Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) Collaboration and Innovation Fund 2024 Call for Applications

Applications are now being accepting for the 2024 Collaboration and Innovation Fund. It is a great opportunity to fund projects that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs and projects that support organisations to be literacy friendly. You can apply for up to €25,000 to fund a local project, or up to €50,000 for a national project. All the details are on the ALL website but here is a summary of what you need to know about the fund:

 Aim of the fund

The fund is for projects that support:

• adults to improve their literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs, and

• organisations to be literacy friendly.

Funding available

In 2024, the total funding available is €1.25 million. There is €1 million to fund local projects in any county in Ireland and €0.25 million for national projects.

Opening and closing dates

The fund opened on 4 March. The closing date is 5 pm on Thursday 4 April 2024.

Who can apply

There must be at least two organisations in the application.

These must be from the public, not-for-profit or community and voluntary sector.

How do I apply

You need to complete and submit an online application form. You will also need to email in five documents.

Please read the Guidelines on how to apply before you start your application.

Project examples

In 2023, €1 million supported 51 innovative projects and partnerships.

You can read about some of these here: www.adultliteracyforlife.ie/fund/

Further information and questions

Please feel free to contact Deirdre Gallagher, Regional Literacy Coordinator in Kildare and Wicklow  087 1884355 deirdregallagher@kwetb.ie