bring together funding and support from neighbours, community networks, businesses and the Council.

Projects crowdfunded on Spacehive will help realise Dublin City Council’s vision of a dynamic, sustainable city that is future-ready, built on thriving, inclusive communities, a strong economy, a vibrant cultural life, and connected growth. From community gardens and allotments; sustainability and environmental projects, to energising spaces with art projects and murals.

Dublin City Council has a fund of €300,000 and is looking to invest in projects that will enhance green spaces, create colourful, vibrant and inclusive public spaces, or support sustainable communities and environmental initiatives.

The €300,000 Crowdfund Dublin City fund will support locally-led projects across the city, giving communities the opportunity to deliver exciting projects that have the backing of the community and the Council alike.

Depending on the nature of your project, you might also be matched with other funds available in your area.

Who can apply for funding?

Community groups, social enterprises, local charities and individuals with community support could potentially receive a pledge of up to 50% of their crowdfunding target, capped at €5,000. This contribution from Dublin City Council is pledged directly into your crowdfunding campaign alongside contributions from the community.

Please note: private companies are not eligible for this fund.

* Large charities which work across multiple areas must demonstrate how the project is specific to the area and reflects the needs of the community in order to be eligible. 

Project criteria:  

Dublin City Council is interested in funding small cost but high impact projects that:

• Enhance green spaces for the use of local residents
• Promote social inclusion and diversity
• Create a vibrant cultural life for the city
• Improve the health and wellbeing of communities
• Support sustainable communities and reduced carbon usage

Crowdfund Dublin City can support:

• Projects submitted by voluntary and community groups
• Projects submitted by individuals who have the support of their community

The Spring 2025 funding round is now open with a deadline of Wednesday the 30th of April to have your project fully costed, any relevant permissions in place and your project page created on Spacehive. You must also have pitched to the Crowdfund Dublin City fund by this date. 

As part of the funding round we will be holding two workshops where residents can come along and find out more about the programme. 

• Online event - Tuesday the 25th of February at 3pm - Register for free here
• In-person event - Thursday the 27th of February at 6.30pm - Register for free here

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Follow the below steps to get involved.

1. Create a project page / Cruthaigh leathanach tionscadail

Spacehive will help you develop your project idea so that you are set up for success and ready to crowdfund. Tell us about your idea here and the Spacehive team will be in touch to guide you on how to begin your campaign. 

2. Submit your project for verification / Cuir do thionscadal isteach le haghaidh fíoraithe

Your project costs and necessary permissions will be verified by the Spacehive team. This involves us checking quotes that you provide and whether you need to secure specific permissions to deliver your project. Gather this information in advance for speedy verification.

3. Share and collect pledges / Roinn agus bailigh gealltanais

Once your project is live, share news of your project via as many platforms as possible. Start raising funds and boost local support before your pitch for funding is assessed by Dublin City Council. Spacehive offers helpful tips, resources and direct user support on how to achieve your crowdfunding goals and the Spacehive team is on hand to share lots of advice as you need it.

4. Access Dublin City Coucil funds / Faigh rochtain ar chistí Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath

Work with Spacehive to develop your pitch on the platform and you could attract additional funding via a Dublin City Council pledge. Crowdfund Dublin City offers Project Creators the opportunity to receive a donation from Dublin City Council provided the project meets the criteria of the fund, as well as having received a sufficient amount of support from the community through crowdfunding. There is €300,000 available to support projects across Dublin City.

Continue securing support and pledges from as many backers as possible to demonstrate local buy-in for your project. The Council will want to see there is an appetite for your project when they assess your pitch.

Your pitch will be assessed for a pledge at regular assessment intervals throughout the funding window. If you can demonstrate support from the community and submit a strong pitch, you could receive up to 50% of your crowdfunding target, up to a maximum of €5,000, pledged by Dublin City Council directly into your campaign.

5. Hit your target and deliver your project / Bain do sprioc amach agus cuir do thionscadal i gcrích

Crowdfund Dublin City works on an all-or-nothing model which means you’ll receive your funds after you have reached your fundraising target. Please allow up to three weeks to receive funds once your campaign ends. Once you have delivered your project, you can update your backers on your successes by completing an impact report on Spacehive. If you do not hit your campaign target, your project will not receive its funding and any backers who have pledged funds will be refunded.

To learn more about crowdfunding on Spacehive, visit the Help Centre. 

For any additional questions, please contact Spacehive on [email protected]

Frequently Asked Questions - Ceisteanna Coitianta

Please refer to our FAQs for any further information.

If your question is not included here, please visit the Spacehive Help Centre here or email Spacehive on [email protected]

Cuirfear deis ar leith ar fáil sa chlár tiomsaithe airgid pobail seo do mhuintir na háite i réimse riaracháin Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath tionscadail nuálacha a bhfuil muintir na háite i gceannas orthu a shlua-mhaoiniú, a thabharfaidh maoiniú agus tacaíocht le chéile ó chomharsana, ó líonraí pobail, ó ghnólachtaí agus ón gComhairle.

Cabhróidh tionscadail a shlua-mhaoinítear ar Spacehive le fís Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath a bhaint amach, fís de chathair spleodrach inbhuanaithe atá réidh don todhchaí, a tógadh ar phobail ionchuimsitheacha a bhfuil ag éirí go geal leo, geilleagar láidir, saol cultúrtha bríomhar, agus fás nasctha. Ó ghairdíní an phobail agus garraithe scóir; tionscadail inbhuanaitheachta agus timpeallacha, go spásanna lán fuinnimh le tionscadail ealaíon agus múrphictiúir.

Tá ciste €300,000 ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath agus táthar ag súil le feabhas a chur ar spásanna glasa, spásanna poiblí ildaite, spleodracha, ionchuimsitheacha a chruthú, nó tacú le pobail inbhuanaithe agus tograí timpeallachta.

Tacóidh ciste €300,000 de chuid Shlua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath le tionscadail a bhfuil muintir na háite i gceannas orthu fud fad na cathrach, ag tabhairt deis don phobal tionscadail iontacha a chur i gcrích a dtacaíonn an pobal agus an Chomhairle araon leo.

Ag brath ar an gcineál tionscadail atá ar intinn agat, d’fhéadfá maoiniú eile a fháil atá ar fáil i do cheantar.

Cé ar féidir leis cur isteach ar mhaoiniú?

D’fhéadfadh grúpaí an phobail, fiontair shóisialta agus daoine aonair a bhfuil tacaíocht ón bpobal acu gealltanas suas le 50% dá sprice slua-mhaoinithe a fháil. Ní thugtar níos mó ná €5,000. Gealltar an síntiús seo ó Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath go díreach do d’fheachtas slua-mhaoinithe in éineacht le síntiúis ón bpobal.

Tabhair do d’aire, le do thoil: ní ceadmhach do chuideachtaí príobháideacha cur isteach ar an gciste seo.

Critéir an tionscadail:  

Tá suim ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath maoiniú a chur ar fáil do thionscadail a mbeidh tionchar mór acu ach nach mbeidh costas mór ag baint leo:

• A chuireann feabhas ar spásanna glasa d’úsáid mhuintir na háite.
• A chuireann an t-ionchuimsiú sóisialta agus an éagsúlacht chun cinn
• A chruthaíonn saol cultúrtha bríomhar sa chathair
• A chuireann feabhas ar shláinte agus ar fholláine na bpobal
• A thacaíonn le pobail inbhuanaithe agus a laghdaíonn úsáid charbóin
• Is féidir Slua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath tacaíocht a thabhairt:
• Do thionscadail a chuir grúpaí deonacha agus pobail isteach
• Do thionscadail a chuir daoine aonair isteach a bhfuil tacaíocht a bpobail acu

Is é an spriocdháta le páirt a ghlacadh sa bhabhta Shlua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath seo ná an 17 Bealtaine . Ní mór duit do chur i láthair a bheith curtha i gcrích agat faoin dáta seo agus a bheith deimhnithe. 

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Déan de réir na gcéimeanna thíos chun páirt a ghlacadh.

1. Cruthaigh leathanach tionscadail 

Cabhróidh Spacehive leat smaoineamh do thionscadail a fhorbairt ionas go n-éireoidh leat agus go mbeidh tú réidh don slua-mhaoiniú. Inis dúinn faoi do smaoineamh tríd an bhfoirm ghearr seo agus beidh foireann Spacehive i dteagmháil leat chun tú a threorú ar conas tús a chur le d’fheachtas. Tá Foirm Léirithe Spéise ar fáil trí Ghaeilge má chliceálann tú anseo.

2. Cuir do thionscadal isteach le haghaidh fíoraithe

Dearbhóidh foireann Spacehive costais agus ceadanna riachtanacha do thionscadail. Is éard atá i gceist leis seo ná go gcinnteoimid na meastacháin a chuir tú ar fáil agus an bhfuil gá le ceadanna ar leith a fháil chun do thionscadal a chur i gcrích. Bailigh an t-eolas seo roimh ré chun dearbhú sciobtha a fháil.

Chun tuilleadh a fháil amach, cláraigh le haghaidh ceann dár n-imeachtaí atá le teacht anseo.                                      

3. Roinn agus bailigh gealltanais

Chomh luath is a bheidh do thionscadal beo, roinn an scéala maidir le do thionscadal ar an oiread ardáin agus is féidir. Cuir tús le hairgead a thiomsú agus spreag tacaíocht áitiúil sula ndéanfaidh Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath do chur i láthair chun cistiú a fháil a mheas. Cuireann Spacehive leideanna cabhracha, acmhainní agus tacaíocht dhíreach ar fáil d’úsáideoirí maidir le conas do chuid spriocanna slua-mhaoinithe a bhaint amach agus tá foireann Spacehive ar fáil chun neart comhairle a roinnt de réir mar a theastaíonn sí uait.

4. Faigh rochtain ar chistí Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath

Bí ag obair le Spacehive chun do chur i láthair a fhorbairt ar an ardán agus d’fhéadfá cistiú breise a fháil trí ghealltanas Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath. Cuireann Slua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath an deis ar fáil do Chruthaitheoirí Tionscadail síntiús a fháil ó Chomhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath sa chás go gcomhlíonann an tionscadal critéir an chiste, chomh maith le dóthain tacaíochta a fháil ón bpobal trí shlua-mhaoiniú. Tá €300,000 ar fáil chun tacaíocht a thabhairt do thionscadail ar fud Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath.

Coinnigh ort ag fáil tacaíochta agus gealltanas ón méid tacadóirí agus is féidir chun a léiriú go bhfuil tacaíocht áitiúil ag do thionscadal. Beidh an Chomhairle ag iarraidh a fheiceáil go bhfuil dúil i do thionscadal nuair a dhéanfaidh siad do chur i láthair a mheas.

Déanfar do chur i láthair a mheas do ghealltanas le linn na ngnáth-thréimhsí measúnaithe i rith na tréimhse inar féidir cur isteach ar mhaoiniú. Más féidir leat tacaíocht ón bpobal a léiriú agus cur i láthair láidir a chur isteach, ba cheart go bhfaighfeá suas le 50% do chuspóra slua-mhaoinithe, suas le huasmhéid €5,000, geallta ag Comhairle Cathrach Bhaile Átha Cliath go díreach do d’fheachtas.

5. Bain do sprioc amach agus cuir do thionscadal i gcrích

Feidhmíonn Slua-mhaoiniú Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath ar shamhail iomlán nó faic, a chiallaíonn go bhfaighidh tú do chuid airgid tar éis duit do sprioc slua-mhaoinithe a bhaint amach. Tabhair suas le trí seachtaine chun do chuid airgid a fháil nuair a thiocfaidh deireadh le d’fheachtas. Chomh luath is a bhíonn do thionscadal curtha i gcrích agat, is féidir leat an scéala is deireanaí a roinnt le do thacadóirí, gur éirigh leat, trí thuairisc thionchair a dhéanamh ar Spacehive. Mura n-éireoidh leat sprioc d’fheachtais a bhaint amach, ní bhfaighidh do thionscadal aon mhaoiniú agus aisíocfar aon thacadóir a gheall maoiniú.

Chun tuilleadh a fháil amach faoin slua-mhaoiniú ar Spacehive, téigh chuig an tIonad Cabhrach. 

Maidir le haon cheist eile, téigh i dteagmháil le Spacehive ar [email protected]

Téigh chuig ár gCeisteanna Coitianta chun tuilleadh eolais a fháil.

Mura bhfuil do cheist ann, téigh chuig Ionad Cabhrach Spacehive anseo nó cuir ríomhphost chuig Spacehive ar [email protected]