You’ve been funded, what happens next?
If your application is successful, we will email you to explain:
- How to accept the offer of funding.
- Funding terms and conditions.
- How to request payment.
- The documents you must provide to receive payment.
Payment templates
All schemes require you to submit documentation showing how you used the funding. We have templates you can use for most documents.
The documents that we require vary from scheme to scheme, but often include a Report Form and financial information (such as an Income and Expenditure Account).
Documents must be submitted through your Online Services account.
Select your funding scheme from the list below to download and complete the relevant template(s).
Can we help?
Contact the payments team if the funding payment guide doesn’t answer your query.
payments@artscouncil.ie
01 6180 200
Successful applicants for Arts Council awards must report on the use of their award and supply receipts or other financial information where appropriate. You will receive two documents with your letter of offer which contain all relevant information about what you need to do to draw down money from the Arts Council: a payment guide and the terms and conditions of Arts Council funding. The report form must be submitted with your request to draw down the final instalment of your funding.
In order to receive the final instalment of the following awards you must upload a Report Form.
Bursary Award, Agility Award, Next Generation Award, Commissions
In order to receive the final instalment of the following awards you must also upload an Income & Expenditure (I&E) along with the Report form.
Theatre Schemes, Engaging with Architecture Scheme, Co-funding Award
In order to receive the first instalment of your Arts Grant Funding you must submit the following:
1. CPW Self-Audit Form: required whether or not you have received funding for work which is relevant to children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit.
In order to receive the final instalment of your Arts Grant Funding you must submit a number of documents including the following:
1. Report Form: a completed report form, which includes a declaration of assurance section, must be signed and submitted through Online Services. To download the form, please click on the following link: Report Form
2. M45: in the event that the amount offered is €100,000 or above, you must provide an income and expenditure account prepared on the basis of the M45 – Grant Claims – Miscellaneous Technical Statement. This must be submitted though online services. For more information, please click on the following link: M45
3. Income and expenditure account prepared and signed according to the amount of your award must be submitted through Online Services. Please see sections 16 & 17 of the Conditions of Financial Assistance document for the specific requirements. The income and expenditure account must be created by using the Arts Council’s Online Arts Activity Report (AAR) portal at: aar.artscouncil.ie *
First Payment
In order to receive the first instalment of your Arts in Early Learning and Childcare Scheme funding you must submit the following:
Memorandum of Understanding
Please provide an up-to-date Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the partner settings and the artist or arts organisation. This should reflect the current status and agreement now that funding is confirmed. The MoU template is available to download here. If you have more than one MoU document please scan together and upload as a single pdf document.
Revised I&E
If you have been offered a different amount to that requested, or if stated as a requirement in your letter of offer, please provide a revised projected income and expenditure form and outline any changes to your proposal. You may send this by email.
CPW Self-Audit Form
This is required when you have received funding for work which involves children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: How to complete the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit
To receive your final instalment you must provide:
Report Form. Your completed report form, which includes a Declaration of Assurance section, must be signed and submitted through online services.
Income and Expenditure Account, available in the coming weeks, prepared and signed according to the amount of your award, must be submitted through online services. See the Conditions of Financial Assistance document for the specific requirements.
In order to receive the final instalment of your Capacity Building Support Scheme funding you must submit the following documents.
Capacity Building Support Scheme Report Form
Capacity Building Support Scheme Income and Expenditure Template
In order to receive the first instalment of your funding you must submit the following:
CPW Self-Audit Form: required whether or not you have received funding for work which is relevant to children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: How to complete the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit.
In order to draw down your second annual payment (if you are in receipt of a three year funded programme) or final payment (if you are in receipt of a research award) you are required to submit a signed Report Form and a signed Income and Expenditure report. To download the forms, please click on the link below:
Creative Schools 2024
Below are the payment templates for schools that joined the programme in 2024.
In order to receive the final instalment of your Creative Schools funding you must submit the following three documents. The information you provide will help us to document and improve the quality of our supports for other rounds of this scheme.
Creative Schools 2023
Below are the payment templates for schools that joined the programme in 2023.
In order to receive the final instalment of your Creative Schools funding you must submit the following three documents. The information you provide will help us to document and improve the quality of our supports for other rounds of this scheme.
Creative Schools 2022
Below are the payment templates for schools that joined the programme in 2022
In order to receive the final instalment of your Creative Schools funding you must submit the following three documents. The information you provide will help us to document and improve the quality of our supports for other rounds of this scheme.
In order to draw down to your funding for Culture Night Late please follow the guidance below.
To receive your first instalment you must provide:
CPW Self-Audit Form: questionnaire which confirms that you are meeting your obligations in line with relevant child safeguarding legislation and national guidance. You must complete and upload this form through online services whether or not you have received funding for work which is relevant to this age group. You can complete the self-audit form here: https://childprotection.artscouncil.ie/Login *
To receive your final instalment you must provide:
Report Form
Your completed report form, which includes a Declaration of Assurance section, must be signed and submitted through online services.
Income and Expenditure Account
Your completed Income and Expenditure Account, prepared and signed according to the amount of your award, must be submitted through online services.
First Payment
In order to receive the first instalment of your Dance Artist Residency Scheme funding you must submit the following:
CPW Self-Audit Form: required whether or not you have received funding for work which is relevant to children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit.
Final Payment
In order to receive the final instalment of your Dance Artist Residency Scheme funding you must submit an income and expenditure account and awards report form through your online services account:
Please take some time to complete the Deis and Deis Recording and Publications report form and submit it through the online services site when requesting your final payment. Your information will help us to document and improve on the quality of our supports for other rounds of the schemes. You are also required to submit an income and expenditure account which must be signed by a person in authority connected to the project. The signed copy should be scanned and uploaded through the online services site at the same time.
To download the report form and I&E template, please click on the following links:
The Disability Access Costs Report Form is designed to gather information about the supports that are being provided with Arts Council Personal Disability Access Costs.
For Personal Disability Access Costs that are greater than €1,500, we can only pay the final instalment when we receive your completed Disability Access Costs Report.
To download the report form, please click on the following link:
First Payment
In order to receive the first instalment of your Festival Investment Scheme you must submit the following:
Revised Plan and Budget — Successful applicants are required to provide a brief outline of the changes you will make to your original proposal. You can download the template here:
FIS Revised Plan Template 2024
FIS Revised Plan Template 2025
CPW Self-Audit Form — This is required when you have received funding for work which involves children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: How to complete the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit.
Final Payment
In order to receive the final instalment of your Festival Investment Scheme grant you must submit a report form and an income and expenditure through your online services account. Your information will help us to document and improve the quality of our supports for other rounds of the scheme.
To download the templates, please click on the following links:
2024 Festivals Investment Scheme Report Form
In order to draw down your first payment you are required to submit a Revised Budget Report. In order to draw down your final payment you are required to submit a FINAL Income & Expenditure Report and a Report Form.
To download each form, please click on the links below:
In order to draw down your final payment you are required to submit an income and expenditure account and a report form.
To download the form, please click on the link below:
First Payment
In order to receive the first installment of your Open Call Funding you must submit the following:
CPW Self-Audit Form: required whether or not you have received funding for work which is relevant to children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit.
Open Call Revised Budget Template. Award recipients are required to provide an updated project budget. You can download the template here: Open Call Revised Budget Template
A detailed project plan and marketing /engagement plan. This must be submitted through online services. No specific template required.
Final and signed off partner agreements including information regarding the nature of the financial relationship (only applicable to recipients in receipt of over 100k). This must be submitted through online services. No specific template required.
Second Payment
In order to receive the second installment of your Open Call Funding you must submit the following:
A brief interim project report which outlines progress to date and changes to project planning or budgeting. This must be submitted through online services. No specific template required.
Third Payment
In order to receive the final instalment of your Open Call funding you must submit the following through your online services account:
Open Call Report Form. You can download the template here: Open Call Report Form
Open Call Audience Report Form. You can download the template here: Open Call Audience Report Form
Open Call Income and Expenditure Account. You can download the template here: Open Call Income and Expenditure Account
Strand 1 & 2 (Opera Projects)
Final payment
Recipients of the Opera Projects & Production Award must submit the following in order to draw down the final payment. This information will provide the Arts Council with important factual data in relation to opera production and opera audience figures.
Report Form
Income and Expenditure Account prepared and signed according to the amount of your award
To download please click on the links below:
M45 Grant Claims – Where the award is €100,000 or above, the income and expenditure account will have to be prepared on the basis of the M45 Grant Claims – Miscellaneous Technical Statement.
OPP Strand 1 Income & Expenditure Report Template
OPP Strand 2 Income & Expenditure Report Template
Strand 3 (Opera Projects)
First payment
In addition to the tax and bank requirements you must submit the following documentation through online services in order to receive the first payment:
Final and signed off partner agreements including information regarding the nature of the financial relationship.
Detailed project plan including revised budget.
Marketing plan.
Final payment
Recipients of the Strand 3 Projects & Production Award must submit the following in order to draw down the final payment. This information will provide the Arts Council with important factual data in relation to opera production and opera audience figures.
Strand 3 Income and Expenditure Account* (this includes a Declaration of Assurance section that must be signed): prepared and signed according to the amount of your award. See the Conditions of Financial Assistance document for the specific requirements.
A detailed project report including:
A full account of all aspects of the project from artistic, financial and marketing perspectives
A project schedule
A summary of critical and audience response
An outline of whether the project was realised as planned
A completed Audience Report Form*
A completed OPP Awards Report Form*
M45: In the event that the amount offered is €100,000 or above, you must provide an income and expenditure account prepared on the basis of the M45 – Grant Claims – Miscellaneous Technical Statement. This must be submitted though online services. For more information, please click on the following link: M45 Grant Claims
To download the template, please click on the link below:
OPP Strand 3 Income & Expenditure Report Template
In order to draw down your final payment you are required to submit an income and expenditure account and a report form.
To download the forms, please click on the links below:
In order to draw down your first payment you are required to submit a revised budget template. In order to draw down your final payment you are required to submit a standard awards report form and an income and expenditure report. This must be certified by an accountant in cases where the amount offered is in excess of €25,000. Your information will help us to improve the quality of our supports for later rounds of the scheme.
To download the forms, please click the links below:
In order to draw down your first payment you are required to submit the revised budget and plan template. To download the form, please click on the link below:
Touring Revised Budget and Plan template DOC
Touring Memorandum of Understanding
The touring report form is intended to provide the Arts Council with a factual record of audience figures and box office amounts. In order to draw down your final payment you are required to submit this document along with an income and expenditure account certified by an accountant. Your information will help us to improve the quality of our supports for later rounds of the scheme.
To download the forms, please click on the links below:
Touring Income and Expenditure Template
First Payment
In order to receive the first instalment of your Young Ensembles funding you must submit the following:
Revised Outline — Successful applicants are required to provide a brief outline of the changes they will make to their original proposal in order to adhere to public health guidelines in relation to COVID-19. You can download the template here: Young Ensembles Scheme 2021 Revised Outline Template
CPW Self-Audit Form — This is required when you have received funding for work which involves children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: How to complete the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit
Final Payment
In order to receive the final instalment of your Young Ensembles funding you must submit a report form and an income and expenditure through your online services account. Your information will help us to document and improve the quality of our supports for other rounds of the scheme.
To download the templates, please click on the following links:
First Payment
In order to receive the first instalment of your Young People, Children and Education Residencies you must submit the following:
YPCE Residencies: Memorandum of Understanding. An up-to-date Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the host institution and the resident artist or arts organisation. This should reflect the current status and agreement now that funding is confirmed.
The MOU can be downloaded here
CPW Self-Audit Form — This is required when you have received funding for work which involves children and young people under the age of 18. The PDF form must be downloaded, signed and submitted through online services. To download instructions on how to access the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit please click on the following link: How to complete the Child Protection and Welfare – Quality Assurance Self-Audit
Second Payment
To receive your final instalment you must provide:
Report form: Your completed report form must be signed and submitted through Online Services.
Income and expenditure account: prepared and signed according to the amount of your award must be submitted through online services. See the Conditions of Financial Assistance document for the specific requirements.