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Kilkenny community groups receive funding for climate action projects - JULY 2024

Kilkenny County Council and the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications are delighted to award €511,000 to 22 Kilkenny communities who will deliver a variety of climate action projects.

Following a very competitive process with a large number of applications received, these groups were successful in obtaining funding under the Community Climate Action Programme. The main objective of this programme is to support and empower communities to take climate action and to shape and build low carbon, sustainable communities in a coherent way to contribute to national climate and energy targets.

There will be another round of funding opening for the Community Climate Action Programme in the future, Kilkenny County Council are awaiting an update from the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications on this with details being announced once confirmed.

Applicant	Funding Received
Paulstown Development Association	€13,000
Coolagh Pattern Committee	€1,800
Castlecomer Enterprise Group	€13,000
Callan Community Energy	€3,000
Piltown AFC	€4,600
Happe House & Millenium Court	€7,500
Hugginstown & District Community Centre	€5,000
TCAT – Three-fold Community Asset Trust	€4,200
Kilkenny Walking & Cycling Campaign	€5,000
Thomastown Community Allotments	€3,200
Inistioge Tidy Towns	€2,800
Stoneyford Development Group	€45,000
Lisdowney Community Centre & GAA Club	€26,000
Tullaroan Development Association	€42,000
Windgap Tidy Towns	€21,700
Iverk Agricultural Show	€20,000
Tullahought Community Development Group	€25,000
Graignamanagh Hall	€25,000
Ballyfoyle Development Group	€83,700
Mullinavat Community Group	€59,300
Urlingford Town Team	€53,900
Kilmacow Community Centre	€46,300