Community Water Development Fund 2022: launching 20^th November!

 The Department of Housing, Local Government, and Heritage funds LAWPRO to provide the Community Water Development Fund. This fund supports community groups to enhance the quality of local streams, rivers, lakes, and coastal areas. The fund has been in place since 2017, with growing interest year on year.

The fund delivers a broad range of water projects that benefit the amenity of local areas. Types of projects approved for funding include:

• Awareness raising initiatives such as river clean ups, biodiversity information boards, citizen science workshops, outdoor classrooms, rainwater harvesting, and enhancement of wetlands.

• Preparation of local plans such as feasibility studies, habitat management plans, ecological surveys, and biodiversity action plans.

• River and habitat enhancement works such as planting of native species and hedgerow, pollinator friendly planting, river-bank stabilisation, fencing and riparian buffer zones.

The standard of applications for funding is high so it’s worth brainstorming ideas now if you wish to apply for support.

Check out this Guide for Community Groups working with water, biodiversity and climate for inspiration.

Further information: https://lawaters.ie/funding/