Social Enterprise Funding Allocations

Since the establishment of the Department in 2017, specific supports for social enterprises have been provided through the Social Enterprise Measure of the Dormant Accounts Fund. Funding has been provided to approximately 1,500 organisations. The total amount allocated under this Measure since 2017 is just under €10 million. Details of the funding made under the Social Enterprise Measure of the Dormant Accounts Fund can be found in the links below:

• Scaling-up Scheme for Social Enterprise 2023
• Scaling-up Scheme for Social Enterprise 2022
• Start-up Fund for Social Enterprise 2022
• Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise (ARISE) 2022
• Social Enterprise Small Capital Grants Scheme 2021
• Start-up Fund for Social Enterprise 2021
• Awareness Raising Initiative for Social Enterprise (ARISE) 2021
• COVID-19 Regeneration Scheme for Social Enterprise 2021
• Social Enterprise Small Capital Grants Scheme 2020
• Training and Mentoring Scheme 2019
• Social Enterprise Small Capital Grants Scheme 2019
• Social Enterprise Measure 2018
• Social Enterprise Measure 2017

Funding is also provided to social enterprises under for the Social Enterprise Development Fund, which was established in 2018 by Rethink Ireland (Formerly Social Innovation Fund Ireland (SIFI)) in partnership with Local Authorities Ireland and IPB Insurance. Rethink Ireland provides social enterprises at all stages of their development with a number of supports including cash grants and a range of non-financial supports.

Social enterprises can also benefit from funding under a number of other programmes, including the Community Services Programme (CSP), Social Inclusion and Community Activation Programme (SICAP) and LEADER.

More information about social enterprises can be found here: Social Enterprise