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Kery County Council invites application to Community Climate Action Programme. Pictured back : Paul Neary Acting Director of Services, Environment , Gerry Riordan Senior Engineer and Richard Curtin Community Climate Action Officer. Seated; Jim Finucane Mayor of Kerry and Moira Murrell CEO Kerry County Council . Photo By : Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD
KERRY County Council is reminding communities across the county that funding is available under the Community Climate Action Programme for 2024.
Funding of over €600,000 has been provided for projects in Kerry which will help to build low-carbon and sustainable communities.
The goal of the programme, which is led by the Department of the Environment, is to support community-based initiatives which contribute to achieving Ireland’s national climate action and energy targets and which tackle climate action at a local level.
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The fund is divided into two strands:
Strand-1 – Action: Building Low Carbon Communities: Kerry County Council have been given an allocation of €663,000 for projects regarding climate action. Under this scheme, communities will partner with Kerry County Council to carry out projects that will have a direct and positive impact on climate change.
Strand 1a – Shared Island Community Climate Action: This strand enables communities to carry out a cross-border project in partnership with a community in Northern Ireland.
Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council, Cllr Jim Finucane, said: “Climate action and building sustainable communities requires the involvement and cooperation of everyone. This funding will help to deliver tangible community-led projects which can contribute to supporting our collective ambitions to move towards a low-carbon economy and to achieve climate action targets. I would encourage community groups to apply,” he said.
Community groups which are not-for-profit and are registered with the Kerry Participation Network are eligible to apply and full details are available on the Kerry County Council website or by email from richard.curtin@kerrycoco.ie.
The funding received by a Community Organisation will depend on the size of a project:
• Small scale projects will be granted, less than €20,000
• Medium scale projects will be granted, €21,000 to €50,000
• Large scale projects will be granted, €51,000 to €100,000
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