Colmcille operates through grant schemes and through facilitating and initiating projects. Funding addresses the following themes: the arts, young people, heritage, learning Scottish and Irish Gaelic, partnership and community development, and research.
In Scotland Bòrd na Gàidhlig supports Colmcille via its Taic Freumhan Coimhearsnachd community grants scheme which includes a priority on projects that build connections between speakers of Gaelic and Irish.
Information on this scheme is available on their website.
In Ireland Foras na Gaeilge, Colmcille opearates on a cross-border basis and has three grant schemes:
• The Colmcille Grant Scheme, for projects, which has two funding rounds per year
• The Colmcille small grant scheme for developing partnerships and projects, which is open continuously
• The Colmcille bursary scheme for Irish speakers learning Scottish Gaelic
Foras na Gaeilge application forms and guidelines are available here.
