Programme Name:

Donegal County Council Community Development Fund

Body Responsible for Administering

Community, Culture & Enterprise Unit

Contact Person

Caroline Donnelly

Contact No

Telephone: 074 72575

Contact

Fax: 074 42130

e-mail

Website:

donegalcdb.ie
www.donegal.ie


Budget Allocation:

Annual - ¬258,392 - 2002 / T.B.A - 2003

Level of Grant:

Maximum grant of 75% (see below)

Contribution:

Match shortfall of external funding normally in the range of ¬5,000 - ¬15,000.

Eligibility to apply:

Community-based tourism and economic development Projects.

Projects must not compete with privately run projects of similar type and serving the same catchment/market in the area.

Contributions are currently normally limited to works of a capital nature. They will not in any circumstances apply to marketing costs, management/running costs, etc..

Project sponsors must demonstrate that they do not have funds to complete the project. The Council will only consider applications when sufficient funding has been approved in writing by other funding sources together with sufficient local fund raising efforts to enable the project to be completed.

Type of Supports Provided:

Financial assistance provided for works of a capital nature to assist local development groups in developing community based projects.

Primary Target Groups:

Examples:
Heritage Centres
Tourism/Sports/Activity Centres
Community Centres
Renovation of old schools for community purposes

Closing Date:

varies annually