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Community and Voluntary General Grant

This programme is administered by the Office of Community and Enterprise with the following key aims:

1. To encourage the development of new and innovative approaches to promote 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.

An Independent Assessment panel was formed and met in May to consider all applications, they agreed to make the following awards to groups under this heading:

Community and Voluntary General Grant

Achonry/Mullinabreena Development Group  €500
Atlantic View Residents Association  €400
Banada Abbey Hall Development Co  €1,500
Banada Development Agency Ltd  €500
Beach View Park Residents Association  €400
Ballintogher Foroige Club  €600
Belt Torc Community Resource Centre  €1,200
Ballymote Youth Steering Group  €1,100
Ballincarrow National School Band Committee  €1,500
Cloonagh Community Centre  €500
Courthouse Drive Residents Assoc  €700
Curry Fair Committee  €600
Curry Foroige Club  €600
Curry Village Enhancement  €400
Drimina Community Group €600
Killavil Development Group €1,000
Michael Davitt Memorial Committee €500
Mullinabreena Childcare Committee €1,100
Ransboro Development Association  €500
Raughley Boathouse Restoration  €500
Shroofe Handball Committee  €1,000
Sligo Community Games  €1,000
Sligo County Agricultural Show  €700
Sligo Rape Crisis Centre  €700
St Theresa’s Conference, Grange Society of St Vincent de Paul  €1,000
South Sligo Arch Club  €700
Strandhill ICA  €500
Strandhill Community Development Association  €320
Strandhill Gymhkana & Craft Fair  €800
Strandhill Chestnut Court Residents Association  €400
Tubbercurry, St Brigids Hall  €1,500
Tubbercurry Care of the Aged  €400
Tubbercurry Family & Childcare Resource Centre (Summer Camps)  €250
Tubbercurry Family & Childcare Resource Centre (Youth Club)  €250
Tubbercurry Active Retirement Group  €250

TOTAL  €24,470