The Community Recognition Fund 2024 (‘the Fund’) aims to support the development of community infrastructure and facilities for the entire community in recognition of the contribution being made by communities across the country in welcoming and hosting significant numbers of arrivals from Ukraine and other countries.
The funding is specifically targeted at projects that are located in communities, towns and villages that are hosting the Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection and/or International Protection Applicants (‘new arrivals’) including towns identified for the rapid build homes programme. The Fund aims to support the development of facilities that will be used in the future by all members of the community. It is separate in its objectives and scope to any other public funding streams which aim to support the development of public service needs arising from the significant number of arrivals from Ukraine and other countries.
The Department of Rural and Community Development has published the full details of the scheme (including funding allocations to each local authority) online
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The Department of Rural and Community Development allocated €50 million to the Community Recognition Fund in 2023. This is a major initiative designed to specifically support communities across the country that are hosting people from Ukraine and other countries.
The funding has been allocated across all local authorities based on the number of new arrivals. Cork City Council was allocated €1,163,515 to be allocated to all 5 Local Electoral Areas throughout the city. There were many varied projects funded through this Community Recognition Fund such as provision of community bus in Togher, upgrade of meetings space in Blackpool, development of youth facility in Mahon, pocket park development in Douglas Street and provision of Glanmire Community Newsletter amongst many more.
