The Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan, has opened this year’s nationwide funding call for applications to the 2026 Community Safety Fund (CSF) See press release here.

https://www.gov.ie/en/department-of-justice-home-affairs-and-migration/collections/community-safety-fund/

The Community Safety Fund is managed by the National Office of Community Safety, an office of the Department of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration.

Applications are invited from community safety initiatives as well as groups co-funded with local authorities, NGOs and community organisations working on issues relevant to community safety and youth justice.

Applications may be submitted by individual organisations, or by a consortium involving two or more organisations where the lead partner is a community organisation, not-for-profit, social enterprise or similar with a remit relevant to community safety and/or youth justice.

Applications will be open from 13 April until 5pm on 18 May 2026.

For full details on eligibility and how to apply visit www.gov.ie/communitysafety