The winners of local environment grants have been announced.

The grant scheme, under the 2014 Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund, promotes sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at a local level.

The projects are being co-funded by the Department and local authorities; with close to €400,000 being provided by the Department and a similar amount by the local authorities. In total €796,000 is being provided under this year’s scheme to 697 projects throughout the country.

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In addition to the funding provided by the Department and the local authorities, the successful applicants have also raised additional funds locally, bringing the total shared partnership investment to over €1.4 million.

Projects are selected for funding by local authorities, following an open call for applications.

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