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Funding Allocated To KCC To Support Community Groups In Re-Opening.

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€148,000 allocated to Kildare.

Kildare County Council has been allocated €148,000 to allocate to community groups.

The monies, from the Dept. of Rural and Community Affairs, is out of a total nationwide allocation of €4.5 million.

The grant scheme aims to provide funding to support local groups to re-open their facilities post Covid-19.

It also includes small grants for repairs and renovations,.

The Community Enhancement Programme, which focuses on, disadvantaged areas, is a pillar of the funding.

The grants will range from a few hundred euro up to €10,000, however, exceptions will be made depending on the application.

Announcing the funding today, Minister Heather Humphreys says “This funding is about giving a helping hand to our local groups...which are the lifeblood of our communities."

Local Authority   

Amount

Carlow

€134,206

Cavan

€134,757

Clare

€139,257

Cork City

€153,703

Cork

€156,299

Donegal

€159,461

Dublin City

€212,306

Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown

€142,108

Fingal

€150,521

Galway City

€132,455

Galway County

€143,401

Kerry

€142,409

Kildare

€148,013

Kilkenny

€136,319

Laois

€136,524

Leitrim

€129,223

Limerick

€152,942

Longford

€132,385

Louth

€145,542

Mayo

€145,203

Meath

€142,893

Monaghan

€132,571

Offaly

€138,550

Roscommon

€133,301

Sligo

€134,084

South Dublin

€169,399

Tipperary

€149,690

Waterford

€144,499

Westmeath

€136,571

Wexford

€150,065

Wicklow

€141,343

Total

€4,500,000

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