COMHAIRLE CONTAE ÁTHA CLIATH THEAS
SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL
Monday, December 12, 2016
QUESTION NO.23
QUESTION: Councillor L. O'Toole
To ask the CEO to report on the total amount awarded to all applicants for the Community Initiative Funds in 2016, the total number of applicants, the overall amount applied for, and how many groups in total were unsuccessful. Considering this is the second year running could the relevant SPC carry out a review.
REPLY:
The Community Initiaitive Fund was advertised at the end of March and closed for applications at the end of April. There was a hugely positive response to the call for applications and 69 applications were received totalling a cumulative funding request of €1,038,491.38. €250,000 is available through this fund. Groups could apply for assistance of between €1,000 and €50,000.
The Social and Community Strategic Policy Committee will have this as an item agenda at the beginning of the year.
The table below shows the successful groups.
|
Organisation Name |
Project Name |
Amount Awarded |
|
CoderDojo Quarryvale |
CoderDojo Youth Summer Camp |
€1,000 |
|
Clondalkin Equine Club |
Equine Youth Training Programme |
€18,400 |
|
Irish Red Cross - Tallaght Unit |
Community First Aid Training |
€10,548 |
|
New Hope Residential Centre |
Community Gym |
€6,950 |
|
Dodder Anglers Association |
Dodder River Clean Up |
€2,000 |
|
Beacon of Light |
Children’s Play and Art Therapy Rooms |
€4,200 |
|
Saggart Village Residents' Association (SVRA) & Saggart Heritage & Arts Centre |
Refurbishment of Heritage & Arts Centre |
€7,000 |
|
Clondalkin Tidy Towns |
Tree Base Resin Project |
€5,000 |
|
The WEB Project |
Sensory Garden Toilet & Wash facilities |
€22,600 |
|
Glendoher & District Residents Association (G&DRA) |
Harvest – A Community Orchard |
€6,000 |
|
Tallaght Community Arts |
Double Take Community Arts |
€4,798 |
|
Four Districts Day Care Centre |
Sensory Community Garden |
€44,910 |
|
Rathcoole Community Centre |
Community Wifi |
€6,000 |
|
Youth Horizons |
Short Films - Jobstown Learning |
€5,500 |
|
Brittas and District Community Association (BDCA) |
Local Village Renewal |
€9,500 |
|
Killinarden Community Council |
Knockroe Lodge Retreat |
€40,000 |
|
Clondalkin Round Tower Heritage Group |
Clondalkin Heritage Trail |
€20,127 |
|
Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre |
Community and Youth Theatre |
€35,000 |