To assist voluntary and community organisations and local authorities to develop high quality, accessible, safe, well designed, sustainable new build multi-functional community centres.
New Builds Measure will invest circa €20 million with a minimum grant of €1,000,000 up to a maximum of €6,000,000.
To assist voluntary and community organisations and local authorities to develop high quality, accessible, safe, well designed, sustainable new build multi-functional community centres to help develop empowered, inclusive and resilient communities. Encourage the sharing of community facilities.
Local Authorities, local development companies and other State agencies, including commercial State bodies are eligible.
Each application must include a Financial Analysis with all the necessary permissions and consents in place and be located on a green/brown field site.
Proposals should demonstrate, and will be assessed on, the following criteria:
- Demonstration of Need, a significant and sustainable impact on the social or economic development of communities and the extent to which national, regional and local strategic objectives are met by the proposal including how it delivers on the National Strategic Objective of Strengthened Rural Economies and Communities, County Development Plans, Local Economic and Community Plans, the Regional Spatial and Economic Strategies or other local, regional or sectoral plans and strategies.
- Value for Money, funding a project which will justify the investment made based on its size, scope, its geographic and population reach and the scale of its impact for communities.
- Collaboration, involving relevant Government Departments, State agencies, local authorities and other bodies as appropriate; and endorsement by key stakeholders such as the relevant authority or agency with overall responsibility for that area or sector in which the project is located.
- Financial sustainability, the capacity to deliver lasting benefits which will outweigh the investment made and be in a position to achieve and maintain financial independence following the opening of the facility.
- Capacity of partners to deliver the project as envisaged, meeting the Public Spending Code and governance requirements, as well as a strong track record of delivering projects of scale.
- Additionality, evidence that the project cannot otherwise be delivered without the Fund and how the Fund is not acting as a substitute for investment which is already provided for under the remit of a Department or agency.
- Sustainability, A contribution to achieving the objectives of the Climate Action Plan ‐proposals which help contribute to the transition to a competitive, low carbon, climate‐resilient and environmentally sustainable economy.
Further information on the scheme can be found on the Department of Rural and Community Development website.
Email: ccif@drcd.gov.ie
All information is accurate at the time of writing; however, we recommend visiting the individual websites of the funding organisations for the most current and up-to-date information on their specified schemes.