# Biodiversity Fund

From Community Foundation Ireland (with the National Parks and Wildlife Service). Listed on naturefunding.org, a free directory of nature restoration and conservation funding where every fact is read from the funder’s own page or the organisation that runs the programme for it.

- Status, as of 2 November 2026: No call open now. The last call we found closed on 2 October 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round.
- How to apply: Apply directly
- Amount: Up to €12,000 EUR (Plan development strand €6,000 to €10,000; implementation strand up to €12,000)
- Who can apply: Community groups
- Where: Ireland: Ireland
- Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines
- Co-funding required: Not found on the pages we read
- Restoration approach (our classification): Community conservation and Species conservation
- Last checked: 2 November 2026. Every quote below was read on or after this day.

How to apply, who can apply and where are our categories, from the funder’s words; the quotes are below.
- Listing: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/
- Funder’s programme page: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/

Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual Irish grants for local community groups to work with an ecologist: one strand pays to develop a community biodiversity action plan, the other to carry out an existing plan's habitat and species actions.

## The facts, in the funder’s words

**Biodiversity Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call.

> “All applications must be made through our dedicated grants portal here.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#access

**Biodiversity Fund, amount:** Up to €12,000 EUR (Plan development strand €6,000 to €10,000; implementation strand up to €12,000). Plan development strand €6,000 to €10,000; implementation strand up to €12,000.

> “· Biodiversity Action Plan Development Grants (€6,000 to €10,000) for communities seeking to work with an ecologist to assess local biodiversity, identify priorities and develop an action plan. · Biodiversity Action Plan Implementation Grants (up to €12,000)”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/newsroom/communities-invited-to-protect-nature/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#amount

**Biodiversity Fund, where:** Ireland: Ireland

> “Through the Biodiversity Fund, communities across Ireland are demonstrating how local action can deliver meaningful benefits for habitats, wildlife and biodiversity.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/newsroom/communities-invited-to-protect-nature/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#geography

**Biodiversity Fund, who can apply:** Community groups

> “combining the expertise of qualified ecologists with the skills, experience, and enthusiasm of local community groups.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#applicant_types

**Biodiversity Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines

> “Biodiversity Fund 2026 Community Foundation Ireland's Biodiversity Fund is open for applications from Monday 24th August till Friday 2nd October at 4pm.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#window

**Biodiversity Fund, co-funding required:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#co_finance_required

## The call

### 2026 round

Call page: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/

**Biodiversity Fund, 2026 round, status:** Closed

> “Biodiversity Fund 2026 Community Foundation Ireland's Biodiversity Fund is open for applications from Monday 24th August till Friday 2nd October at 4pm.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#call-2026-status

**Biodiversity Fund, 2026 round, opens:** 24 August 2026

> “Biodiversity Fund 2026 Community Foundation Ireland's Biodiversity Fund is open for applications from Monday 24th August till Friday 2nd October at 4pm.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#call-2026-opens

**Biodiversity Fund, 2026 round, deadline:** 2 October 2026, 16:00 (Europe/Dublin) (the funder writes “Friday 2nd October at 4pm”)

> “Biodiversity Fund 2026 Community Foundation Ireland's Biodiversity Fund is open for applications from Monday 24th August till Friday 2nd October at 4pm.”

Source: https://www.communityfoundation.ie/grants/biodiversity-fund-2026/, checked 2 November 2026.
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#call-2026-deadline

## What the funder asks grantees to report

**Biodiversity Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read
Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/#reporting

## How to cite

naturefunding.org, “Biodiversity Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/cfi-biodiversity-fund/. Data CC BY 4.0. Quotes are the funder’s words; cite the funder’s page for them.

## Something wrong?

Report a problem: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Problem+with+Biodiversity+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcfi-biodiversity-fund%2F%0A%0AWhat+is+wrong+%28deadline%2C+amount%2C+eligibility%2C+link%E2%80%A6%29%3F%0A%0A%0AWhere+did+you+see+the+correct+information%3F+A+link+to+the+funder%E2%80%99s+own+page+helps+most.%0A&labels=listing-problem
Funders can correct their listing: https://github.com/Restoration-Scope/rs-naturefunding/issues/new?title=Funder+correction%3A+Biodiversity+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Fcfi-biodiversity-fund%2F%0A%0AYour+name%2C+role+and+organisation%3A%0A%0AWhat+should+change%2C+and+the+page+on+your+website+that+says+so%3A%0A%0AWe+change+a+listing+only+after+confirming+it+on+your+own+website.+Listings+can%E2%80%99t+be+bought.%0A&labels=funder-correction