Westmeath County Council Cathaoirleach Awards 2018 Westmeath County Council

Funding Tips How to apply for funding Prioritise what action you wish to undertake Key points to take into account Criteria of the funder Language of funder What does a funder want as the outcomes from giving the specific grant Be Realistic

Cathaoirleach Awards Tax number Bank Account Overview Who can apply Criteria – for programmes Tax number Bank Account Member of the PPN and attendance at a minimum of one Public Participation Network meeting per annum Application process Advertised on website 15th February 2018 Closing date 5th April 2018 Awards scheduled for 18th May 2018 Grants dispersed July - September 2018

Cathaoirleach Awards - WCC Cathaoirleach Awards Person/ Group of the Year 2018 6 categories Pride of Place different population categories Special areas National Competition Schools/Preschools Environmental Project Project of the Year Award

Cathaoirleach Grants Community Action Scheme Residents Association Tidy Towns Community Facilities Fund RAPID grants Town and Village Renewal Clar Grants Festivals and Events(Jan & May) Healthy Ireland Creative Ireland Arts Grants

Cathaoirleach’s Award Recognition of special service of an individual/group in their community - 6 areas Community Involvement Sporting Achievement Children and Youth Environment and Heritage Equality and Social Inclusion Active Elderly Award not funding

Pride Of Place Different population categories from estates to small villages to towns (5 areas) Special areas Creative Place Initiative Community Wellbeing Initiative Community Tourism Initiative Local Selection nominated to National Competition 150 words and pictures Judging between June – August 2018 National Event November /December (Cork)

Community Project of the Year Award Encourage and assist a community Group to undertake a significant project in their community. Must prove it can bring benefit and greatly improve community. €10,000 available under this category , can be given to 1 – 3 groups.

Community Action Scheme Number of different projects can be funded under this scheme including Community Involvement – positive contribution to the local community, working together, encouraging participation, social inclusion Active Elderly – improve quality of life of Older People and or seek to include isolated elderly in the community Equality and Social Inclusion – contribute to increased quality of life of marginalised people and communities. Children and Youth– to encourage and assist existing youth groups. Groups that work with the most hard to reach Community Facilities/ Amenities/ Sports Development– improve the level, quality and availability of facilities, amenities and/or sports in the community. Range of Funding €300 – €1,500

Residents Associations Purpose – support groups to carry out work in their estates Contribution is made in recognition of the work carried out in the Community Based on number of houses in the estate Amount of Green areas the residents association upkeep RAPID/ Clar area Range of Funding €150 - €650

Tidy Towns Awards based on results from previous year Overall County Winner – highest marks in the County -€6,000 Award Municipal District Winners – highest marks in the Municipal District other than Overall county winner - €4,000 Award Second highest mark in each Municipal District - €2,500 Endeavour Award - Most improved in each of the Municipal Districts from previous year’s marks - excluding any winners in the three previous categories (a-c)€2,000 Award Grant Must be able to prove they intend to enter the 2019 competition Range €500 - €2,000

Additional grants Festivals and Events Grant - May ’17 RAPID Town and Village Renewal Clar Grants Healthy Ireland Christmas Lighting Grants – advertised on website Sept Environmental grants – Ruth Maxwell Heritage – Melanie McQuade

Additional grants Childcare Grants Once off capital funding for community childcare projects

All Welcome Workshops / Clinics Support to recognise what funding your group can apply for. Support completing affiliation Form Support completing revenue form to request Tax number Support completing funding applications Wednesday the 21st March – WCDL Offices, Blyry Business & Commercial Park,  Athlone 10.30 – 12.30 Wednesday the 21st March - Annebrook Hotel Mullingar 15.00 – 17.30 All Welcome

Questions and Answers Thank You for your participation Questions ? Annette Barr Jordan – ajordan@westmeathcoco.ie Anne Marie Nash – amnash@westmeathcoco.ie Brigid Geoghegan – bgeoghegan@westmeathcoco.ie