Carranstown Environmental Projects Grant – Ireland
Deadline: 24-Jan-25
The Carranstown Environmental Projects Grant is available to community groups for environmental improvement and recreational/ community facility projects in the vicinity of the Carranstown waste management facility.
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What is the grant for?
- Amenity/Environmental Projects in public open spaces:
- The scheme proposes to give grants to community groups engaged in environmental type activities in public open areas. Such activities may include:
- Tree/shrub planting
- Public area enhancement
- Hanging baskets/window boxes
- Installation of seats/picnic tables
- Name stones/welcome signs
- Purchase of gardening equipment etc.
- Creation of wildlife areas
- Heritage/restoration projects
- Environmental Protection
- The scheme proposes to give grants to community groups engaged in environmental type activities in public open areas. Such activities may include:
- Community Grants
- The scheme gives grants to community groups engaged in community and recreational activities and projects. There must be a community gain element to these projects.
- They may include:
- Upgrading / general maintenance of community facilities that are owned or leased on a long term basis to the community
- Community days/weeks
- Development of a local community owned newsletter / Publications
- Community Games events in the local community
- Social Inclusion Projects benefiting the community
- Sports Projects
- Community run Youth Projects
- Technical Assistance
- Community Festivals
- Equipment for community use excluding personal equipment.
Eligibility Criteria
- They can apply for the grant:
- Community Groups
- Residents Associations
- Community Youth Groups
- Tidy Towns Committees
- Charities working with community groups
- Sporting Organisations
- Schools Parents associations – Extra Curricular Community Activities only
- General Overall Criteria
- Projects must show community gain and fall within the scope of the Scheme.
- Incomplete
- applications will be deemed invalid and will not be considered.
- For projects exceeding €2,500, 3 official quotes must be submitted with your application. Otherwise, a minimum of 1 official quote must be submitted. Quotes must be on headed paper, include VAT numbers and items listed must relate to the project.
For more information, visit Meath County Council.