SERVICES
MONAGHAN LOCAL COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE (LCDC)
Communities facilities Scheme launched
The Communities Facilities Scheme is being launched by Monaghan LCDC. It is a funding scheme to enhance communities, address disadvantage and improve social cohesion at a local level by providing access to small-scale capital grants.
An allocation of €64,500 has been made available for the scheme in 2017. The Scheme will be administered by the LCDC along with the Municipal Districts under the remit of Monaghan County Council on behalf of the Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government.
Under the scheme community and voluntary groups may apply for a grant up to €1,000 for capital projects which benefit the local community. Applications are now being invited for funding under this Scheme.
Applications should relate to at least one key target group and thematic area in order to be eligible for consideration e.g. youth, older people, immigrants, refugees, travellers, ex-prisoners, projects promoting cultural activity, equality, community development, integration and projects which are part of the Creative Ireland 2017-2022 initiative. Projects or elements of projects of a capital nature may be funded, for example, office equipment, project resources, research facilities, energy efficiency equipment, etc.
Eligible applications must meet the following criteria:
- Projects must be in keeping with the ethos of the Scheme
- Projects must be complementary to the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) 2016-2021 (the plan can be viewed at https://monaghan.ie/communitydevelopment/local-economic-and-community-plan-lecp/
Closing date for receipt of applications is Friday 30th June 2017 at 5pm
Guidelines on criteria and application forms for the new Communities Facilities Scheme are available by contacting:
Ann Murray, Monaghan County Council, Community Development Section on 047 73715
or cfapplications@monaghancoco.ie
CFS Application Guidelines 2017
LATE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.