The Access Europe project aimed to assist Irish organisations in identifying and securing EU funding to support their projects and activities.

The Access Europe project was run by The Wheel and partners Early Years - the organisation for young children. It finished in January 2018. For more information, contact europe@wheel.ie.
 
​In order to carry out the project aims, a number of activities were carried out including: 

Assistance in applying for EU funding:
  • Trainings on how to draft successful EU funding applications. Visit our Events page to view our training calendar 
  •  A specific fund available to registered organisations to assist them in applying for EU funding (e.g. identify project partners, hire external expertise to draft and review applications)
  • Individual support to review funding applications and identify relevant project partners

​Assistance in managing EU grants:
  • Training on how to manage EU-funded projects
  • Advice on managing partnerships, financial obligations, and reporting 
  • Training on dissemination, exploitation and sustainability of project results​
Identification of EU funding opportunities:
  • An up-to-date and easily accessible database of relevant EU funds
  • Monthly email alerts about relevant EU calls for proposals.
  • Individual advice to registered organisations on relevant EU funds to target​


​Assistance in increasing impact and visibility at EU level:
  • A specific fund was available to registered organisations to support developing their work at the EU level (e.g. attending European conferences and events, meeting with peers etc.)
  • Training on how EU institutions operate, meetings with EU policy and decision makers and study visits​
​To keep updated with European funding information, subscribe to Funding Point, The Wheel's database of grants available to Ireland's community, voluntary and charitable sector. For support on EU funding and applications, contact the European Team at The Wheel at europe@wheel.ie.

Access Europe is a joint initiative of 13 Irish organisations and is co-funded by the Atlantic Philanthropies.

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