Bike Week May 2025 Funding Opportunity for Clubs & Groups
Date: 31-03-2025
Following a fantastic participation from community groups / clubs across the county in 2024. Mayo Sports Partnership / Mayo County Council in partnership with the local Bike Week Steering Committee is now inviting applications for funding from interested community groups / sports clubs for :
Bike Week 2025 (10th – 18th May) events.
If your group is interested in promoting cycling as part of a fun, national programme, this is an ideal opportunity to apply for funding to help deliver your event.
Please complete the Expression of Interest form found HERE
Key information points:
- Grants for Community Groups are available up to a potential maximum of €500 per successful community group (depending on the scale of the event). An overall allocation of €3,000 is available towards these community events.
- Events that will be eligible for grant assistance must be fun / novel, target outreach to non-cyclists or aspiring cyclists.
- All events should have a minimum of 10 people attending, should be free, open to the public and accessible to all.
- Bike Week is particularly interested in working with young people this year and we would ask that you include them in planning your event.
- Note that successful events to receive funding will need to be located at a venue which is visible to passers by / general public.
- For the purposes of these grants, eligible expenditure will include:
- Costs involved (either directly or through partners) in organising one or more local fun cycling events for public participation e.g. mass cycle, slow bike race, cycling obstacle course, road race, forest cycle, fancy dress parade, bike fest etc
- Costs involved in organising public information events on cycling
- Costs of purchase of items etc to raffle or give as prizes for participants in events
- Costs of complementary activities for event days, e.g. musical entertainment, face painting, novelty bike displays (unicycles, tricycles), electric bike display
- Costs relating to publicity for events
- Please note that expenditure will not be allocated for sweets / fizzy drinks meals etc. Fruit, Water and Light refreshments. Payment will not be made for meals.
For more ideas, see photo galleries and event information on www.bikeweek.ie
The closing date for applications to Mayo Sports Partnership is Noon Friday April 18th.
- Funding is at the discretion of Mayo Sports Partnership / Mayo County Council and as such applicants may receive all/some/or no funding applied for.
- The dedicated contact person will be informed of the proposed amount to be granted.
If you have any questions, you can contact Bike Week Co-ordinator Deirdre Donnelly at dedonnelly@mayococo.ie or phone 087 391 0337