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Just Transition Fund
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The Just Transition Fund (JTF) is a key pillar of the government’s just transition plan for the Midlands region. A 2020 fund of €11 million will be available for projects focusing on retraining workers and proposals to generate sustainable employment in green enterprise in the region, and supporting communities to transition to a low carbon economy.
The objective of the Just Transition Fund 2020 call is to fund innovative projects that contribute to the economic, social and environmental sustainability of the Wider Midlands region and which have employment and enterprise potential. It will support projects that take a whole-of-Midlands strategic approach and complement other sources of public funding.
The 2020 call has three priorities:
1. Employment and Enterprise Supports: To support innovation and investment proposals to generate sustainable employment in green enterprise
2. Training Supports: To retrain and reskill workers to assist local communities and businesses in the Wider Midlands to adjust to the low carbon transition
3. Community Transitioning Supports: To support proactive communications with affected communities and other stakeholders in the region, establish best practice sharing networks, and assist in developing local transition plans.
The 2020 call for applications the Just Transition Fund closed on 17 July 2020. Provisional offers totalling €1.2 million have been made to 16 successful applicants under the 2020 Fund. The offers relate to Strand 1 applications for less than €100,000 in funding. Applications seeking more than €100,000 from the Fund are still undergoing evaluation and we expect to make provisional offers to those projects in late October.
Final offers are dependent on project applicants providing additional documentation and evidences. Projects may also undergo further review for state aid compliance. Final offers for strand 1 will be announced in the coming weeks.
Successful projects include a feasibility study to scope out the development of a renewable energy technology, examining the potential of brewing artisan beers in the Midlands region using a Bord na Móna site, extending an existing biodiversity park boardwalk, and renovating a local community hall to facilitate remote working and training. The full list of provisional offers is as follows:
| Applicant Name | Project Title | Will operate in/ aimed at | ||
| 1 | Moore Community Council | Provision of Remote Working Hub & Training Facility: Moore Community Hall | Roscommon | |
| 2 | Enterprise Ireland | Mide | Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath | |
| 3 | Ballycommon Telework & Training Centre CLG | Training Workshop | Kildare, Laois, Offaly, Westmeath | |
| 4 | Green Offaly | Geopark and Biosphere Research Study | Offaly | |
| 5 | Umeras Community Development | Umeras Peatlands Park: Design Study | Kildare, Laois, Offaly | |
| 6 | Roscommon County Council | Lough Ree Bay Boardwalk | Roscommon | |
| 7 | Athlone Co-Working Hub (CWH) | Athlone Co-Working Hub | East Galway, Longford, Offaly, Roscommon, Westmeath | |
| 8 | Birr 20:20 Vision Company Limited | Producing and Promoting Green Energy Birr and SW Offaly | East Galway, North Tipperary, Offaly, Roscommon | |
| 9 | Peatland Biodiversity Boardwalk Fourth Final Phase - Lullymore | Extension to Peatland Biodiversity Boardwalk 4th Final Phase | Kildare, Offaly | |
| 10 | Lumcloon Energy Limited | Alektra: Feasibility Study Stage 2 | Offaly | |
| 11 | RR Power Projects | PolySafe | Kildare, Laois, Longford, Offaly Westmeath | |
| 12 | Longford County Council | Lanesboro Anerobic Digestion Facility: Feasibility Study | Longford, Roscommon | |
| 13 | Offaly Local Development Company | West Offaly: Quality of Life, Place & Experience | Offaly | |
| 14 | FDT Consulting Engineers and PM Limited | Lough Ree Technology Cluster Study | Longford, Roscommon | |
| 15 | Ballyforan Area Transition Team | Ballyforan Area Development Feasibility Study | East Galway, Roscommon | |
| 16 | Baylin Development Association | Baylin Bog Trail | Westmeath |
Just Transition Fund Application Form
DownloadFor more information, please email JTF@dccae.gov.ie
Just Transition Fund Clarification 1 26 June 2020
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Just Transition Fund QA Response 2
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Just Transition Fund Clarification 3 10 July 2020
DownloadNote that the clarification documents form part of the Information Booklet and should be interpreted alongside the Fund criteria as set out. Interested parties should refer to the clarifications issued and ensure that responses have been taken into account when preparing applications.
An Excel spreadsheet is now available for Section 7 information (Financial Robustness and Sustainability). Applicants can enter the project financial information into either the Application Form or the Excel spreadsheet. To request a copy of the spreadsheet, please email JTF@dccae.gov.ie
Just Transition Fund - Draft Funding Agreement
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