Community Monuments Fund 2025

Limerick City and County Council is inviting applications from members of the public and/or community groups for the 2025 Community Monuments Fund. This fund is to assist appropriate works to Archaeological Monuments that are included in the Record of Monuments & Places under the National Monuments Act 1930 (as amended) and/or identified in the Sites and Monuments Record compiled by the National Monuments Service.

There are 3 Streams of 100% funding available to private applicants and/or community groups:
Two eligible projects for each of the 3 Streams will be proposed by the Local Authority on foot of applications from private applicants and/or community groups who are owners or custodians of relevant archaeological monuments where there is a tangible public benefit.

Closing date for the applications to Limerick City and County Council is 31st January 2025.

Stream 1 will offer grants of up to €100,000 for essential repairs and capital works for the conservation of archaeological monuments.

Stream 2 will offer grants of up to €30,000 for development of Conservation Management Plans/ Reports/ and detailed Specification of Works aimed at identifying measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access.

Stream 3 will offer grants of up to €30,000 for the enhancement of access infrastructure and interpretation projects (including virtual/on-line) and small scale emergency conservation works at archaeological monuments.

Full details are set out in the Community Monuments Fund Explanatory Memorandum CMF2024 which can be found in the supporting documents at the end of this page.

Please print off and fill in the Application Form and submit with a Method Statement and any other required documentation to:

Sarah McCutcheon
Local Authority Archaeologist
Limerick City and County Council
Merchants Quay
Limerick V94 EH90
061 557289

If you have any questions please contact:

Email: sarah.mccutcheon@limerick.ie Phone: +353 061 557289

Available Funding - What will be Funded

Stream	Available Funding	What will be funded	Maximum Grant
1	Grants up to €100,000 for essential repairs and capital works for the conservation of archaeological monuments.	Essential repairs and capital for the conservation of archaeological monuments	100% of eligible costs
2	Grants up to €30,000 for the development of Conservation Management Plans/Reports and detailed Specification of Works aimed at identifying measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access.	Conservation Management Plans/Reports and detailed Specification of Works aimed at identifying measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access	100% of eligible costs
3	Grants up to €30,000 for the enhancement of access infrastructure, interpretation projects (including virtual/online), and small scale emergency conservation works at archaeological monuments.	Enhancement of access infrastructure, interpretation projects and small scale emergency conservation works at archaeological monuments	100% of eligible costs