Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Alan Dillon TD has announced funding of €20,000 has been awarded to four Mayo projects which will be used to support communities in taking climate actions that will improve their local areas.
Minister Dillon said four Mayo projects in Balla, Killala and Louisburgh along with a countywide project have been awarded funding.
This fund is specifically for climate engagement to support and inspire people to take and talk about the climate actions that can improve their local areas.
It is focused on encouraging and supporting climate engagement and communications actions.
The successful Mayo projects are:
* Climate Action Louisburgh Locality (CALL): €10,000 for Clew Bay Collective: CALL and One Westport working together to engage Clew Bay
* Killala Sustainable Energy Community: €5,000; In collaboration with the Killala Community Council, they will showcase the new solar array at the community centre, share online videos of household energy projects, and engage with schools on energy topics to foster awareness of local energy.
* Balla Community Resource Development €2,500 to complete a Town and Village Renewal report which will lead to addressing issues that arise, focusing on an assessment of their energy needs as a community through SEAI.
* Edible Landscape Project: €2,500 to integrate social media for the Edible Landscape Project in order to communicate our work building Food System Resilience with School and Community Groups, to a much larger audience.
