€100k Amazon fund opens to Mayo creative charities
Creative charities in Mayo are being invited to apply for grants as part of the €100,000 Regional Creatives Fund Ireland, which has launched this week.
The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland is Amazon’s annual grant programme supporting charities that help people from underserved communities build skills, confidence and careers in the creative industries.
The €100,000 programme offers grants of up to €12,000 to organisations in Mayo who are registered with the Charities Regulator and support people dreaming of careers in publishing, music, gaming, film, TV, fashion, visual arts, podcasting, and other creative sectors where diversity and fresh perspectives can drive innovation and change.
Applications are open today (https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/01a0f142ae697705ac60f628968afa6b) and close at midnight on November 30, 2026.
Grants will be awarded by an independent judging panel featuring leaders from Amazon, the Royal Irish Academy of Music, Business To Arts, Digital Hub and the Writers Guild of Ireland.
The initiative aligns with Ireland’s Creative Industries Roadmap (https://www.creativeireland.gov.ie/app/uploads/2024/01/CI_Creative_Industries_Roadmap_23_Screen_AW-3.pdf) and the Creative Communities initiative (https://www.localgov.ie/national-programmes/creative-communities), aiming to increase access to careers in the creative industries across all 31 local authorities in Ireland.
“The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland supported many fantastic organisations across the country in 2025, and we’re excited to bring it back again this year,” said Ali Dunn, Country Manager for Amazon in Ireland.
“We understand that talent exists everywhere in Ireland, but opportunity doesn’t.
The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland supports the organisations who are creating these opportunities and we’re looking forward to positively impacting many more people and programmes across the country with this year’s fund.”
Who is eligible for funding?
The Regional Creatives Fund Ireland welcomes applications from organisations working across the creative industries, including:
Music — performance, production, artist development, sound engineering, music business
Performing Arts and Live Events — theatre, live performance, events production, stage management, technical production
Screen and Audio — film, TV, animation, podcasting, radio, audio production
Digital and Interactive — gaming, XR, AI-enabled creative tools, digital design, social media production
Publishing and Communications — books, journalism, copywriting, PR, advertising, podcasting.
Fashion, Craft and Visual Arts — fashion, textiles, fine art, illustration, photography, graphic design
Comedy — stand-up, sketch, sitcom, comedy writing, character comedy
Cross-disciplinary — projects that genuinely span two or more of the above
Other — creative industries where a strong fit is demonstrated
Applications are open for small to mid-size charitable organisations who are registered with the Charities Regulator and have an annual income below €5,000,000.
Applicants must deliver a programme with a clear focus on upskilling, training or employment-readiness in the Irish creative industries.
Applicants must be able to show the grant will boost or sustain an existing programme that’s already making a difference - whether that’s placements in podcasting, experience in fashion design or opportunities in music production.
An expert, independent judging panel will award funding to Regional Creatives Fund Ireland applicants. The panel includes senior leaders from Amazon, Royal Irish Academy of Music, Business To Arts, Digital Hub and the Writers Guild of Ireland.
Judges will look for evidence that the programme seeking funding is already running and already reaching people, with clear evidence that it works – with numbers, stories, or both.
Strong proposals will exhibit a specific explanation of what the funding would make possible and demonstrate a connection between creative skills and employment or career progression.
Strong entries will also demonstrate a focus on communities that face structural barriers to accessing creative careers.