social enterprise scheme 2021

Minister for Rural and Community Development Heather Humphreys TD has announced the new €500,000 Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise (ARISE) scheme under the Dormant Accounts Fund.

This Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise will provide funding to increase awareness of social enterprises and their potential, in line with the Awareness Raising Strategy.

The scheme provides funding under two strands:

* Strand One will be aimed at individual social enterprises. It is envisaged that they will tell their story and highlight how their social enterprise is improving people’s lives;

* Strand Two will be aimed at Social Enterprise Network and Support organisations to deliver more general or sectoral messages on what social enterprises are, and their potential to deliver sustainable and inclusive development and recovery.

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 20th October 2021.

All applications to be returned to ARISE@drcd.gov.ie and more information is available here.

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