At the Council meeting held on Monday 11 January 2016, the Elected Members of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council approved the award of €492,659 in funding to a wide range of local groups and organisations under the dlr Grant Scheme 2016.

From over 340 applications which were received and assessed, 246 have been recommended to receive funding.

The total amount of funding included in the recommendations is €492,659, an increase of €47,000 on last year. The breakdown of funding across the various categories of grant is:

                Over €40,000 in Art grants

                Over €70,000 in Business Support

                Over €120,000 in Community grants

                Over €11,000 in Environment grants

                Over €130,000 in Event and Festival support

                Over €13,000 in Heritage grants

                Over €100,000 in Sports grants

The full list of recommended applications was presented to the Elected Members at the Council Meeting and will be available on the Council’s website.

All applicants will now be notified by the Council as to whether or not their application was successful.