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January 28, 2008

County Council Announce Grant Schemes Available in 2008

With effect from 2007, Kildare Co. Council is engaging in a system of advertising grants available on a co-ordinated basis.

Please see below, a list of the grants available to the citizens, local communities and local development bodies of County Kildare for this year.

Please note, the closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20th March 2008 for all grants.


COMMUNITY GRANTS SCHEMES 2008

We are now inviting applications for the various grants administered by the Community & Enterprise Department in Kildare County Council.  These include Festival Grants, Community Grants and Amenity Grants Schemes.

Festival Grants
These grants aim to promote and support local festivals and celebratory activities in the county that have a tourism, cultural/artistic or community perspective. 

Conferences, seminars and commercial activities are excluded from the Scheme.  Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20th March 2008.

Community Grants
These grants pertain to community groups and organisations within County Kildare, whose activities promote the well-being of communities in the County and which contribute toward meeting the goals of the County’s 10-year strategy, “Kildare 2012.”

Projects in areas concerned with the following will be considered for funding:

  • Social Inclusion – projects involving groups such as Travellers, youth, people with disabilities, refugees & asylum seekers
  • Community Integration - coming together to jointly address local problems
  • Community Participation – improving facilities for community use
  • Joint projects with the local authority
  • Technical Assistance – preparation of local development and action plans, research, training & facilitation

Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.

Amenity Grants
These grants are aimed at community groups engaged in environmental type activity in public open spaces, not within housing estates. 
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.

Application Forms
Application forms for all the above schemes are available from:
Maria Allison, Community & Enterprise Section, Kildare County Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas. 
Tel: 045 980535.
Email: mallison@kildarecoco.ie

 

TIDY TOWNS
This scheme of grants and prizes is designed to support and encourage local communities to work towards the enhancement of the environment of our towns and villages and to reward effort in the attainment of improvements.
For further information please contact: Ann Marie Conneely, Kildare Co. Council, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980531
Email: aconneely@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.

 

HERITAGE GRANTS

The Heritage Council operates a grants programme and will provide funding for the following schemes:

  • Local Heritage Grant Scheme  
  • Publication Grant Scheme;
  • Museums and Archives Grant Scheme;
  • The Wildlife Grant Scheme
  • The Archaeology Grant Scheme
  • The Architectural Research Grant Scheme.

The Council also offers grants for repairs to historic buildings under the Buildings at Risk Scheme.  Details and advice on grant applications can be obtained from the Heritage Officer:
Bridget Loughlin, Kildare Co. Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980791.
Email: bloughlin@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.

 

 

GRANTS FOR THE CONSERVATION OF PROTECTED STRUCTURES

It is envisaged that Kildare County Council will be inviting applications for the Conservation Grants Scheme 2008 in March. On receipt of notification of the funding available from the Department of the Environment, Heritage & Local Government further details of the Scheme will be advertised.
Further information please contact Josh Hannigan, Kildare Co. Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980755
Email: jhannigan@kildarecoco.ie


KILDARE COUNTY COUNCIL
ARTS SERVICE AWARDS OPPORTUNITIES 2008

Kildare County Council Arts Service invites applications for the following schemes:

Arts Act Grants Scheme
Applications are invited from:

  •  Arts Education/ training projects
  • Bursary awards for individual Kildare based artists for the development of their work. 
  • Assistance to groups/organisations/schools towards the cost of projects or events that stimulate public interest in and improve arts practice in the county.
  • Assistance to groups / organisations for the purchase of equipment

Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award
The annual Cecil Day Lewis Literary Bursary Award is open to both established and emerging writers and critics to enable
Research:  towards the production of new writings
Formal or informal training:  Participation in a professional or post-graduate course, mentoring, or other initiative, which will expand existing practice.

Kildare Dance Bursary Award
Kildare County Council Arts Service proposes to offer a bursary to Kildare based dancers and choreographers for further training, creative projects, choreographic research or professional development. Applicants should include the specifics of their proposed project in the application, outlining how it will develop their practice.  

Tyrone Guthrie Residency Bursary Award
Two bursary awards will be made to artists from all fields born or living in Co. Kildare to enable them to spend two weeks at the Tyrone Guthrie Centre at Annaghmakerrig, the artist’s workplace in Monaghan.  Artists will be selected on the basis of their previous achievements and the project they intend to further during their working residence.

For information about the Tyrone Guthrie Centre see www.tyroneguthrie.ie

Drama League of Ireland Summer School Bursary Award
Kildare County Council Arts Service proposes to offer two bursary awards for the DLI Summer School Saturday 19 - Saturday 26 July 2008 at University of Limerick. 
For information about the Drama League of Ireland see www.dli.ie

Application forms and further information are available from:

Kildare County Arts Service, Riverbank, Main Street, Newbridge, Co Kildare
Contact Eoghan Doyle:
Tel: 045-448318
Email: ekdoyle@kildarecoco.ie
Or Brenda Brady:
Tel: 045 / 448328; 
Email: bbrady@kildarecoco.ie
Information is also available at  www.kildare.ie/artsservice
Closing date for receipt of applications for each scheme is Thursday 20 March 2008.

 


CAPITAL GRANTS FOR RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 2008

We have now opened our 2008 Capital Grants Scheme for Recreational Development.

The purpose of the scheme is to give practical support to local sporting clubs and organisations by helping to fund their development. 

Application forms and full details of the scheme are available from:
Cheryl Wilson, Leisure Services Dept., Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas,
Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980262
Email: cwilson@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of completed applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.


RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION GRANTS  - PRIVATE ESTATES
Grants are awarded towards expenses incurred on estate maintenance, e.g. landscaping, flower beds, tree planting and other minor works.
For further information please contact: Pearl Voight, Kildare Co. Council, Áras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980588
Email: pvoight@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20 March 2008.

 

 

RESIDENTS ASSOCIATION GRANTS – LOCAL AUTHORITY ESTATES
Grants are paid to residents associations for the maintenance and improvement of housing estates.  Work such as tree planting, shrubberies, etc. is eligible.
To obtain further information please contact the following:
Mary Behan, Community Worker, North Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980693
Email: mbehan@kildarecoco.ie or
Doreen Daly, Community Worker, South Kildare
Tel: 045 / 980596
Email: ddaly@kildarecoco.ie

Closing date does not apply to this particular grant category.

 


LOCAL IMPROVEMENT SCHEME 2008
Applications are invited for the above Scheme, which applies to repairs to non-public accommodation roads and bog roads.  To qualify, the project must be of benefit to agricultural production and benefit two or more parcels of land owned / occupied by different persons.

Further details and application forms can be obtained from the Roads Administration Section of the Council – Tel: 045/ 980421

Completed applications should be returned to Patrick Whelan, Senior Executive Officer, Transportation Department, Kildare Co. Council, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980394
Email: pwhelan@kildarecoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of applications is Thursday 20th March 2008.

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT SCHEME
This scheme applies to repairs to public roads only.
For further information please contact: Patrick Whelan, Senior Executive Officer, Transportation Department, Kildare Co. Council, Aras Chill Dara, Devoy Park, Naas, Co. Kildare.
Tel: 045 / 980394
Email: pwhelan@kildarecoco.ie

Closing date does not apply to this particular grant category.

All grants awarded, are subject to a maximum amount available, within limited budget allocations and in accordance the terms and conditions pertaining to individual grant schemes. Application does not guarantee an award of grant. All applications are judged on merit of the project/initiative submitted for consideration.