Mayor of the County of Cork Councillor John Paul O’ Shea this week called on community and voluntary groups within the county to apply for funding through the 2016 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund scheme.
Cllr. O’ Shea said “The scheme is designed to help increase local levels of environmental awareness or to help local communities become more sustainable. A wide variety of projects and schemes have been supported under the Fund in previous years including, community gardens, allotments and compost schemes, rainwater harvesting schemes, educational initiatives and environmental exhibitions”.
Eligible projects are those that will support and complement, at a local level, national environmental policies such as those on Waste, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Air, Water and Sustainable Development. The Fund promotes sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at local level. Funding provided by the Department of Environment, Community & Local Government is matched by Cork County Council.
Cllr. O’ Shea said “This fund shows how local initiatives can make a real difference in our communities, and showcases how small changes can make lasting improvements in our environment. However, funding is limited – €29,250 by the Department of Environment, Community and Local Government & €29,250 by Cork County Council – Total €58,500″.
Cork County Council can only award funding to those projects which best meet the strict qualifying criteria (see guidelines). Completed applications to be returned to Finbar O’Keeffe, Cork County Council, Environment Department, Inniscarra, County Cork. Tel: 021 4532758, E-Mail: finbar.okeeffe@corkcoco.ie before 5.00pm on the 17th June 2016.
