Deadline: 7-Mar-25
Applications are now open for the Local Enhancement Grant Programme to provide funding to support community groups across Ireland.
The LEP is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development (the Department) and administered by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in each Local Authority area.
This funding will help communities, community groups and committees, allowing them to continue to provide valuable services to the people in their area, and in the process strengthen the bonds that tie communities together.
The Local Enhancement Programme will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas.
- Groups will be able to use the capital element of funding to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, purchase equipment e.g. tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, canopies, and training equipment, etc.
- Groups will be able to use the current element of funding to support their non-pay running costs for example energy costs/bills (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges), rental/lease costs, insurance bills.
Funding Information
- The Department has recommended that LCDCs ring-fence 30% funding to provide small capital grants of €1,000 or less.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any not-for-profit community or voluntary group can apply.
- Commercial organisations and individuals are not eligible for funding.
For more information, visit Westmeath County Council (WCC).