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SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

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MEETING OF SOUTH DUBLIN COUNTY COUNCIL

Monday, June 14, 2021

HEADED ITEM NO. 13

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT AND SPORTS DEVELOPMENT GRANTS - FOR NOTING

Our Community & Sports Grants for 2021 opened for applications on 5th April 2021 for community, voluntary and sporting groups responding to locally identified needs within their communities under the following categories:
• Community Development Grants
• Management Assistance Grants
• Sports Development Grants
• Community Centre Re-Opening Funding
• Community Events Funding
• COVID 19 Resilience Funding

It is intended that the online application system will be open on a rolling basis during 2021 to ensure responsiveness to community needs in the current circumstances.  Applications received to date have been assessed by the community development and sports teams under the following criteria:
• Impact on local community and local community involvement.
• Proven track record of project delivery and non-duplication of activities in the local area
• Sustainable & value for money projects with clear/accurate costings
• Existing funds available to the group/alternative funding sources


This has resulted in 79 grants being approved for 71 local groups totalling €202,245, summarised as follows:

Category

No.

Amount

Community Development Grants

30

€40,982

COVID 19 Resilience Funding

1

€1,000

Community Centre Re-Opening Funding

8

€15,459

Sports Development Grants

9

€23,804

Management Assistance Grants

31

€121,000

Total

79

€202,245

A further 10 applications have been assessed and not approved due to either receiving more appropriate grant funding from another source or not meeting the funding criteria, while 6 additional applications were since withdrawn by the prospective applicants and 5 duplicate applications were also deemed invalid.


The full list of approved grants as at June 2021 along with the respective approved grant amounts is:

Name of Group

Category

Amount

168th St. Aengus Tymon North Scout Group

Community Development Grant

€2,000

Adamstown Youth and Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Ballyowen Castle Youth and Community Centre

Management Assistance

€3,000

Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre CLG

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€2,500

Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre CLG

Community Development Grant

€4,000

Ballyroan Community & Youth Centre CLG

Management Assistance

€4,000

Bawnogue Youth and Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€500

Bawnogue Youth and Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€2,890

Bawnogue Youth and Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Belgard Heights Community & Youth Centre

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€1,429

Belgard Heights Community & Youth Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Boden Wood Residents Association

Community Development Grant

€316

Boden Wood Residents Association

Community Development Grant

€500

Brittas Community Centre

Management Assistance

€2,000

Daletree Residents Association

Community Development Grant

€500

Daletree Residents Association

Community Development Grant

€500

Dodderbrook Residents Association

Community Development Grant

€500

Dominic's Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Dominics's Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€4,986

Earlsfort Residents Centre

Management Assistance

€2,000

Esker Amateur Boxing Club

Sports Development Grant

€1,899

Fettercairn Community & Youth Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Fettercairn Youth Horse Project

Management Assistance

€6,000

Firhouse Community & Leisure Club

Community Development Grant

€1,685

Firhouse Community & Leisure Club

Management Assistance

€4,000

Firhouse Womens Basketball Club

Sports Development Grant

€2,000

Glenasmole Community Association CLG

Management Assistance

€4,000

Greenhills Community Centre

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€1,500

Greenhills Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Jobstown Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€2,000

Jobstown Community Centre

Management Assistance

€5,000

Killinarden Community Council

Community Development Grant

€500

Killinarden Community Council

Management Assistance

€6,000

Kilnamanagh Family Recreation Centre CLG

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€2,000

Kilnamanagh Family Recreation Centre CLG

Management Assistance

€4,000

Kingswood Community & Leisure Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Kingswood FC

Sports Development Grant

€1,900

Knocklyon Men's Shed

Community Development Grant

€500

Knocklyon Youth & Community Centre CLG

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€3,000

Knocklyon Youth & Community Centre CLG

Management Assistance

€4,000

Knockmitten Youth and Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€870

Knockmitten Youth and Community Centre

Community Development Grant

€2,000

Knockmitten Youth and Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Loreto Hockey Club

Sports Development Grant

€1,755

NCCWN Women Together Tallaght Network

Community Development Grant

€1,000

New Hope Residential Centre

Community Development Grant

€2,500

Newcastle Lyons Development Trust

Management Assistance

€3,000

North Clondalkin Community Development Programme CLG

Community Development Grant

€3,668

Order of Malta Clondalkin Unit

COVID 19 Resilience Funding

€1,000

Order of Malta Palmerstown Unit

Community Development Grant

€500

Palmerstown Community & Youth Centre

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€1,030

Palmerstown Community & Youth Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Perrystown Manor Estate Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Quarryvale Community & Leisure Centre

Community Development Grant

€1,368

Quarryvale Community & Leisure Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

Quarryvale FRC

Community Development Grant

€500

Quarryvale FRC (Clondalkin Cares Food Bank)

Community Development Grant

€1,149

Rathcoole Community Council CLG

Management Assistance

€5,000

Ronan Whelan (Irish U19 Hockey Team)

Sports Development Grant

€500

Sacred Heart FC

Sports Development Grant

€5,000

Saggart School House Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

South Dublin Community Facilities CLG

Management Assistance

€2,000

Spina Bifida Hydrocephalus Ireland Dublin Branch

Community Development Grant

€500

St Aengus  Community Centre

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€2,000

St Aengus Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

St Marks Youth Club

Management Assistance

€4,000

St. Kevin's Family Resource Centre

Community Development Grant

€800

Tallaght Athletic Club

Sports Development Grant

€1,000

Tallaght Athletic Club

Sports Development Grant

€5,000

Tallaght Community Council

Community Development Grant

€500

Tallaght Community Council

Community Development Grant

€500

The Ballyroan Community Chess Club

Community Development Grant

€1,250

The Park Community Centre

Management Assistance

€4,000

The Rights Platform CLG

Community Development Grant

€500

The WEB Project

Community Development Grant

€2,000

The WEB Project

Management Assistance

€2,000

Tymon Bawn Community Centre

Community Centre Re-Opening Grant

€2,000

Weston Hockey Club

Sports Development Grant

€4,750

Whitechurch Community and Youth Centre Company Ltd.

Management Assistance

€5,000


As stated above, the online application process remains open and available to local community, voluntary and sporting groups until further notice.