About Cork Voices

The Cork Voices competition is a way for Cork City PPN to test out how the people of Cork might engage with a thing called participatory budgeting.

In simple terms, participatory budgeting involves the public directly in deciding how a percentage of local government funding is spent. It is employed to increase the involvement people have in deciding how government works, and it is something Cork City PPN has set its sights on championing.

To make this trial work, we need your help! Get voting and sharing (@CorkVoices & #CorkVoices) to see if you like the process and to demonstrate how much interest there is among the people of Cork in taking a more active role in local government decision-making.

Who Can Apply?

This programme is solely open to members of Cork City Public Participation Network (PPN) – we’re always open to new members, so register here or find out how to join here.

Members can submit up to 3 separate applications for different project proposals, but a maximum of 1 project per member may be selected for shortlisting.

How to Apply?

The deadline for this competition has now passed but the application process involved completing an application form either online or using a form downloaded from this site and submitting it to info@corkcityppn.ie.

What projects will be funded?

The projects selected will help further the aims set out in the Cork City PPN Wellbeing Statement, which identified 6 key areas of focus,

  1. Creating and Maintaining Inclusive Communities
  2. Promoting Cork’s Heritage (historic, cultural, artistic, or inter-generational)
  3. Encouraging Physical, Emotional, and Mental Health
  4. Getting People Involved in Local Government Decision-Making
  5. Making Cork City Welcoming and Safe for People and Wildlife
  6. Balancing Economic Development with Family-Life and Community Involvement

Projects must be delivered in 2019, with the grant recipients being in a position to report on spending by the end of September 2019.

Complete Online Application
Download Application

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