As part of the Government’s Climate Action Plan, every Local Authority is being given funding for Community Climate Action projects. Grant applications can be for three different project scales ranging from,

• Small scale up to €20,000
• Medium Scale up to € 21 to 50,000 and
• Large Scale projects € 51 to 100,000  

Further information on the find can be found at https://www.fingal.ie/community-climate-action-fingal

All applications must include ideas for each of the 5 key themes 1/Community Energy  2/Travel 3/Food and Waste 4/Shopping and Recycling 5/Local Climate and Environmental Action. Applicants are encouraged to partner with other community groups where all 5 areas cannot be included.

In 2021, St. Finians was selected as one of the first pilot clubs in the GAA Green Clubs Programme  (https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/community-and-health/green-clubs-sustainability ) To build on the Green Clubs programme,  St Finians is preparing an application for this Climate Action funding to Fingal County Council. The closing date for applications to is February 28th. 

With our growing membership we would like to ask our members young and old if they have any ideas to help make our club and community greener and more sustainable that could be included in the application. please drop us an e-mail to greenteam@stfinians.com.

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