1. Westmeath County Council
Cathaoirleach Awards 2018
Westmeath County Council

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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)

8. 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.

9. 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

10. 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

11. 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

12. 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

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

14. 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 – 12.30
Wednesday the 21st March - Annebrook Hotel Mullingar – 17.30
All Welcome

15. Questions and Answers Thank You for your participation Questions ?
Annette Barr Jordan –
Anne Marie Nash –
Brigid Geoghegan –