About the scheme
The scheme has been created by the members of Cavan County Council for the purpose of supporting community groups in delivering and promoting projects in their areas.
The allocation of funds under this scheme is at the discretion of the elected members and as such will be a “reserved function” of each Municipal District area.
Categories of Eligible Aid
a) Amenity and Environmental Schemes
o Grants to community groups for works which develop or promote publicly owned and/or community managed amenity areas.
o Grants to community groups for works which preserve/promote environment.
b) Heritage and Genealogy
o Grants to community groups for works which promote local community heritage/genealogy.
c) Match funding for works which are
o Approved by the Local Community Development Committee under Leader and/or any other state funding
o Approved by Fáilte Ireland and/or any other state funding
o Projects promoted by Town Teams as part of their approved Town Teams Plan
o Supplement the schedule of Municipal District works and/or any other works carried out by the local authority.
d) Funding towards the cost of preparing reports or complying with statutory requirements (e.g. planning or environmental reports) in order to submit an application for state funding for works which are
o Approved by the Local Community Development Committee under Leader and/or any other state funding
o Approved by Fáilte Ireland and/or any other state body
o Projects promoted by Town Teams as part of their approved Town Teams Plan
o Supplement the schedule of Municipal District works and/or any other works carried out by the local authority.
The members of the Municipal District reserve the discretion as to what proportion of approved project cost they will fund. The minimum grant aid payable however will be €3,000.
Due to the numbers of applications expected to be received, it is unlikely that groups will be awarded the full amount they are seeking.
Operating rules
This scheme complements the existing Community & Voluntary Organisations Grant scheme and is designed for larger scale, infrastructural and capital projects.
Eligible applications will relate to public projects as distinct from projects designed to benefit specific individuals
Recipient groups must be in good financial standing with the local authority or have entered into an agreement with the local authority for the service of any debt owed to the local authority. Efforts will be made to ensure a good spread of funded projects within the Municipal District.
Upon approval of the grant a letter of offer will issue. Final payment of grant aid will only be made after the submission of evidence of expenditure (i.e. vouched expenditure including invoices, bank statements/ receipts, before and after photos of works completed etc.) for the full grant approved amount. All payments will be by Electronic Fund Transfer (EFT). Groups must submit a signed header of bank/credit union statement in order for their account to be set up by Cavan County Council, Finance Department. Please note if this has been done for previous grants there is no requirement to submit again.
All works carried out on foot of grant aid must be in accordance with the provision of the Local Government Planning and Development Acts and where necessary have the approval of the planning authority.
All grant monies awarded to the project must be spent within the allocated time frame at the awarding of such grants. Failure to do so could result in the reallocation of monies and/or the loss of grant for the project. Extensions to the allocated time frame where sought and granted cannot be for more than 12 months from the original completion date.
The scheme will not fund debt agreements or projects for which adequate statutory funding is already available.
General Conditions
Recipient groups must have:
• an acceptable constitution or set of rules governing membership, operation and management including a voting procedure.
• A child protection policy (where activities include children and young people under 18)
• A reasonable expectation of continuity.
Applications must be accompanied by:
• A copy of minutes of meeting held by group in the past 6 months
• A copy of the constitution, rules etc.
• A copy of the groups child protection policy (where applicable)
• A detailed estimate of the cost of the proposed works
• Three quotations for works over € 5000
At the time of application, you must provide us with:
• Satisfactory evidence of title in the property (where relevant)
• Details of the source and amount of all grants available to your group for this project.
• Bank/Credit Union Statement signed by treasurer/signee on account (if not provided previously)
• Copy of Insurance with a specific indemnity for Cavan County Council under the groups public liability policy must be provided before funding is allocated.
• In order to process your application it may be necessary for Cavan County Council to collect personal data from you. Such information will be processed in line with the Local Authority’s privacy statement which is available to view on www.cavancoco.ie