Donegal County Council today announced funding of over €1,000,000 under the Community Climate Action Fund.
This will support small, medium, and large-scale community climate action projects in five key theme areas, – community energy, sustainable travel, food and waste, shopping and recycling, and local climate and environmental action.
The funding has seen €100,000 allocated to Castlefinn Partnership Initiative Ltd & Derry City & Strabane District Council (Acorn Farm Project) for Solar Panels and related equipment and €79,000 to Lárionad Achmhainí Nádúrtha (LAN Ctr) for a Solar PV, Energy Efficient Upgrades, EV Charger and Biodiversity Project.
County Donegal allocations under the Community Climate Action Fund:
Strand 1: Building Low Carbon Communities
- € 79,000: Lárionad Achmhainí Nádúrtha (LAN Ctr) – Solar PV, Energy Efficient Upgrades, EV Charger, Biodiversity Project
- € 69,000: Áisleann Rann na Feirste – Solar PV, Energy Efficient Upgrades, Bike Rack, Materials for Community Garden, Retrofitting Community Buildings, LED Lighting
- € 100,000: Comharchumann Forbartha Dhún Lúiche – Solar PV, Retrofitting Community Building, LED Lighting upgrade, EV Charger, Bike Rack, Mini Forest, Pollinator Project
- € 89,000: Carndonagh GAA Club – Solar PV, Integrated Constructed Wetland, LED Lights, Bike Rack, EV Charger, Water Refill Station
- € 42,300: Laghey Hall, Laghey – Retrofitting Community Buildings, Energy Efficient Upgrades, Bike Rack
- € 36,000: Spraoi agus Sport, Carndonagh – Solar PV, Equipment & Materials for Repair Hub
- € 35,000: Letterkenny RFC -Solar PV, EV Charging Point.
- € 31,800: Coiste Forbartha Chnoc Fola -Solar PV, EV Charging Point.
- € 51,000: Coiste Forbartha Dhobhair Teo – Solar PV, LED Lighting Upgrade, Water Filling Station
- € 39,000: Narin, Portnoo, Rosbeg Community Co-Op Society Ltd – Solar PV, EV Charging Point
- € 3,000: Moville Tidy Towns – Bike Repair Station.
- € 12,800: Ramelton Community Centre – Solar PV
- € 1,900: Letterkenny Tidy Towns – Rainwater Harvesting System
- € 16,500: Gleann Fhinne Cuideachta Faoi Theorainn Ráthaíochta – Solar PV and related equipment
- € 16,600: Wild Inishowen -Wetland Trail, Dispersed Orchards, Native Tree Planting.
- € 6,700: Comhlacht Forbartha An Tearmainn – LED Lighting upgrade
- € 14,800: Ramelton Grow Together – Polytunnel, Garden Shed, Glass House & Tools for Community Garden
- € 16,200: White Oaks Acorn Project – Polytunnel & Biodiversity Project
- € 20,000: CLG Aodh Ruadh – Solar PV, EV Charging Point
- € 14,400: Milford & District Resource CLG – Solar PV, Bike Rack, Water Filling Station
Strand 1a : Shared Island Community Climate Action
- € 100,000: Castlefinn Partnership Initiative Ltd & Derry City & Strabane District Council (Acorn Farm Project)- Solar Panels and related equipment
- € 76,124: Cully Hall Committee & Friends of Castlecatt War Memorial, Co. AntrimHall Association – Solar Panels and related equipment, Bike rack, Electric Bike, EV Charging point, Retrofitting community buildings, LED community lighting, Biodiversity project
- € 100,000: Lárionad Acmhainní Nádúrtha CTR & Carntogher Community Association, Co. Derry/ Coiste Forbartha Charn Tóhair -Energy efficient upgrades, Solar Panels and related equipment, Retrofitting community buildings, Heat Pump, Growing Benches.
- € 48,174: Moville and District Family Resource Centre & Greater Shantallow Area Partnership, Derry -Retrofitting community buildings, Solar Panels and related equipment, Energy efficient upgrades, LED Lighting.
- € 46,535: CLG Beart, Burt GAA & Eire Og GAC, Craigavon, Co. Armagh – Solar Panels and related equipment.
