Residents in Co Clare are being reminded to submit their applications for two conservation grants schemes before the deadline at end of this month.

Clare County Council has secured €50,000 from the Government under the Built Heritage Investment Scheme 2018, which is aimed at the repair and conservation of protected structures and to support the employment of skilled and experienced conservation professionals, craftworkers and tradespeople.

Structures listed in the local authority's Record of Protected Structures (RPS) are eligible under the initiative, along with those within Architectural Conservation Areas (ACAs). Awards range from either €2,500 to €15,000 per application and successful applicants will be required to fully match the funding awarded.

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Elsewhere, €1.342 million is being allocated nationally under the 2018 Structures at Risk Fund (SRF) to support conservation works on a number of protected buildings in private and civic ownership. No more than four applications from any local authority will be considered, with only one of which may be a publicly-owned building. A fifth application may be made if it relates to an Irish historic house in private ownership.

Under this scheme, funding awards will range from €15,000 to a maximum grant of €30,000, with funding of between €5,000 and €10,000 available for a fifth project submitted by Clare County Council.

The Department of Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht said the total value of funding available for each individual project shall not exceed 80% of the total project cost.

The deadline for applications is 4pm on Wednesday, 31 January.

(LM/MH)