Grants Available for Communities in Sligo for Projects to Improve Water Quality
The 2025 Community Water Development Fund is now open for applications.
The Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) has opened the Community Water Development Fund for 2025 and welcomes grant applications from community groups in County Sligo and nationwide. LAWPRO is a national shared service working on behalf of the 31 local authorities in Ireland coordinating efforts to achieve good water quality in every county in Ireland.
Speaking about the fund, Luke Kenny Community Water Officer for County Sligo said:
We are delighted to once again be able to offer community groups grant aid for water quality projects in County Sligo. The Community Water Development Fund has supported locally led projects since 2018 and this year the fund changed. Medium to large scale water quality projects are the focus of this call and we welcome applications from €5,000 to €50,000 and beyond subject to procurement. Please contact me if your organisation is interested in making an application.
The fund was officially launched by Minister Malcolm Noonan and Minister Roderick O’Gorman in Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny earlier this month.
The fund supports communities to deliver positive actions for water quality, protection and awareness through community grants. In the 2024 funding call, over €700,000 grant aid was awarded to 155 water quality projects.
The fund is open to all community and voluntary groups to help in the protection and management of water quality, both locally and in the wider catchment. Interested community and voluntary groups can download the guidelines and complete the grant application form online at lawaters.ie from the 18th September with a deadline of the 20th November 2024.
For more information on the Community Water Development Fund open call and to discuss an application contact your County Sligo Community Water Officer Luke Kenny on 0858085495 or lkenny@lawaters.ie.
About Local Authority Waters Programme
Local Authority Waters Programme (LAWPRO) works on behalf of Ireland’s 31 local authorities to protect and restore good water quality in our rivers, lakes, estuaries, ground and coastal water through catchment science and local community engagement.
LAWPRO was established to fulfil requirements under the European Union Water Framework Directive and is funded by the Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage. LAWPRO coordinates the efforts of local authorities and other public bodies in the implementation of the River Basin Management Plan.