Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS)

Funding available for outdoor recreation infrastructure – submit your proposal now

SDCC is now accepting expressions of interest for the Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme 2026/2027 from community and local partnership groups. This is an opportunity for community groups to suggest projects that would benefit local communities.

The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme supports the development and maintenance of outdoor recreation infrastructure for activities such as walking, canoeing, mountain biking, orienteering and wild swimming.

Projects should, in the main, be located in the countryside (i.e. not within the environs of towns or villages). However, ORIS will fund recreational infrastructure linking a town to significant other outdoor recreation facilities located in the countryside. Recreational amenities located near rivers, and lakes and water-based projects located within town environs are also eligible.

SDCC is administering this scheme, which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht (DRCDG).

Further information is available here: Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme

If you wish to submit an expression of interest, please complete the Expression of Interest Form 

As SDCC is permitted to submit a limited number of applications to DRCDG, EOIs will be initially evaluated based on the information submitted on this form against the relevant project assessment criteria outlined in the 2026 / 2027 scheme outline.  

Please submit completed expression of interest forms to tvrs@sdublincoco.ie.

Closing dates for receipt of expressions of interest is as follows:

If you have any queries about this scheme, please e-mail tvrs@sdublincoco.ie.