The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, has extended the deadline for the Community Centre Investment Fund to 3pm on Thursday 5 September.

The Community Centres Investment Fund 2024 will provide grants ranging from €10,000 to €100,000 to support community organisations in developing and enhancing their existing facilities. The original deadline was 3pm today, Thursday 29 August.

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In a statement, Minister Humphreys said: "In June, I was delighted to open a new round of funding to support the upgrade, renovation and refurbishment of community centres across the country. While most groups now have everything in place, I know that there are still some groups who are finalising different aspects of their application. I’m very aware that these applications are being completed by volunteers who have lots of other demands on their time. I want to give those volunteers every chance to finalise their applications in the coming days and so I am extending the closing date by one week.

"I would encourage all groups to finalise their application online in the coming days ahead of the new deadline. I also want to assure groups that personnel are on hand to deal with queries as they arise."