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Eco–Congregation Ireland launches Small Grants Scheme
Closing date: Wednesday, 31st July 2024
Eco Congregation Ireland (ECI) is delighted to launch a new small grant scheme for churches and congregations. Thanks to generous sponsorship from church supplies companies RPD Ltd and Logos Publications, churches across Ireland can apply for a grant to support biodiversity or energy conservation projects.
The grants will be between £90 and £450 in Northern Ireland and between €100 and €500 in the Republic of Ireland.
The ECI committee will be looking for small scale practical projects which are either already running or will begin before the end of 2024. The church or congregation must have already registered with ECI (a very simple process) and begun their Eco–Congregation journey. The closing date for applications is Wednesday, 31st July 2024.
Archdeacon Andrew Orr, Chair of ECI, said: “We are delighted to receive the generous sponsorship from RPD and Logos Publications, and we are looking forward to helping congregations north and south to put the care of God’s world into practical action.”
Tom Clements, CEO of RPD Ltd and Logos Publications, said: “We are very grateful for the support we have received from Irish churches over the last fifty years and we are delighted to be able to give something back by helping support the mission of Eco–Congregation Ireland.”
The criteria for the grants and an application form can be found below.
The successful applicants will be announced during the Season of Creation which runs from 1st September to 4th October.
Criteria for ECI Small Grants Scheme
- Open to all parishes/congregations on the island of Ireland.
- Parish/congregation should have already registered with Eco–Congregation Ireland and have received an Awareness Certificate (very straightforward).
- Short written proposal on a practical initiative to promote bio–diversity or energy conservation in their parish/congregation/community submitted to Eco–Congregation Ireland.
- Have a budget detailing the costs of the project and exactly what the grant will be spent on.
- Be willing to chart the impact of their project until April 2025.
- Grants will not be made towards salary costs
Final decision will be made on successful applicants by the Eco–Congregation Ireland Committee.
Closing date is Wednesday, 31st July 2024.
You can complete the application form at this link.
Eco–Congregation Ireland is an initiative of the Irish Inter Church Meeting, and includes members from the Roman Catholic Church, Church of Ireland, Presbyterian Church, Methodist Church and Religious Society of Friends.
Administrative Officer
Karen Nicholson
+353 (0) 89 974 0744
info@ecocongregationireland.com