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The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has today announced the successful projects in Monaghan under the 2021 Community Enhancement Programme.
The 2021 Community Enhancement Programme was launched in May 2021 with funding of €4.5m to provide small grants to local community groups across the country. Monaghan received an allocation of approximately €132,584 from the Department under the programme. The key theme of this year’s programme was supporting groups as they re-open facilities which have been closed due to COVID-19. These could include facilities such as community centres, men’s and women’s sheds, parish halls and youth centres.
The Community Enhancement Programme is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development and administered by Local Community Development Committees, with support from their Local Authority, in each area. A full list of the successful projects in Monaghan is provided alongside this press release and is available online at: here
Announcing the successful projects for Monaghan today, Minister Humphreys said:
"I am delighted to announce funding for 75 local projects across County Monaghan today as part of my Department’s Community Enhancement Programme."
"Through Our Rural Future, I want to support locally led, ground-up projects in local communities across the country. While these grants are small in nature, they can make a big difference by allowing local community organisations to carry out much needed works in their area."
"I want to thank the Local Community Development Committee, and the Local Authority in Monaghan who administer the Community Enhancement Programme on behalf of my Department."
"The Community Enhancement Programme provides a range of invaluable small grants to help small community groups and facilities that support communities at a grassroots level."
"I know that this funding is an important tool in helping these groups and, we were especially conscious of this year given the impact of COVID-19 that many groups would need supports to help them reopen and get back up and running fully. I want to congratulate all the successful projects and local volunteers in Monaghan and thank them for the vital work they do in providing services in their local communities."