Westmeath County Council have extended the closing date for community funding applications to Friday the 21st May 2021 for the following Grants.
The application process encompasses the Community Action Grant, Tidy Towns Grant and Residents Associations Grant.
The application process has reopened for a two-week period for those groups who did not already submit an application form.
Please note closing date of Friday, May 21 2021.
This is primarily an online application process with the application link available on Westmeath County Council website www.westmeathcoco.ie under the Community Grants page.
Those who do not have access to complete an online application can request a hard copy of the application forms from the Community section of Westmeath County Council by calling 044932217 or email [email protected].
Community Development staff are available to support and assist your application by contacting the office on the above details.
Guidelines and criteria will also be available online and in hard copy.
Westmeath Decarbonising Zone
Westmeath County Council has commenced the public consultation process of assessing a suitable Decarbonising Zone for the county.
A Decarbonising Zone (DZ ) is defined as a spatial area in which a range of climate mitigation, adaptation and biodiversity measures and action owners are identified to address local low carbon energy, greenhouse gas emissions and climate needs to contribute to national climate action targets.
The Decarbonising Zone (DZ ) shall be either an urban area or agglomeration with a population not less than 5000 persons, or a rural area with an area of not less than 4km2.
The nomination of a Decarbonising Zone (DZ ) for the county of Westmeath is a specific duty on the local authority and comes from the 2019 Climate Action Bill. The DZ will become an important testbed for the various strategies plans and ideas, that will contribute to the overall target for the country to become carbon neutral by 2050.
Westmeath County Council invites the various community groups throughout the county to engage in this exciting process, as we hope to capture the ideas, energy and enthusiasm of all.
All submissions received will be reviewed by the Council and will inform the decision. The DZ nomination will be completed and announced publicly by June 30 2021.
Full details on preparing a submission are available through the consultation portal of the Westmeath County Council website.
The closing date for submissions is May 24 2021.
