Funding worth €6.2 million has been allocated to support more than 150 projects nationwide under the 2023 CLÁR (Ceantair Laga Árd-Riachtanais) programme.
Congratulations to Waterford Groups:
Rathgormack Community Centre
Ballysaggart community development company
KGK Community Development CLG
Cappoquin Community Centre
Modelligo community Centre
Who received funding from the CLAR community development fund.
The funding will facilitate the delivery of a wide range of projects including astroturf pitches, playgrounds, sensory gardens, walking tracks, nature trails, outdoor performance spaces and community cafés.
A specific tranche of funding has also been provided for projects on our offshore islands.
The projects were approved under Measure 1 and Measure 3 of the 2023 CLÁR programme. The full list of successful projects are available in these documents:
CLÁR 2023 Measure 1 Community Projects – Announced January 2024
Details of projects supported under Measure 1 of the 2023 CLÁR Programme announced in January 2024.
CLÁR 2023 Measure 3 ‘Our Islands’ – Announced January 2024
Details of projects supported under Measure 3 of the 2023 CLÁR Programme announced in January 2024.
The announcement means €13 million has been invested in support of 302 projects in CLÁR areas nationwide under the 2023 programme.
CLÁR funds small scale projects in rural areas that have experienced significant levels of population decline. It is part of Our Rural Future, the government’s strategic five-year rural development plan.
Areas targeted under the CLÁR Programme are parts of counties: Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Galway, Kerry, Kilkenny, Laois, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Roscommon, Sligo, Tipperary, and Waterford, Westmeath, Wicklow and all of County Leitrim.
Full details are available on our Rural Funding page.
