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Funding of over €600,000 has been provided for projects in Kerry which will help to build low-carbon and sustainable communities.
The Community Climate Action Programme for 2024, administered by Kerry County Council and led by the Department of the Environment, supports community-based initiatives which contribute to achieving Ireland’s national climate action and energy targets and which tackle climate action at a local level.
The fund is divided into two strands:
• Action: Building Low Carbon Communities: Kerry County Council have been given an allocation of €663,000 for projects regarding climate action. Under this scheme, communities will partner with the local authority to carry out projects that will have a direct and positive impact on climate change.
• Shared Island Community Climate Action: This strand enables communities to carry out a cross-border project in partnership with a community in Northern Ireland.
Mayor of Kerry, Cllr Jim Finucane, said climate action and building sustainable communities requires the involvement and cooperation of everyone.
“This funding will help to deliver tangible community-led projects which can contribute to supporting our collective ambitions to move towards a low-carbon economy and to achieve climate action targets. I would encourage community groups to apply,” he said.
Community groups which are not-for-profit and are registered with the Kerry Participation Network are eligible to apply and full details are available on the Kerry County Council website or by email from richard.curtin@kerrycoco.ie.
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