Deadline Approaching for Adult Literacy for Life Collaboration and Innovation Fund

Adult Literacy for Life (ALL) is a 10-year strategy that aims to:

• ensure that every adult has the necessary literacy, numeracy and digital literacy to fully engage in society and realise their potential; and

• support organisations and services to be literacy friendly and fully accessible to adults with unmet needs.

The Collaboration and Innovation Fund is a great opportunity to fund projects and activities that support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy, digital and financial literacy needs. The Fund is managed by the Adult Literacy for Life Programme Office in SOLAS.

The deadline for applications is 12 noon on Thursday, 22 January 2026.

Who can apply?

Organisations that work in the public, not-for-profit, community and voluntary sector can apply for the Collaboration and Innovation Fund. Individuals and private sector organisations cannot apply for the Fund.

You need a minimum of two organisations working in partnership to apply for the Fund. One organisation is the lead applicant, and the other organisation or organisations are the partner applicants.

The lead organisation will need a tax clearance access number, tax reference number, and charity number, if applicable.

How much funding is available?

In 2026, the total funding available in the Collaboration and Innovation Fund is €1 million.

The funding will be divided into three strands as follows:

• €700,000 for local and national projects that provide innovative and collaborative ways to:
  • support adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs, and
  • create a more literacy friendly and equal society.
• €200,000 for local and national projects that support innovative and collaborative ways to:
  • improve financial literacy skills for adults with unmet literacy, numeracy and digital literacy needs, and
  • create a more literacy friendly approach to accessing financial services.
• €100,000 for projects that:
  • engage parents with unmet literacy, numeracy or digital literacy needs in family literacy projects in the community
  • support parents to support their child’s literacy skills in the home.

Next steps

Further information on how to apply can be found on the Adult Literacy for Life website. https://www.adultliteracyforlife.ie/fund/

At this page you will find:

• A video that covers;
  • details about the fund
  • an overview of the application form; and
  • tips for making a funding application
• The fund guidelines
• A link to the online application form: https://adultliteracyforlife.submit.com/

You must contact the Regional Literacy Coordinator for your region to discuss your proposal. If you are planning to apply for a national project, contact cif@solas.ie

The closing date is 12pm on Thursday, 22 January 2026.

If you have any questions, please contact the Regional Literacy Coordinator for your area or the Adult Literacy for Life Programme Office by email at cif@solas.ie.