€750,000 Power to Participate Fund for Disabled Persons’ Organisations Launched
The Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley and the Minister of State with responsibility for Disability, Emer Higgins have today launched a new €750,000 Power to Participate Fund for Disabled Persons’ Organisations and eligible Civil Society Organisations.
Power to Participate: Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement Fund 2026 will make individual grants available to organisations that are led by and include disabled people so they can work with Government Departments on policies and initiatives to deliver on the National Human Rights Strategy for Disabled People 2025-2030.
This commitment is in line with obligations under the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities to ensure that disabled people and their representative organisations are included in the development and delivery of policy and legislation that affects their lives.
Grants will help provide Assistive Technology, support training, help the organisation register as a charity, establish their board, support them to grow and more.
Power to Participate: Strengthening Stakeholder Engagement Fund for Disabled Persons’ Organisations and Civil Society Organisations is open now and will close on Friday 26 June 2026.
More information about the fund, and how you can apply, is available online here.