Dear PPN Members,

Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration, Jim O’Callaghan TD opened the Community Safety Fund for applications. See press release here.

Applications are invited from community safety initiatives as well as groups co-funded with local authorities, NGOs and community organisations working on issues relevant to community safety and youth justice.

Applications may be submitted by individual organisations, or by a consortium involving two or more organisations where the lead partner is a community organisation, not-for-profit, social enterprise or similar with a remit relevant to community safety and/or youth justice.

More information on Community Safety can be found at: www.gov.ie/communitysafety.

Queries in relation to the Community Safety Fund should be directed to [email protected].

Applications will be open until 5pm on Monday 18th May 2026.