Community Groups in Sligo invited to make applications to Community Climate Action

COMMUNITY groups in County Sligo have been invited to make applications to the Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP).

Sligo County Council has been allocated €405,000 by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications to fund projects with a direct climate action impact.

The CCAP is allocating €24million nationally from the Climate Action Fund (CAF) to build low carbon communities across the country.

A further €3 million has been allocated from the Shared Island Programme to enable groups to carry out cross-border and all-island climate action projects in partnership with communities/organisations in Northern Ireland.

Projects selected for funding under the programmes will have to contribute to national climate and energy targets across the following five themes: Community Energy; Travel; Food and Waste; Shopping and Recycling and local Climate and Environmental action.

Applications are now open for community and voluntary groups who want to do more in their communities to step up climate action in partnership with their local authorities.

The programme will enable these groups to take direct climate action through varied levels of funding to support a variety of projects, from small to larger projects, worth up to €100,000 over an 18-month period.

Each Local Authority has appointed a dedicated Community

Climate Action Officer (CCAO) to assist interested groups with their applications and to provide guidance on the programme and suitable projects.

Groups who are interested in applying should contact their local authority and request to speak to the Community Climate Action Officer about the programme.

Martin Lydon, Chief Executive, of Sligo County Council, said:

“The Community Climate Action Programme will see an investment of €405,000 for County Sligo and presents a genuine opportunity for communities to avail of financial support to implement climate action in their areas and build low carbon, sustainable communities in a considered and structured way.”