Leitrim community group receive funding with grant to support the circular economy

Killargue Community Development Association has received €1,000 as part of Circular.ie’s, Circular Communications Grant. 

The north Leitrim community group are part of 40 organisations nationwide that are receiving funding under the scheme.

The scheme, funded by the Government of Ireland under the Circular Economy Fund, supports projects that are advancing circular living, strengthening community engagement and helping to build a more sustainable future across the country.

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Circular.ie, Ireland’s national platform for circular economy communications, has announced 40 community groups and organisations as recipients of the Circular Communications Grants, with a total value of €100,000. 

Selected from more than 350 applications from all over Ireland, the successful recipients are delivering a diverse range of initiatives covering reuse, repair, upcycling, education and behavioural change. Full details of the winning projects can be found here on Circular.ie.

“This grant programme will help raise awareness of the innovative initiatives happening across Ireland and of those working to build a more sustainable future. We are proud to recognise their work and help them to increase the visibility of their activities and the significant role they play in building circular communities,” Said Alan Dillion, Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment with special responsibility for the Circular Economy.

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Circular.ie has confirmed that the grants scheme will operate annually, with applications reopening in August next year. Interested community groups and organisations are encouraged to keep an eye on Circular.ie for information on next year’s grants scheme.