2025 Golf4All Club Grant

Applications are now open for the 2025 Golf4All Grant. Clubs are invited to apply for grant support between €750/£634 - €1500/£1268. The grant can help clubs to establish, expand, or accelerate inclusive participation programmes (A Golf4All Programme) for people with disabilities. Items that are eligible for grant support include: 

• PGA Coaching for a Golf4All Programme. 

• Disability Inclusion Training for the club in preparation for or in support of a Golf4All Programme. 

• Small scale equipment to support a Golf4All Programme. 

• Social activities to support a Golf4All Programme. 

Eligibility Criteria 

Clubs are eligible to apply for the Golf4All grant under the following eligibility criteria:  

• The club submits an application form for the grant. Please note that an application for the grant does not guarantee that the club will receive grant funding. Click here to find the application form. It is also available at the end of this news article.
• The club is affiliated with Golf Ireland and has paid or will pay the Golf Ireland Affiliation Fees by the 31st of March.
• With the application form, the club submits their Child Safeguarding Statement. If you are unsure where to find the Child Safeguarding Statement, contact your Club Childrens’ Officer. Please note the child safeguarding statement must signed and dated valid within the last two years.
  • Click here to view a template child safeguarding statement

• With the application form, the club submits the names and dates that the Club Children’s Officer, Designated Liaison Person and Club Professional completed Safeguarding training and Garda/Access NI Vetting. The Club Childrens Officer will have a record of this information. If not, ask the individuals themselves. If you are still unsure, contact the Safeguarding department in Golf Ireland. Please note that Safeguarding training and Garda/Access NI Vetting must be dated within three years. Relevant updates to safeguarding training and vetting must be made before completing the application form for the grant. The Safeguarding Department will complete checks to ensure that the information submitted is accurate. If the information provided is found to be inaccurate, the application will be rejected.
  • Click here to download the Garda / Access NI Vetting forms
  • Click here to find the upcoming dates for safeguarding training

• The club applies for the following eligible items: 

  • PGA Coaching for a Golf4All Programme. 

  • Disability Inclusion Training for the club in preparation for or in support of a Golf4All Programme. 

  • Small scale equipment to support a Golf4All Programme. 

  • Social activities to support a Golf4All Programme.

• The club nominates two club representatives to attend Disability Inclusion Training (We recommend nominating different candidates from previous years). Please have the names and email addresses of these individuals ready before completing the application form because you are required to provide the names at the time of application. Please refrain from using general email addresses such as info@golfireland.ie here. Email addresses must be specific to the individuals attending the training. If this is not ready at the time of application it delays the process. 

Ineligible items

Items that are ineligible for the grant are: 

• Infrastructural items. 

• Funding individuals. 

Grant Terms and Conditions

Clubs who are successful with their application must adhere to the following terms and conditions: 

• The club must engage with Golf Ireland to complete an Accessibility Review if it has not previously done so.

• The club must agree to provide feedback and an update to Golf Ireland.

• The club must agree to work with the Golf Ireland Communications Department for promotion and marketing purposes. 

• The club must acknowledge that it may be subject to a random audit by or on behalf of Golf Ireland. Therefore, it should keep all records and receipts relating to this grant on file. 

• The club must recognise that failure to comply with the terms and conditions of the grant may result in the club repaying Golf Ireland the sum it received. It may also result in the clubs’ exclusion from future funding schemes. 

• The club understands that the amount awarded may vary depending on demand.

Appeals

Golf Ireland’s decision about the grant allocation is final, and no appeals process will be in place. 

How applications will be assessed

Applications will be assessed based on the following criteria: 

• Adherence to the grant eligibility criteria. 

• The level of detail provided by the club in the application. Golf Ireland will follow up with clubs if insufficient details are provided in the application.  

• The barriers being removed for people with disabilities at your club. Clubs should stress in their application how this grant will have an impact on reducing barriers for people with disabilities. Please mention the barrier and how the barrier is being alleviated. Below are some examples: 

  • If your club is new to delivering a Golf4All programme, then your club is removing the lack of access, choice, and opportunity to golf as a barrier for people with disabilities in your local area. 

  • If your club is organising social activities as part of the programme, then your club can help increase the participant’s sense of belonging and decrease not feeling welcome in a club as a barrier. 

  • If your club is organising training, your club will be increasing awareness about people with disabilities’ ability to play sports and decreasing the lack of capacity, skills and knowledge in the sports sector as a barrier.  

  • Organising the programme and organising training help remove attitudinal barriers towards people with disabilities' ability to play golf. 

  • If your club plans to provide equipment to the participants during the programme, then your club is removing the lack of access to equipment as a barrier. 

  • If your club will provide access to the programmes at an affordable rate, then your club is removing cost as a barrier to participation in sports for people with disabilities. 

  • For more information about barriers to participation in sport for people with disabilities, please click here to visit the Sport Ireland Policy on Diversity and Inclusion in Sport. 

How to apply

Click here to complete the application form

Closing date

The closing date for applications for has been extended to 14th April 2025.

Examples from other clubs

For an example of a Golf4All Programme, click here to view Edenderry Golf Clubs’ Programme. 

Queries

All communication regarding this grant should be made directly to Golf Ireland (grants@golfireland.ie) referencing “Golf4All Grant” in the email’s subject line.