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Local Enhancement Programme

The Department of Rural and Community Development Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) 2025 will provide capital funding to support community groups in County Clare.

The Local Enhancement Programme will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, and/or to purchase equipment.

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.Classification of affluent and disadvantaged areas are based on Pobal HP deprivation scores which can be viewed through Pobal Maps - Deprivation.

 

Clare Local Community Development Committee (LCDC) as a statutory committee of Clare County Council is pleased to announce that the Local Enhancement Programme will open for applications on Friday 20th December 2024.

The Local Enhancement Programme will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, and/or to purchase equipment. This funding will help communities, community groups and committees to continue to provide valuable services to the people in their area, and in the process strengthen the bonds that tie communities together.

Clare LCDC has been awarded €181,061.00  Funding is available in two streams.

  • Stream one consists of capital funding with €155,195.00 available. Grants up to €5,000 are permissible in this stream.
  • Stream Two is for current day to day funding with €25,866.00 available towards supporting groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas with their non-pay running costs for example energy costs (electricity costs, refuse charges, heating charges) or other non-pay operating costs for example rental/lease costs, insurance bills.

Both streams are open to community groups and voluntary organisations.

The fund is strategically aligned with the Clare Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 – 2030  which will be a key reference document for funding schemes and opportunities. Further information on the Local Economic and Community Plan 2024 -2030 can be found at  https://clarecoco.ie/services/community/lecp/

For queries, please contact (065) 6846498 or email cep@clarecoco.ie.

The application forms and programme guidelines are available below. 

The closing date for receipt of applications is 4:00p.m. on Friday 31st January 2025.



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