‘Children’s Promise’ Grants Programme Opening Soon for Applications
The Grants Programme is a funding programme within Katharine Howard Foundation (KHF). KHF focuses on prevention and early intervention initiatives, to support the best life outcomes for young children.
This grants programme is a collaboration with Community Foundation Ireland and the Sunflower Charitable Foundation and we are very grateful for their support.
Aim Of The Programme
The ‘Children’s Promise’ Grants Programme aims to support community-based organisations working with young children and their families, who may not reach their potential due to the corrosive impact of poverty.
Despite Ireland being a prosperous, developed country, an estimated one in five children are living in enforced deprivation. All children are born with the potential to thrive, and the ‘Children’s Promise’ Grants Programme aims to support community-based organisations working to protect that potential and to support the wellbeing of their families. The Programme will build on the powerful work taking place at community-level to address child poverty with funding of up to €1,500,000 in financial and non-financial supports over its duration 2026-30.
The ‘Children’s Promise’ Grants Programme is a promise from KHF to provide financial and other supports to selected organisations, to support and develop the potential of the children engaged with the organisations.
The Programme supports organisations in the following categories:
1. Early years / young children projects, within community-based settings.
2. Parental support programmes
3. Research into promising programmes or gaps in provision that may help to build policy support in those areas.
4. Capacity building within an organisation.
APPLICATION FOR 2026 FUNDING
Application for the 2026 Grants Programme opens online here on Wednesday, 18 February and close on 19 March at 1pm.
All applicants are encouraged to attend a Zoom information session on 26 February at 1 pm. This 45-minute session will explain the application process, give you information on how to use the application portal and answer your questions.