CFI have considered all the valuable feedback we have received from our members and have revised the grant process to ensure a more seamless grant system.

This year, the Exercise Grant process will take a new format, beginning with an Expression of Interest and will follow the steps below:

Step 1

An expression of interest form will be available to complete online from 9am on the 24th June to 5pm on the 30th June 2024. This is NOT your application as per pervious years. From these submissions, applicants for the grant will be selected on a lottery basis.

Step 2

Those who have been successful to move forward to apply for round two of the Exercise Grant 2024 will notified on the 3rd July 2024 and will be sent the application form to complete. 

Step 3

Complete applications must be submitted by 5pm on the 8th July 2024.

Step 4

Those who have not been successful to move forward to apply for found two of the Exercise Grant 2024 will notified thereafter.

Step 5

Payments to those successful applicants who have sent their completed application form and supporting documents will be made within four working weeks from the 8th July 2024.

Please make sure you read the updated Guidelines in full available here and if you have any queries of the updated system or guidelines, please email info@cfireland.ie.