The fund is supported across government by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport, the Department of Climate, Energy and Environment, The Department of the Taoiseach. This round also welcomes EirGrid as a new funding partner, who is proud to support the initiative as part of its commitment to Ireland’s energy transformation. 

Running to the end of 2029, each of the 11 successful projects will receive up to €750,000 to support ambitious creative initiatives that draw on culture, the arts, design and collaborative practice to make climate science more accessible, strengthen climate and nature literacy, and encourage communities across Ireland to engage meaningfully with climate action. 

Shared Island Projects

Part of the funding is provided through the Government’s Shared Island initiative to support cross-border cooperation and create new opportunities for communities across Ireland to work together on climate engagement. Two of the 11 projects are supported under the Shared Island initiative:  

• The Messages, led by The Mary Robinson Centre
• Designing Climate Resilient Systems for and with Communities, led by Creative Futures Academy

The other successful projects are: 

• Confluence: Building the River Moy’s resilience people and place, led by Accelerating Change Together
• Cultureways, led by Cork City Council
• Demolition Take Down: Assemblages, led by The School of Architecture, Building and Environment at Technological University Dublin
• Dinnseanchas: The Agency of Place, led by Hometree Charity
• Not Going It Alone: Ar Scáth a Chéile, led by Kildare County Council 
• Inclusive Climate Futures for All: No One Is Left Behind, led by Atlantic Technological University
• West Kerry Food Futures, led by Dingle Hub
• SENSE (Sensory Engagement for Nature, Sustainability, Energy) the Change Ballyhoura, led by Ballyhoura Development
• A Bog Worth Keeping: From Turf to Custodianship, led by An Taisce

Addressing climate change requires more than scientific and economic solutions. It also depends on social, cultural and creative change. Through Creative Climate Action Fund III, the arts, culture and creative sectors will empower communities to better understand, engage with and participate in meaningful climate action.

Taoiseach Micheál Martin TD said:

‘Communities across the island of Ireland have already witnessed the impact of climate change. This partnership between the Shared Island Initiative and the Creative Climate Action Fund facilitates engagement on a cross-border basis to help respond to and tackle this essential shared challenge. I welcome the inclusion of these two significant projects which will harness the power of culture and creativity to bring people together and help build a better, sustainable, shared future.’

Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD said:

‘The success of the Creative Climate Action Fund over the past six years is demonstrating the real value of the creative and cultural sectors in empowering people to come together and participate in climate action in an inclusive and accessible way. These 11 projects are ambitious in their approach to climate issues on the ground and will undoubtedly contribute to demonstrating the transformative power of creativity to move abstract issues into tangible action.’

Minister for Climate, Energy and Environment Darragh O’Brien TD said:

‘Every part of society, including the Irish creative sector, has a role to play in collaborating on climate action. The projects announced today will drive the momentum for the systematic change we need to adapt to, and mitigate against, a crisis that is already affecting communities across the Island. I am happy to support Creative Climate Action from the Climate Action Fund, which to date has provided more than €250m funding to 1570 projects across the country, from energy infrastructure to solar panels for schools, that can help Ireland achieve our climate and energy targets. I will continue to look for opportunities to use the Climate Action Fund to accelerate our transition and support our communities in their efforts to combat climate change.

CEO of EirGrid, Cathal Marley said:

‘EirGrid is proud to support this impactful initiative.  Through EirGrid’s established community benefit funds, we understand the value of community-led action in delivering positive biodiversity and sustainability outcomes.  The Creative Climate Action Fund III will harness creativity to inspire communities across Ireland to play their part in building a more sustainable future’.

Further information on the successful projects is available here

Full breakdown of the funding allocations can be found here