Community Climate Action Fingal
Community Climate Action Fingal
Community Climate Action Fingal supports climate actions at community level for community/ voluntary organisation’s buildings, gardens, facilities and services. A wide range of projects were approved for funding during the first round. We are now preparing for Round 2 in advance of the grant being announced by the Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications. There are five themes in the grant Community Energy, Travel, Shopping and Recycling, Food and Waste and Environmental/ Climate projects.
The aim of the grant is to reduce existing emissions.
Here is a list of the types of community projects which were approved in the last round.
- Replace doors
- Replace windows
- Replacement of lights to upgrade to LEDs
- Insulate Attic
- Insulate walls
- Replace glazed area with more efficient glazing
- Install Solar PV
- Install Solar PV and Battery
- Insulate piping for heating systems
- Develop or Improve Community Garden
- Install composter
- Replace hand-roll dispensers with efficient hand dryers
- Plant (200) trees or native hedging, fruit trees or berry bushes
- Develop a Nature space for biodiversity and amenity
- Purchase items to run regular swap shops
- Purchase reusable cups for club
- Purchase and install bike lockers
- Purchase and install bike parking (including any civil works)
- Purchase and install water bottle fillers/ drinking water fountain (including any civil works)
- Purchase and install bike repair station (including any civil works)
The Community Climate Action Grant is administered by Fingal County Council Environment, Climate Action and Sports Department.
The Community Climate Action Officer Sinead Fox is the point of contact.
Email: [email protected]
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Who is eligible?
Any not- for profit Fingal-based community group Groups should be registered with the Public Participation Network or the Wheel, or a Registered Charity with Articles of Association.
This can be a sports club, scouts group, community centre, charity, nature group, tidy towns, womens or mens group etc.
Groups can apply for community projects which will reduce emissions
Projects should cover one or more of the five themes:
- Community Energy
- Community Travel
- Community Food and Waste
- Community Shopping and Recycling
- Local Climate and Environmental Action
There are three levels of grant which Community groups can apply for:
Please view this summary document about the grant.
Strand 1 and 1a Climate Action Fund is closed but will be announced by the Government of Ireland Department of Environment, Climate Action and Communications. If you wish to be informed when the grant opens please email us and you can be placed on our mailing list. We will notify you when the grant opens.
Email: [email protected]
Groups should be registered with the Fingal Public Participation Network (PPN).
To find out about the Fingal PPN please visit https://fingalppn.ie/
To register with the PPN please visit https://fingalppn.ie/registration/.
