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Home > Schools & Colleges > Services > Grants and Additional Support

Grants and Additional Supports

The Department provides funding and additional supports to primary and post-primary schools through per capita and other grant schemes, see the list of supports below.

Capitation Grant

Ancillary Service Grant

Assistive Technology Grant

School Books

Foreign Language Assistant

Irish Sign Language (ISL)

New ASD Classes - Staffing Supports and Grants Information

Back to Education Initiative

Post Leaving Certificate (PLC)

Traveller Pre-Schools

Dormant Accounts Pre-School

Early Start Programme

Rutland Street Project

Sports Capital Programme (Applications Closed)

ICT Infrastructure

 

See Also

  • Special Needs and Tuition Grants Section

Related Files:

  • Voluntary Secondary Grant Calendar 2019/2020 (.pdf - 355 KB) 
  • Community And Comprehensive Grant Calendar 2019/2020 (.pdf - 358 KB) 
  • Primay Grant Calendar 2020 (.pdf - 328 KB) 
 
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