# Community Water Development Fund From Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (Ireland), run by River Basin Management 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 20 January 2026; check the funder’s page for the next round. - How to apply: Apply directly - Amount: €5,000 to €40,000 EUR (Higher grant rates may be considered in certain circumstances) - Who can apply: NGOs and Community groups - Where: Republic of Ireland: Ireland - Rounds: Fixed rounds with deadlines - Co-funding required: No - Run by: River Basin Management Service (https://riverbasin.ie) - Restoration approach (our classification): Rivers and lakes, Wetlands and Community 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/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/ - Funder’s programme page: https://riverbasin.ie/cwdf Summary in naturefunding.org’s own words: Annual grants for Irish community and voluntary groups and environmental NGOs to improve water quality through river and wetland restoration, nature-based solutions and habitat works. The 2026 round closed in January 2026. ## The facts, in the funder’s words **Community Water Development Fund, how to apply:** Apply directly. When a call is open, eligible applicants apply to the funder or the organisation running the call. > “Applications via Online Portal www.lawaters.ie” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#access **Community Water Development Fund, amount:** €5,000 to €40,000 EUR (Higher grant rates may be considered in certain circumstances). Higher grant rates may be considered in certain circumstances. > “the minimum individual grant amount awarded under this scheme will be €5,000 up to a maximum of €40,000” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#amount **Community Water Development Fund, where:** Republic of Ireland: Ireland > “The Fund is open to eligible applicants in the Republic of Ireland only.” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#geography **Community Water Development Fund, who can apply:** NGOs and Community groups > “Organisations based in the Republic of Ireland only Not-for-profit Community and Voluntary Groups Rural and Urban Networks Environmental Non-Government Organisations” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#applicant_types **Community Water Development Fund, rounds:** Fixed rounds with deadlines > “Closing Date Deadlines Applications via Online Portal www.lawaters.ie 11 Wednesday, 20 January 2026 at th 11:30pm” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#window **Community Water Development Fund, co-funding required:** No > “It is not a grant condition, but it is recommended that applicants can demonstrate their ability to make a cash contribution” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#co_finance_required **Community Water Development Fund, run by:** River Basin Management Service > “provided by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage and administered by River Basin Management Service” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/cwdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#administered_by ## The call ### Open Call 2026 Call page: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf **Community Water Development Fund, Open Call 2026, status:** Closed > “Closing Date Deadlines Applications via Online Portal www.lawaters.ie 11 Wednesday, 20 January 2026 at th 11:30pm” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#call-2026-status **Community Water Development Fund, Open Call 2026, deadline:** 20 January 2026, 23:30 (Europe/Dublin) (the funder writes “Wednesday, 20 January 2026 at 11:30pm”) > “Closing Date Deadlines Applications via Online Portal www.lawaters.ie 11 Wednesday, 20 January 2026 at th 11:30pm” Source: https://riverbasin.ie/app/uploads/2025/11/CWDF-2026-Guidelines-Final.pdf, checked 2 November 2026. Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#call-2026-deadline ## What the funder asks grantees to report **Community Water Development Fund, reporting:** Not found on the pages we read Cite this fact: https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-fund/#reporting ## How to cite naturefunding.org, “Community Water Development Fund”, checked 2 November 2026, https://naturefunding.org/p/lawpro-community-water-development-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+Community+Water+Development+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Flawpro-community-water-development-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+Community+Water+Development+Fund&body=Listing%3A+https%3A%2F%2Fnaturefunding.org%2Fp%2Flawpro-community-water-development-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