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AWS inCommunities Drogheda Fund

€149,200 | Drogheda and surrounding areas

Proven ideas and funding for your community

The €150,000 AWS InCommunities Drogheda Fund will help you to start or expand a community project in your neighbourhood in Drogheda and the surrounding areas. AWS InCommunities is dedicated to building a world where every person has the opportunity to live a life of dignity on a healthy planet.

How it works
  • Select an idea listed below or submit your existing project and register to get your project page
  • Use your project page to complete the 30 Day Challenge
  • Submit a photo and your action plan
  • Let us know what impact you are having in your community
The Challenge
Who can apply
  • You live in Drogheda or the surrounding areas
  • You're passionate about building a thriving community where you live
  • You are an individual, an existing local group or a community organization
Criteria
What you get
  • Seed funding to start your selected idea
  • Free starter resource pack, mentorship and technology tools to get started
  • Additional impact funding, once you report back on the social impact of your active project
Free Supports

Explore ideas

Choose an idea to start in your community. See terms & conditions.
This fund has closed for applications. You can still start ideas without funding, or check for other live funds in your area.

  • Small Pocket Forest

    Plant a Pocket Forest of 25sqm (5mx5m) in your garden, community or school (Leinster region only)

  • Pollinator Plan Juniors

    Support biodiversity in your school community with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.

  • CycleBus

    Promote active travel by bike for school children by starting a Cycle Bus in your local community.

  • GIY

    Get together with people in your community and share the joy of growing your own food.

  • WeCount Project

    Monitor traffic and air pollution in your local community and use the data to create healthier and more sustainable communities.

  • Poetry in the Park

    Organize a regular community gathering in your local area to celebrate a love of the written or spoken word.

  • GROW at School

    Teaching kids the lifelong skill of growing their own food

  • Community Fridge

    Start a community fridge in your community to share good food that would otherwise go to waste.

  • Walks and Talks

    An annual series of walks and talks aimed at connecting us more closely with our community and our place

  • Pollinator Plan

    Support biodiversity in your local community with the All-Ireland Pollinator Plan.

  • Grow Remote

    We're on a mission to make remote employment visible and available in local communities, regardless of location

  • Repair Café

    Organise a free meeting place in your community to repair things instead of throwing them away.

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“AWS has been investing in Ireland for nearly 15 years and the launch of the new AWS InCommunities Fund in Drogheda underlines our continued commitment to both the local community and the country. We remain focused on establishing and sustaining meaningful relationships in Drogheda and to making a positive difference in the communities in which we operate, particularly in areas like health, wellbeing, education and the environment. We are proud to play a small part in helping to support Drogheda, and we encourage anyone interested to apply to the AWS InCommunities Fund today and help make a lasting difference .” -Neil Morris, Director of Infrastructure Operations at AWS

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