DHLGH Fund Call 2025: Productivity and Digitalisation

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Construct Innovate Work Ready Graduate Programme (WRGP)

Construct Innovate, in collaboration with Department of Housing, Local Government & Heritage (DHLGH) under the Irish Government’s Housing for All plan are delighted to announce this Productivity and Digitalisation funding call. The aim of the call is to seek research project proposals from our membership organisations aimed at increasing productivity  and/or increased adoption of digital technologies related to the delivery of housing and to support Housing for All.

This call is open for 3 weeks (29th April – 19th May 2025) and is seeking submissions seeking up to €50,000 in funding, which can demonstrate an increase in productivity  and/or  adoption of digital technologies related to the delivery of housing in Ireland. Project submissions should be ready to start in July 2025 and must be concluded by end November 2025. The call is therefore seeking proposals which can demonstrate the appropriate outputs in a short research timeframe. The call is specific to all Construct Innovate RPO and Industry members.

  • Members only

    Project applications must involve full members of Construct Innovate exclusively.

  • Collaboration

    Collaboration between academic and industry partners is preferable and encouraged. 

  • Funding amount

    Each submission should be fully costed with a total project costs not seeking more than €50,000 from Construct Innovate. 

  • Industry contribution

    Supplementary cash funding from industry partners to increase the project budget is allowed and will be assessed favourably when evaluating proposals.

  • Application time

    Applications open from 29th April 2025 until 12pm on 19th May 2025.  ​(3 weeks)

  • Time Constraints

    Project applications must demonstrate that final research outputs can be completed and submitted to Construct Innovate for final peer review (including full expenditure of project budget) mid-November 2025.

  • Project Applications

    Project applications should demonstrate that research resources are available to be assigned and deployed to the project within 4 weeks of project award.