1. Westmeath County Council
Cathaoirleach Awards 2019
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 WCC and Westmeath PPN website
Closing date 29th March 2019
Awards scheduled for 03rd May 2019
Grants dispersed June - August 2019

4. Cathaoirleach Awards - WCC
A.1 Westmeath Person / Group of the Year
A.2 Community Project of the Year
A.3 Pride of Place in the Community
A.4 Age Friendly Recognition Award
A.5 Schools Environmental Project Competition
A.6 STEM Award
A.7 Tidy Towns Achievement Awards

5. Cathaoirleach’s Award
Recognition of special service of an individual/group in their community - 6 areas
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
ENVIRONMENT AND HERITAGE
CHILDREN AND YOUTH
EQUALITY AND SOCIAL INCLUSION
SPORTING ACHIEVEMENT
ACTIVE ELDERLY
Award not funding

6. 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.

7. Pride Of Place
Different population categories from housing estates to small villages to towns
Themed areas
Creative Place Initiative
Community Wellbeing Initiative
Age Friendly Initiative
Community Tourism Initiative
Local Selection process to nominate to National Competition
150 words and pictures
Judging between June – August 2019
National Event November (Kilkenny)

8. Age Friendly Recognition Award
Age Friendly Recognition Award is a National competition which is directed towards recognising improvements by local communities/groups and agencies to make Ireland a “Better Place in which to Grow Old”.
Categories
Outdoor Spaces and Buildings
Transportation
Housing
Respect and Social Inclusion
Social Participation
Communication and Information
Civic Participation and Employment
Community Support and Health Services
Nominated and supported to enter the National Age Friendly Recognition Awards

9. STEM Grant – Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics Grant
New category introduced in 2018 to demonstrate WCC interest in the promotion of Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics (STEM) in the county.
Recognising the contribution these subjects can make to future economic development.
Awards may be made to groups or individuals who undertake innovative projects to promote these subject areas among secondary school children, either within the school, community or the wider area.
Maximum grant for a project will be €500

10. Tidy Towns Awards Awards based on results from previous year
Overall County Winner – highest marks in the County -€5,000 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

11. 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 7th March 2019,  Athlone – in Shamrock Lodge Hotel Athlone
Wednesday the 14th March Mullingar – in the Annabrook Hotel Mullingar.
All Welcome

12. Questions and Answers Thank You for your participation Questions ?
Annette Barr Jordan –
Brigid Geoghegan –