23. Grants
(a) Capital Grants
Group | RTÉ | |||
2021 | 2020 | 2021 | 2020 | |
€’000 | €’000 | €’000 | €’000 | |
Opening Balance | 4,811 | 7,904 | - | - |
Grants received re 700 MHz project | - | 170 | - | - |
Released to Income Statement | (403) | (282) | - | - |
Capital grant amortisation | - | (2,981) | - | - |
4,408 | 4,811 | - | - | |
Analysed as follows: | ||||
Non-current liabilities | 4,014 | 4,408 | - | - |
Current liabilities | 394 | 403 | - | - |
4,408 | 4,811 | - | - | |
Commencing in 2017, the DTCAGSM issued a capital grant to RTÉ’s subsidiary, RTÉ Transmission Network DAC, to facilitate the clearing of the Spectrum 700 MHz frequency band, as stipulated by EU directives. The movement in the grant during the year is in line with the Group’s accounting policy.
(b) Other Grants
During the year Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) awarded a grant of €825,000 to RTÉ (2020: €585,000) for the purpose of making science-related programming. €240,000 was received during the year (2020: €535,000).
RTÉ was also awarded grants of €66,911 (2020: €16,400) from the BAI Sound & Vision and Archiving Schemes in respect of programme funding and digitising the archive library. During the year RTÉ received €36,338 (2020: €169,102) in relating to grants awarded.
RTÉ was awarded a grant of €nil from the Creative Ireland Programme in 2021 (2020: €1,109,000), of which €nil was received in 2021 (2020: €1,109,000) 2020 was a contribution towards a culture-based initiative which included a national arts projection plan which featured on RTÉ's Shine Your Light Solstice, the creation of bespoke RTÉ Supporting the Arts promotions and a national children's digital art competition - This is Art.
RTÉ was awarded a grant of €80,000 in 2021 from the Arts Council in relation to Culture Night 2021. €80,000 was received in the year.
RTÉ was awarded a grant of €2,430,000 in 2021 from the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media (DTCAGSM) in relation to production, delivery, and curation of content as part of the Decade of Centenaries programme of commemorations. €500,000 was received in the year.
RTÉ was awarded a grant of €100,000 in 2021 from the DTCAGSM to promote Irish language in 2021 of which €100,000 was received.
RTÉ was awarded a grant totalling €129,505 in 2021 from the DTCAGSM in relation to The Atlas of the Irish Revolution, €nil was received in 2021.
RTÉ was awarded a grant totalling €50,000 in 2021 from the DTCAGSM in relation to a Digital Art Initiative to upgrade the This Is Art website, €50,000 was received in 2021.
RTÉ was awarded two grants from the DTCAGSM totalling €218,476 in 2020 in relation to projects commemorating the War of Independence and the Famine. €120,477 was received in 2021 (2020: €80,125).