Over €300,000 confirmed for Kildare Community Projects under Community Support Fund

€318,757 has today been confirmed for 141 Kildare Community Projects under the Community Support Fund. The fund  was launched in November 2022 with a total funding of €10m available.  The funding is a once off fund provided by the Department of Rural and Community Development and administered by the Local Community Development Committee with support from Kildare County Council.

Some of the biggest receivers of funding in Kildare were Monasterevin Community Centre CLG, Kildare Town Youth Hub and Cuan Mhuire CLG, Athy. The main aim is to support groups, particularly in disadvantaged areas, with their energy bills, as well as with improvements to their facilities.

Minister Martin Heydon said following the announcement, “I know these grant awards will be a great boost for the local Kildare groups who have been successful. Many of these groups are run by volunteers who are managing funds in difficult circumstances. This additional funding will help with continuing costs and in some cases add to existing facilities.

“While these grants are small in nature, they can make a big difference by allowing local community organisations to carry out much needed works in their area.”

The full list is as follows;

18th Prosperous/Robertstown Scout Group €827
16th Kilcock Scout Group Kilcock €2,029
23rd Sallins Scout Group Sallins €1,337
4th Naas Scout Group Naas €825
4th Town Scout Group Kildare Town €2,737
7th Rathangan Scout Group €1,814
8th Allenwood Scout Group €500
9th Kilcullen Scout Group €1,459
Allen Heritage and History Society €129
Allenwood Celtic AFC €1,393

Allenwood Community Development Association CLG €5,645
Allenwood Day Care Centre (SVP) €3,240
Aontas Ógra Athy €2,269
Ardclough Village Centre Ltd Community Organisation €1,500
Ardclough Youth Theatre €3,083
Ashgrove Derrinturn Residents Association Derrinturn €4,425
Athy Community Council €1,474
Athy Community Family Resource €3,351
Athy Dragon Boat Club €1,644
Athy Gymnastics Club €3,290
Athy Recreational Community Hall €5,809
Athy Sing and Sign €748
Athy Town AFC €701
Ballykelly GFC €4,721
Ballymore Eustace Community Development Association €2,250

Balyna Area Active Retirement Association €1,525
Balyna Community First Responders Group €574
Balyna Rural Enterprise Development Association Ltd €3,337
Caragh Celtic FC €3,737
Caragh Community Centre €2,242
Carbury Development Association  €550
Carbury Village Residents Association €933
Castledermot Community First
Responders Group Castledermot €1,064
Castledermot GAA €2,750
Castlefen Residents Association Sallins €1,936

Celbridge GAA Celbridge €1,500
Celbridge Women's Shed Celbridge €507.00
Cill Dara Crusaders (American football team) Newbridge €1,206
Cill Dara Historical Society Kildare Town €1,074
Cill Dara RFC Kildare Town €2,227
CKAN County Kildare Access Network Countywide €4,500
Clane United AFC Clane €1,395
Clongorey Community Association Ltd Clongorey €866
Cnoc na Greine Residents Association Kilcullen €297
Coill Dubh Community Centre Coill Dubh €4,329
Community Cancer Caregivers Countywide €3,825
Crooked House Theatre Company Newbridge €4,563
Cuan Mhuire CLG Athy €9,525
Cuidiú Kildare and Naas Naas €574
Donadea Community First Responders Group Donadea €2,884
Dunmurray Rise Residence Association Kildare Town €623
Eadestown GAA Eadestown €900
Easton Meadows Residents Association Leixlip €4,500
Edenderry RFC Edenderry €2,250
Gaeilge Nuada Maynooth €574
Griese Youth Theatre & Children's Drama Ballitore €1,911
HEADSUP Kildare Countywide €729
Kildare Irish Wheelchair Association Athy Branch €3,375
Johnstownbridge GAA €4,342
Kilcock Girl Guides Kilcock €1,440
Kilcullen Community Centre Kilcullen €1,263
Kilcullen GAA Kilcullen €1,340
Kilcullen Town Hall & Heritage Co Ltd Kilcullen €1,825
Kildangan GAA Kildangan €1,500
Kildangan Hall Committee Kildangan €973
Down Syndrome Ireland Kildare Branch Countywide €3,375
Kildare Town Community and Family Resource Centre €1,153
Kildare Town Community Garden Kildare Town €6,150
Kildare Town Youth Hub Kildare Town €6,107
Kildare Traveller Action Countywide €1,231
Kildare Wildlife Rescue Kildare Town €574
Kill GAA Kill €574
Kingdom Life House Athy €2,513
Leixlip Men's Shed Leixlip €574

Leixlip Musical and Variety Group
(LMVG) Leixlip €755
Leixlip Youth Premises Group Ltd Leixlip €813
Liffeybank FC Leixlip €830
Little Way Cancer Support Centre Clane €1,350
MU Barnhall RFC Leixlip €2,250
Maynooth Autism Friendly Town Maynooth €3,041
Maynooth Community Council Maynooth €529
Maynooth ICA Maynooth €574
McAuley Place Naas €1,870
Monasterevan GFC Monasterevin €3,834
Monasterevan Men's Shed Monasterevin €420
Monasterevin AFC Monasterevin €625
Monasterevin Blueway Kayaking Club Monasterevin €3,085
Monasterevin Community Centre CLG Monasterevin €8,293
Monasterevin Sustainable Energy Community CLG Monasterevin €581
Monasterevin Tidy Towns CLG Monasterevin €8,274
Monasterevin Women's Shed Monasterevin €5,313
Monasterevin Youth Action Monasterevin €5,481
Monread FC Naas €1,335
Monread Indoor Bowls Club Naas €1,427
Moone Celtic FC Moone €4,083
Kildare Moorefield Drive Residents
Association Newbridge €3,549

Naas Camogie Naas €2,367
Naas Community Men's Shed Naas €1,930
Naas Cricket Club Naas €900
Naas Pythons Special Olympic Club Naas €1,295
Naas Youth Project In Sync Youth & Family Services Naas €1,968
Narraghmore Development CLG T/A The Old Hardware Narraghmore €5,517
Narraghmore Foróige Club Narraghmore €2,426
Newbridge Community First Responders Group Newbridge €679
Newbridge Family Resource Centre Newbridge €1,529
Newbridge United FC Newbridge €5,440
Newbridge Women's Shed Newbridge €506.00
Old Kilcullen Area Community Association Kilcullen €3,074
PlayActing Youth Theatre Celbridge €1,387
Prosperous Dramatic Society Prosperous €574
Raheens GAA Caragh €1,299
Rathangan Community Association Ltd Rathangan €5,098
Rathangan Day Care Centre/Parish
Association Rathangan €2,952

Rathangan GFC Rathangan €2,250
Rathangan Women's Shed Rathangan €1,145.00
Rathcoffey Indoor Bowling Club Rathcoffey €3,065
Rheban GFC Rheban €574
Robertstown Community Amenities Association Robertstown €1,217
Ros Glas Hurling and Camogie Club Monasterevin €2,208
Ryston Social Club Newbridge €2,250
Saddlers Hall Residents Association Kill €2,025
Sallins Sunshine Club Sallins €1,009
Sallins Women's Shed Sallins €105.00
Sarsfields GAA Newbridge €1,500
ShareRing Skills Group Celbridge €2,340

St. Mary's Brass & Reed Band Maynooth €1,547
St. Conleth's Day Care Centre Kildare Town €5,083
St. Kevin's GAA Staplestown €1,500
Straffan Community Hall Committee Straffan €1,500
Suncroft Community Development Suncroft €5,184
Suncroft Community Outreach Group Suncroft €726
Suncroft Curragh Community Games Suncroft €2,753
Suncroft Community First Responders Group Suncroft €540
Teach Dhiarmada Ltd Castledermot €2,103
Teach na nDaoine Cill Chuillin Kilcullen €7,439
The ACRE Project Celbridge €1,347
The Ballymore Eustace Community Trust Ballymore Eustace €2,250

Kildare Tir Móna AC Robertstown/Allen €1,288

White Well View Residents Association Naas €2,121
Young Life Ireland Maynooth €1,125
Zero Waste Community Garden Rathcoffey Rathcoffey €394