Current Open Grant Schemes

Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025

The Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) 2025 is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland and to build greater resilience into our town centres through regeneration projects.
Closing Date: Friday 16th May 2025, 5:00pm

Commerical Premises Paint Scheme 2025

Applications are invited from owners and/or occupiers of Commercial Properties for painting works to street facing facades.

Closing Date: Friday 2nd May, 2025

Community & Cultural Facilities Capital Scheme 2025

Kilkenny County Council has created the CCFCS scheme as a means of providing community groups with a fund to support capital community projects.

Closing Date: Wednesday 30th April 2025 at 12:00 noon. 

Kilkenny County Council - Estate Management Grant Scheme 2024

Open to community committees in local authority estates to fund projects which promote estate management.

Closing Date: Tuesday 30th April, 2024 at 5 pm

Housing Department Self Help Scheme 2024

The objective of this scheme is to assist Local Authority tenants to carry out improvement works to their home which are deemed to be tenant responsibility.
The Council will pay 50% of the cost of the works up to a maximum contribution of €2000. 

Closing Date: 12th April 2024

Increased Cost of Business Grant

The grant is available to qualifying businesses as a contribution towards the rising costs faced by businesses

Closing Date: May 1, 2024 (deadline to confirm eligibility & upload verification details)

Septic Tank Grants

The grants are available to assist householders with the cost of works for the remediation, repair, upgrade, or replacement of a domestic waste water treatment system (DWWTS) serving a house.

Housing Adaptation Grants for Older People & People with a Disability

A number of grant options to assist older people and people with a disability in carrying out works which are necessary for the purposes of rendering a house more suitable for their accommodation needs.

Rates Incentive Grant Scheme 2024

The 2024 “Rates Incentive Grant Scheme” is available to all Rate payers subject to certain terms and conditions. Rate payers can avail of a grant of 5.8% of the value of their 2024 Rate Demand (excluding arrears) up to a maximum value of €250.

Domestic Lead Remediation Grant Scheme

Details of government grant providing 100% of costs up to €5,000 to replace drinking water lead pipes within the boundaries of your property.

Housing Assistance Payment (HAP)

Open to those who have been approved for Kilkenny County Council's social housing list. 

Apply online through the HAP Online Portal - click here