The Carranstown Community Grant is available to community groups for environmental improvement and recreational / community facility projects in the vicinity of the Carranstown waste management facility.

Meath County Council and the Indaver Community Liaison Committee are inviting applications for grant assistance, under its Carranstown Community Grant Scheme 2021, from community groups and organisations in the Carranstown / Duleek and surrounding areas.

The scheme is funded by Indaver Ireland Ltd and administered by Meath County Council.

Areas which qualify for the Grant Scheme?

The area that Carranstown Grant Scheme applies to is marked in red in the map below.  Grants are allocated at the discretion of the Liaison Committee.

Carranstown Defined Area Map (PDF, 1.11 mb)

What is the grant for?

1. Amenity / Environmental Projects in public open spaces:

The scheme gives grants to community groups engaged in environmental activities in public open areas and may include:

• Tree / shrub planting
• Public area enhancement
• Hanging baskets / window boxes
• Installation of seats / picnic tables
• Name stones/welcome signs
• Purchase of gardening equipment etc.
• Creation of wildlife areas
• Heritage / restoration projects
• Environmental Protection

2. Community Grants

The scheme gives grants to community groups engaged in community and recreational activities and projects. There must be a community gain element to these projects.

They may include:

• Upgrading / general maintenance of community facilities that are owned or leased on a long term basis to the community
• Community days/weeks
• Development of a local community owned newsletter / Publications
• Community Games events in the local community
• Social Inclusion Projects benefiting the community
• Sports Projects
• Community run Youth Projects
• Technical Assistance
• Community Festivals
• Equipment for community use excluding personal equipment.
• Preparation of development and action plans for local groups, local research, feasibility studies and training.

Matching funds: Applications will be considered from groups who require matching funds (funds that are set to be paid in equal amount to funds available from other sources) to access national funding schemes such as the Sports Capital Programme.

The following groups can apply for the grant:

• Community Groups
• Residents Associations
• Community Youth Group
• Tidy Towns Committee
• Charities working with community groups
• Sporting Organisations
• Schools Parents Associations – Extra Curricular Community Activities only

How to Apply

Applications Forms and further details on the Carranstown Community Grant Scheme are available below or from the Community Section, Meath County Council, Buvinda House, Dublin Road, Navan, Co. Meath, C15 Y291.  Phone: (046) 9097400, email: communitygrants@meathcoco.ie

Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is: Friday 26th  Feb  2021 at 5pm

Applications received after this date will not be considered and will be returned.

Carranstown Community Grants Scheme Application Form (MSWORD, 83.63 kb