Seed Grants Programme

Supported by the Creative Ireland Programme, the IHF Seed Grants programme piloted in early 2021 and was extended through to 2023. The aim was to inspire and support the work of groups, organisations or individuals who wish to mark in some tangible way their response to the universal realities of dying, death, and bereavement.

To date 55 projects have been supported with micro grants, expertise, and resources enabling communities of place or interest to develop their own tools and / or articulate their needs. Awardees include individual artists, writers, nursing homes, secondary schools, community / voluntary groups, clubs, disability support centres, local choirs, and hospitals. Priority was given to creative initiatives that take innovative approaches to reflection and remembrance.  Enjoy exploring them below.

Current Projects
2022 Projects
2021 Projects

Please find below a cross section of our most recently completed projects 

Freebirds
A film exploring motor bikers in Irish rural communities and bereavements endured on the road.
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Memories Exhibition
A sensory visual art installation and workshops exploring the question: “If you could keep only one object that is of sentimental value to you, what would you keep?” 
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Wonders of Worms
Exploring the cycle of life with children at Sligo Children’s Community Garden.
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Is Death a Dirty Word?
An examination of our contemporary rituals around what happens to our own or a loved one’s possessions after death.
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Teenagers on Loss
A theatrical and film-making project with teenagers at Straffan Drama Club exploring loss and bereavement.
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Talking About Cancer
Peer bereavement support for Cancer Connect drivers who are continuously dealing with grief and loss.
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Beauty From Broken Glass
Roscommon Young Carers Project created stained-glass collages representing their own ideas on anticipatory grief, loss, and growth.
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Why My Baby Died
A visual narrative translating findings from a research study with parents bereaved by stillbirth or neonatal death.
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Our Seed Grant Projects are supported by Creative Ireland

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