County Sligo Heritage Office - Heritage Grant Schemes 2010

 ‘INVOLVING COMMUNITIES IN HERITAGE’

Applications are now invited for the following grant schemes:

CONSERVATION GRANTS FOR PORTECTED STRUCTURES 2010

The purpose of the scheme is to assist the owner of a protected structure to undertake necessary works to secure the conservation of the structure.  The scheme is not intended to assist in carrying out routine maintenance, alterations or improvements.  Sligo County Council is now inviting submissions from interested parties seeking support for conservation works.

Please note that the above grant scheme applies to both the County and Borough Council areas.

Download Conservation Grant for Protected Structure Explanatory Memorandum (PDF) - 42 kbs

Download Conservation Grant for Protected Structure - Application Form 2010 (PDF) - 16 kbs

COMMUNITY HERITAGE GRANTS SCHEME 2010

The Community Heritage Grants scheme is designed to involve communities in heritage and to support community based heritage activity in County Sligo.  In providing such support, Sligo County Council seeks to promote interest, education, knowledge, and pride in the local heritage resource.  For the purposes of this scheme, heritage is defined, as including the following:

Monuments, archaeological objects, heritage objects, architectural heritage, flora, fauna, wildlife habitats, landscapes, seascapes, wrecks, geology, heritage gardens and parks and inland waterways, placenames, folklore, traditional crafts & skills, museums & archives, local history & traditions.

Applications are invited from Community Groups and Heritage Organisations, for grants for heritage projects which benefit or relate to at least one of the aspects of heritage listed above.

Download Community Heritage Grant Scheme 2010 Guidelines (PDF) - 33 kbs

Download Community Heritage Grants Scheme 2010 Application Form - 31 kbs

HERITAGE IN SCHOOLS SCHEME 2010

The Heritage in Schools scheme operated by the INTO and The Heritage Council offers a panel of heritage specialists who will, at the request of a teacher, visit a primary school to work directly with the children. To facilitate the promotion of the scheme in County Sligo, the Heritage Office will be sponsoring a number of schools visits under the scheme during 2010, applications from primary schools in County Sligo are now sought.

Download Heritage in Schools Scheme 2010 Booking Form (PDF) - 27 kbs

Application forms and particulars for the above grant schemes are available on request from Siobhán Ryan,  Heritage Officer, Heritage Office, Sligo County Council, Riverside, Sligo,   Telephone: 071 9111 226 or by email  heritage@sligcoco.ie.  Alternatively forms can be downloaded at www.sligococo.ie/services/heritage.

Applications for the above schemes must be received by 5.00 pm on Wednesday 17th February 2010.

P.R Gallagher,
ADirector of Services.

Published on the 20/01/2010