Community Sport Facilities Fund 2026

New grant management system, SPRAOI, goes live on Monday, 28th September

The Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport, Patrick O’Donovan TD and the Minister for State for Sport and Postal Policy, Charlie McConalogue TD have announced that a new grant management system for the Community Sport Facilities Fund (CSFF), SPRAOI, will go live on Monday, 28th September.

Clubs and organisations not previously registered with the Department can register on SPRAOI from that date.

The CSFF is the Government’s primary vehicle for providing support to sports clubs and communities to develop sports infrastructure around the country.

Details of the new scheme will be announced by both Ministers next week. In the meantime, any clubs that are not already registered on the Department’s new SPRAOI system may do so from 28th September.

Clubs already registered on the previous OSCAR system have had their registrations automatically transferred to the new system but are encouraged to check their information for accuracy. Any first-time registrations are encouraged to check their status online by visiting www.gov.ie/sportscapital and, if they require any specific guidance, to email sportscapitalprogrammes@ccs.gov.ie