Pobal

Founded in 1992, Pobal is a non-profit organisation based in Dublin 2, Ireland working on community development, children & youth, employment & skills +1 more.

Pobal is an Irish company limited by guarantee established in 1992 by the Irish Government with the European Commission to manage EU local development funding. It works on behalf of Government, communities and local agencies to promote social inclusion, equality and local and community development across Ireland. Pobal manages and administers Government and EU funding, providing programme design, implementation support, financial administration and governance of grant allocations. It manages support for dozens of programmes across social inclusion and equality, inclusive employment and enterprise, and early years and young people, distributing well over 1 billion in funding annually to community-based organisations and service providers. Pobal also conducts research and publishes data resources to inform policy and programme design. Its head office is in Dublin, with offices in several other Irish towns and cities.