Mayo welcome for extension to closing date for Community Centre Investment Fund

Minister of State Alan Dillon has welcomed the extension of the closing date for the Community Centre Investment Fund to 3 p.m. on Thursday, September.

Under the Community Centres Investment Fund 2024, community organisations will be supported with grants of between €10,000 and €100,000 to develop and enhance their existing community facilities. The original closing date was 3 p.m. today (Thursday, August 29).

The Mayo Fine Gael TD commented: “I am delighted that my colleague, Heather Humphreys, Minister for Rural and Community Development, has extended the closing date for the Community Centre Investment Fund for a further week.”

Minister Dillon added: “I am delighted that an extension has been granted to the many community groups across Mayo who are currently preparing their application. There is huge interest from local groups in towns, villages and parishes across the county in upgrading and refurbishing their local community centre. I have been contacted by many organisations in relation to the plans and this extension will assist them in fully finalising their applications.

“There are many who now have everything in place, but I know that there are still some who are finalising different aspects of their application. I’m very aware that these are being completed by local volunteers and committees who have lots of other demands on their time.”

There have been a number of online information events to assist potential applicants. Recordings of these events together with a range of information supports and access to the online portal can be found at the Department of Rural and Community Development website here. Groups can also submit any queries to ccif@pobal.ie.

“I am now encouraging everyone to get their applications finalised as soon as possible to ensure they are submitted well ahead of the new deadline,” concluded Minister Dillon.