Kuvaliwe

Microsoft Dublin Community Fund

South Dublin and Fingal Counties

This fund is dedicated to helping you build thriving and sustainable communities across South Dublin and Fingal Counties.

Imibono efakazelwe kanye noxhaso lomphakathi wakho

Joyina umphakathi wethu womhlaba wonke wabashintshi ngokuqala iphrojekthi. Uzothola konke okudingayo ukuze ube nomthelela emphakathini wakho.

Kufika ku €10,000 ekuxhasweni ngephrojekthi ngayinye
Imihlahlandlela yochwepheshe, izinhlelo zesinyathelo ngesinyathelo nezinye izinsiza
Izeluleko nokwesekwa okuvela eqenjini lethu

Imibandela yokufaneleka

Project must address the theme of environmental sustainability or digital skills
Projects must take place in Fingal County Council Area or South Dublin County Council Area
Projects should be fully implemented within 12 months of receiving funds
If applying for a total of more than €5,000, applicants must be legally registered nonprofits in Ireland
Applicants must be at least 18 years old or have the permission of a guardian to apply for funding

Bona imigomo nemibandela egcwele

Isebenza kanjani

Uma ufaka isicelo ngombono ofakazelwe...

Khetha umbono ohlwini olungezansi, bese ufaka isicelo sokudala ikhasi lephrojekthi yakho.
Qedela Inselele Yezinsuku Ezingu-30 ukuze uvule uxhaso.
Thola ingxenye yokuqala yoxhaso futhi uyisebenzise ukwenza iphrojekthi yakho yenzeke!
Yabelana ngomthelela wephrojekthi yakho ukuze uvule ingxenye yokugcina yoxhaso.

Uxhaso lwabelwa labo abaphothula ngempumelelo inselelo ngokuthi ofike kuqala, ofike kuqala.

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Uma ufaka isicelo nge-iphrojekthi yakho...

Faka isicelo ngezansi ngo-03 March, 2026 (GMT).
Linda ukuthi isicelo sakho sibuyekezwe. Sizokwazisa uma kube yimpumelelo ngo-14 April, 2026 (IST).
Uma uphumelele, gcwalisa izinyathelo ezilula zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30 ngaphambi kokuqala iphrojekthi yakho.
Thola ingxenye yokuqala yoxhaso futhi uyisebenzise ukwenza iphrojekthi yakho yenzeke!
Yabelana ngomthelela wephrojekthi yakho ukuze uvule ingxenye yokugcina yoxhaso.

Uxhaso lwabiwa ngemva kosuku lokuvala, lapho sibuyekeza zonke izicelo zephrojekthi. Sizokwazisa uma ngabe iphrojekthi yakho iphumelele nge-14 April, 2026 (IST).

Hlola imibono eqinisekisiwe

Khetha umbono ozowuqala emphakathini wakho. Bona imigomo nemibandela.

Community Roots

Become a Local Coordinator, connecting garden owners with gardenless budding growers, establishing five garden-share pairings that build friendships, grow food, and strengthen community connections across generations and cultures.
Hour of AI

Hour of AI introduces students and communities to artificial intelligence through fun, accessible activities that demystify AI concepts and spark curiosity about technology’s role in our world.
Community Sharing Station

Set up a community sharing station with smart lockers that let neighbours borrow everyday items 24/7 using a smartphone app, reducing waste and consumption.
FIRST® LEGO® League Explore - Ireland

FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is a global STEM and robotics programme for girls and boys aged 7 to 12.
Small Pocket Forest

Create a densely planted 25-square-metre native forest in your community with expert guidance, bringing biodiversity and natural connection to urban spaces through collaborative workshops.
Imfundo Yelanga Yezikole Zamabanga Aphansi

Izinto zokufundisa ezijabulisayo nezithinta imizwa mayelana namandla elanga nogesi
FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge - Ireland

FIRST® LEGO® League Challenge is a global STEM and robotics programme for girls and boys aged 11 to 16.
FIRST® LEGO® League Discover - Ireland

FIRST® LEGO® League Explore is a global STEM programme for girls and boys aged 4 to 7.

Imibuzo ejwayelekile ukubuzwa

Isebenza kanjani inqubo yesicelo?
Sihlose ukwenza inqubo yokufaka isicelo isheshe futhi ibe lula ngangokunokwenzeka.
- Uma ufaka isicelo sokuqala umbono ofakazelwe emphakathini wakini, uzocelwa imininingwane efana nekheli lephrojekthi yakho, kanye nesisusa sakho sokuqala iphrojekthi ngefomu lesicelo elifushane. Uma ususifakile isicelo uzoqala 30 Day Challenge. Uxhaso lwabelwa abafake izicelo uma befika kuqala. Funda kabanzi.
- Uma ufaka isicelo ngephrojekthi yakho, uzocelwa ukuthi wabelane ngencazelo yephrojekthi, umthelela wayo ongaba khona, kanye nobubanzi, kanye neminye imininingwane efomini lesicelo. Sizobuyekeza isicelo sakho kumongo wemibandela yesikhwama nezinye izicelo. Uma yabelwe uxhaso, kuyodingeka ukuthi ugcwalise isinyathelo esisodwa noma ezimbili ezilula zingakapheli izinsuku ezingama-30. Funda kabanzi .
Yiziphi izidingo zokubika kanye nenqubo yokuxhasa ngemali?
Kudingeka ukuthi wabelane nathi ngenqubekelaphambili kanye nemiphumela yephrojekthi yakho, idatha yomthelela izokwabelwana nozakwethu.

Uxhaso lwabelwa abafakizicelo abaqala umbono ofakazelwe ekuqedeni ngempumelelo Inselelo Yezinsuku Ezingama-30 owokuqala ofike, isisekelo esikhonzwe kuqala. Abafakizicelo abahambisa iphrojekthi yabo bazobuyekezwa yithimba lethu ngaphambi kokuba banikezwe uxhaso.

Imali eyabelwe iphrojekthi yakho ihlukaniswe ngokuthi izinkokhelo ezimbili.
- Uma ufaka isicelo sokuqala umbono ofakazelwe, inkokhelo yokuqala (ngokuvamile engu-70% yenani eliphelele loxhaso) iyavulwa lapho kuqedwa ngempumelelo Inselelo Yezinsuku Ezingu-30. Uma ungawuqedi Umngeni Wezinsuku Ezingu-30 phakathi nesikhathi osinikiziwe (izinsuku ezingu-30 kusukela ekubhaliseni) uxhaso lwakho luzodluliselwa kwelinye iqembu.
- **Uma ufaka isicelo ngephrojekthi yakho **, lolu xhaso luvulwa lapho iphrojekthi yakho isigunyazwe Ithimba lethu.
- Inkokhelo yesibili (imvamisa engu-30% yenani eliphelele loxhaso) izovulwa ngemva kokuba usuqede inhlolovo emfushane yomthelela futhi wabelane ngesifinyezo sephrojekthi nezithombe ezibonisa umphumela wephrojekthi yakho. Lokhu kuvame ukudingeka ezinyangeni ezi-2 kuya kwezingu-6 ngemva kwenkokhelo yokuqala, nakuba umugqa wesikhathi ungahluka futhi uzogqanyiswa kuwe kuyo yonke inqubo.
Yini engasetshenziselwa futhi engeke isetshenziselwe uxhaso?
Izimali zingasetshenziswa ukumboza:
- Izindleko eziqondile zokusetha noma zokunakekela iphrojekthi, isb., ukuqashwa kwendawo, izimali zomshwalense, imbewu nezinto zokutshala, amathuluzi, izimali zokuqeqesha.
- Uma ufaka isicelo ngephrojekthi yakho, ezinye izimali zingasetshenziswa ukukhokhela labo abasebenza kuphrojekthi.
Izimali azikwazi ukusetshenziselwa ukumboza:
- Izindleko zomsebenzi osuvele wenziwe noma yini engahlobene nokusetha nokugcinwa kwephrojekthi yomphakathi.
- Uma ufaka isicelo sokuqala umbono oqinisekisiwe, izimali zingase zingasetshenziselwa ukukhokhela labo abasebenza kuphrojekthi.
- Ukuphromothwa kwezizathu zenkolo, imisebenzi engeyona eyokusiza abampofu, uxhaso, noma imicimbi yokuqongelela imali.
- Ukuphromotha noma ukuzibandakanya ezenzweni zobugebengu zodlame, ubuphekula, ubugebengu obunenzondo, ukucwasa okusekelwe ngenxa yezizathu ezihlukahlukene, noma ukusekelwa kwanoma iyiphi inhlangano ehileleka kule misebenzi.
Ngizoluthola kanjani uxhaso?

Kufanele ube ne-akhawunti yasebhange ukuze uthole uxhaso. Uma usuqedele ngempumelelo izinyathelo ezidingekayo zingakapheli izinsuku ezingu-30, ungafaka imininingwane yakho yasebhange kuwebhusayithi ye-ChangeX ukuze wenze ukudluliselwa kwebhange kube lula ngomhlinzeki wokukhokha ovikelekile. I-ChangeX izobe isibuyekeza isicelo sakho ukuze iqinisekise ukuthi zonke izici ziqedwe ngempumelelo ngaphambi kokudlulisela inkokhelo ku-akhawunti yakho.
Ingakanani imali engizoyithola?

Inani lemali etholakalayo yephrojekthi yakho lincike embonweni oyikhethayo noma ezidingweni zephrojekthi yakho. Ngemibono eqinisekisiwe, amanani oxhaso ahambisana nezindleko zokuqala iphrojekthi ngayinye esifundeni sakho. Inani eliphakeme lemali etholakalayo ngephrojekthi ngayinye libhalwe ebhokisini eliluhlaza elingenhla.
Mangaki amaphrojekthi engingawafaka isicelo?
Abantu ngabanye nezinhlangano ezingakahleleki bangafaka izicelo futhi zithole uxhaso lwemali yephrojekthi eyodwa ngesikhathi. Kufanele ubike ngomthelela wanoma imaphi amaphrojekthi axhaswe ngaphambilini ukuze ukwazi ukufaka isicelo sokuqala iphrojekthi entsha. Izinhlangano ezingahlelekile zihlanganisa amaqembu noma izinhlangano ezingezona izinhlangano ezibhalisiwe ngokusemthethweni.
- Izinhlangano ezibhaliswe ngokusemthethweni zingafaka izicelo futhi zithole uxhaso lwezimali zamaphrojekthi ahlukene afinyelela kwamathathu ngesikhathi, inqobo nje uma isicelo ngasinye kanye nephrojekthi ewumphumela sithunyelwa futhi siholwa ilungu elihlukile lethimba lenhlangano. Uma amaphrojekthi amaningi ezokwenzeka endaweni efanayo, kufanele ahluke.
- Izinhlangano kufanele zibhaliswe ngokusemthethweni ezweni lapho zisebenza khona, ngokuvamile zihlanganisa izinhlangano ezingenzi nzuzo, izikole, imitapo yolwazi, namanye amaqembu omphakathi abhaliswe ngokusemthethweni.
- Uma ufake isicelo ngaphambilini futhi wehluleka I-30 Day Challenge noma iphrojekthi yakho ayizange ikhethelwe ukuthola uxhaso, uyafaneleka ukuhambisa isicelo esisha. Uma uthole uxhaso esikhathini esidlule futhi ungazange ubike ngomthelela wephrojekthi, awufaneleki ukufaka isicelo futhi.
Ngingalucela kanjani usekelo lokufinyeleleka?

Uma udinga noma yikuphi ukwesekwa okwengeziwe ukuze uqedele inqubo yesicelo noma ukufinyelela izinsiza sicela uthinte [email protected] futhi sizokusiza.

The Community Fund is one of the practical ways we deliver on our data centre pledge locally. It is about backing real projects, led by local people, that make a difference on the ground in the communities closest to our data centre operations. Through the projects pioneered by our changemakers, local communities across South and West Dublin have become greener, more connected, and future ready – directly benefitting nearly 30,000 local people. We look forward to building on this success with the rollout of the 2026 fund and hope to deliver meaningful, lasting impact for communities across Dublin.

Lavinia Morris
General Manager of Microsoft data centre operations for EMEA