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About Grants

The Community and Enterprise Office of Sligo County Council administer the Community & Voluntary Grant Scheme which provides funding for Community Groups. 

The following criteria will apply the following criteria when assessing applications.

  • The applicant group must be Sligo County based and the project must be focused in the county. 
  • The assessment board will not consider the following projects:
    • Arts, Environmental and Heritage Activities supported by other Local Authority funding sources
    • Wages costs, servicing of debts or retrospective debt
    • Funding for Individuals
  • The project must be effectively planned, budgeted and with clear aims and objectives.
  • The extent to which the proposed actions relate to an identified need and are likely to bring direct benefit to the priority areas/groups.
  • The use of innovative and imaginative approaches.
  • Where relevant, the extent to which the actions incorporate sound community development practices and principles.
  • The capacity of applicants to implement the proposal and achieve its objectives within the year of applying i.e. 2009.
  • The applicants must demonstrate that they have made an effort to raise income or assistance from other sources other than the Community/Voluntary grant. 
  • The project must represent overall value for money

The grant scheme is divided as follows:

(a) Community & Voluntary General Grant   
(b) Burial Ground General Grant    
(c) Tidy Towns Competition 

(a) The Aim of the Community & Voluntary General Grant Scheme is:-               

  1. To encourage and support the work and activities of community and voluntary orgranisations in the county, to develop new and innovative approaches to promote their towns and villages in County Sligo
  2. To support educational, recreational activities that lead to the improvement of the area.    
  3. To promote a culture of inter-community participation and involvement in the planning and management of local projects/initiatives
  4. To provide a financial contribution to further support other local funding sources secured.

The maximum available financial assistance for any one project/event/activity will not exceed €1,000.

(b) The Aim of the Burial Ground Grant Scheme is:-

  1. To encourage and support community groups to maintain their local burial grounds and enhance their communities
  2. To help communities to take greater ownership and pride in their local burial ground.
  3. To foster awareness of local responsibility for the maintenance and upkeep of the local burial ground.

The maximum grant will not exceed €1,000.

(c) Tidy Towns Competition:

In 2006 the Office of Community, Enterprise & the Arts established a cross departmental working group to assist local Tidy Towns groups in improving their marks in the National Competition.  This group has re-vamped the local Tidy Towns Competition.

In 2008 the categories were as follows:

  1. Best Kept Housing Estate 
    1-30 Houses 
    31-60 Houses 
    60+ Houses
  2. Best Kept School
  3. Best Shop Front/Business
  4. Best  Waste Management Initiative
  5. Best Kept Street
  6. Open Space/Green Area

 
Application forms and details on both schemes are available from:

M Marren,
Community & Enterprise Office,
Development Centre,
Cleveragh Road,
Sligo.

Telephone: 071- 9111800/9111803

or

Email: mmarren@sligococo.ie

Or download particulars here:

Download Community and Voluntary Sector General Grant Scheme 2010 Application Form (PDF) - 160 kbs

Download Burial Ground Grant Scheme 2010 Application Form (PDF) - 155 kbs


Closing date for receipt of completed application forms is 4pm on Wednesday 10th March, 2010



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