Deadline: 11-Mar-22
The Kildare County Council is seeking applications for the Drehid Grants Scheme 2022 to provide financial assistance to community organisations located within the geographical scope of the Drehid Community Grant Scheme to fund environmental, recreational, and community projects which will mitigate the impact of the landfill facility on the local community.
Geographical Scope
A 9km radius from the Drehid Waste Management Facility is the main subject area for the purpose of this scheme. For 2022, the liaison committee has agreed that where applications are received for grant funding from groups which are located just outside the 9km boundary, they can be considered on a case-by-case basis. No commitment to funding any such applications will be entered into.
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups availing of a grant must be formally established and must produce the following if requested:
- Articles of Association/Constitution or minutes of last AGM.
- Committee membership.
- Income & Expenditure account.
- Banking /Credit Union documentation.
- Confirmation of registration from Governing Body if applicable.
- Registration with PPN.
- Insurance documents (if applicable).
- Tax clearance certificate for grants over €10,000.
- All applications €1,500 or under must include one quotation. Applications for between €1,501 & €5,000 must supply two quotations. Applications for over €5,001 must include three quotations. Information/detail given to suppliers requesting a quotation must be identical and must be clear in the body of the quotation received.
- Quotations will be required if the value of any one item exceeds €1,000.
- Submission of invalid quotations may affect the outcome of your application.
- All applicants requesting over €5,000 must supply an overview of your group’s plans for the next three years.
- Grants over €5,000 will only be paid once the project has been completed and proof of spend submitted. Part-payment (maximum five payments) will be considered on large projects where staged/phased work is required.
- Any monies unspent must be returned to Kildare County Council.
- Applicants must provide information on who will manage the project and proof of experience of how the group has managed similar sized projects.
- Documentation, including photographic evidence, evidence of fundraising and other sources of funding, report and proof of spend must be produced as evidence of goods purchased, works carried out or contracts entered into.
- On completion of the project, official proof of spend documentation must be submitted with a full project report detailing how the grant was utilised and how it benefitted the group including photographs and a statement of income and expenditure.
For more information, visit https://kildare.ie/CountyCouncil/AllServices/Community/CommunityGrants/DrehidCommunityGrantScheme/