Department of Rural and Community Development
Local Enhancement Programme 2024
The Department of Rural and Community Development (“the Department”) funds the Local Enhancement Programme (LEP) which provides funding to support community groups across Ireland.
The Local Enhancement Programme 2024 will support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with funding to carry out necessary repairs and improvements to their facilities, and to purchase equipment for example tables and chairs, tools and signage, laptops and printers, lawnmowers, canopies and training equipment etc.
Facilities improvement works may also include, but are not limited to; improved access for persons with a disability; enhancing community participation for disadvantaged and marginalised groups, and; improving energy efficiency of community facilities to reduce ongoing costs.
The scheme is designed to ensure local priorities are identified and met, so as to improve and enhance community facilities for all. It is administered by Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in each Local Authority area.
Applications should relate to one or more key priority areas identified in their LCDC’s Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP) in order to be eligible for consideration.
The maximum grant is likely not to exceed €5,000 and could be less if the scheme is oversubscribed.
ALL APPLICATIONS ARE TO BE SUBMITTED ONLINE NO LATER THAN 12PM ON FRIDAY 16TH FEBRUARY 2024
Queries can also be sent by post to Community Grants, Waterford City and County Council, City Hall, The Mall, Waterford City, X91 PK15
CLOSING DATE WILL BE STRICTLY ADHERED TO.
Use of the platform:
When you click on “Apply”, you will need to register using your first name, last name, and email address. The email address used to submit the application will be the contact email for all correspondence in relation to this scheme. The onus is on each applicant to ensure that they are in receipt of all communication from Waterford City and County Council. Waterford City and County Council does not accept responsibility for communications not accessed or received by an applicant.
You will then need to accept the Waterford City & County Council Privacy statement and Acceptable Use Agreement before proceeding.
You will be presented with one form question per screen. Your answer will save when you click forward to the next question. To be able to submit a complete application you must answer all questions.
You can navigate to any part of the form using the navigation pane on the right-hand-side (on mobile, you can toggle this navigation pane using the hamburger icon on the top right-hand-side of your screen.
You can save a draft at any stage and continue the application at another time (you will need to be signed into the platform using the same email address and password to continue your draft).