NPWS Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2025

Applications are now open for the National Parks and Wildlife Service (NPWS) Peatlands and Natura Community Engagement Scheme 2025.

The scheme aims to encourage communities, local organisations and other interested parties to become involved in the enhancement of their natural surrounding areas and to raise awareness.

Applications are welcomed across a diverse range of initiatives with a community benefit including events, education programmes, promotions, publications, exhibitions, development of conservation management plans, public amenity and recreational measures, maintenance measures that support conservation measures, monitoring or surveying work to inform of restoration/conservation projects, invasive species and fire control measures, anti-littering initiatives to local environmental improvements in the area of the designated sites and other peatland areas.

Successful applicants for this year’s assistance will be awarded funding to support a maximum of up to 80% of the project’s eligible costs, with a maximum grant of €40,000 for Natura 2000 designated sites and up to €20,000 for non-Natura 2000 peatland sites.

The closing date for submission of applications is Friday, January 24th.

Further details of the scheme are available on the NPWS website here.