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2011/12 REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme


The 2011/12 REPS4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grant Scheme is opening for applications this week. The scheme is managed by the Heritage Council on behalf of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (until name changes!). Below are PDFs of the application form and information booklet.  The Irish version is available to download on www.heritagecouncil.ie.

 
The grant is available for the conservation of the external appearance of farm outbuildings, including roof, walls, window and door repairs.  Conservation works to associated structures such as historic yard surfaces, walls, gate pillars and gates will be considered if they are part of the overall project to repair an outbuilding.  This grant scheme does not cover works to the interior of buildings.  Farmhouses, residential or domestic buildings are not eligible for funding.

Who can apply for this grant scheme:

  1. A farmer who has a REPS 4 contract with the Department of Agriculture and who is in receipt of a REPS4 payment
  2. The owner of the building for which funding is sought or applicant is acting with the permission of the owner and   
  3. The building applied for is in agricultural use
  4. The closing date for receipt of applications is 5pm Friday 1st July 2011 in Heritage Council offices
  5. The process is highly competitive and a grant award will not be for more than 75% of the cost of the works with a maximum grant of €20,000
  6. Applications made by fax or email will not be accepted
  7. The Heritage Council will inform all applicants of the outcome of their application in writing before end of Summer 2011.
  8. Successful applicants will have until Summer 2012 to complete project works.


If you have any queries regarding the scheme please contact Anna Meenan, Heritage Council Project Manager, at email ameenan@heritagecouncil.ie  or at telephone number 056 7770777

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All applications to be sent before the above closing date to:


Anna Meenan,

Project Manager,

REPS 4 Traditional Farm Buildings Grants Scheme

The Heritage Council,

Church Lane,

Kilkenny

Grants for the Conservation of Protected Structures and Structures at Risk Fund 2011

PLEASE NOTE: Due to reduced budgets the Conservation Grant Scheme has been “paused” for the year 2011. It is hoped that it will resume again in 2012.

The Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government has introduced a new scheme, entitled the Structures at Risk Fund (SRF) for 2011.

Structures at Risk Fund

In 2011, the Department of Arts, Heritage and the Gaeltacht introduced a new scheme, entitled the Structures at Risk Fund (SRF) in the current pausing of the operation of the Civic Structures Conservation Grants Scheme and the Local Authority Conservation Grants Scheme.

Westmeath County Council wishes to inform you that the Structures at Risk Fund will continue to operate in 2012 and will run for the 2012 calendar year. The SRF represents a method of prioritising funding to ensure that monies are spent in the most efficient way on vulnerable aspects of Westmeath’s architectural heritage.

The purpose of the Structures at Risk Fund is to assist with works to safeguard structures protected under the Planning and Development Acts 2000-2011, and, in certain cases, works to safeguard structures within Architectural Conservation Areas, where, in the opinion of the Department, an urgent need for works to such structures has arisen and has been demonstrated.

NOTE:  Only structures in immediate danger of significant deterioration will qualify for consideration for funding by the Department.

Please be advised that the fund is not intended to assist in the carrying out of routine maintenance, alterations or improvements

Applications for assistance under the Structures at Risk Fund must be made electronically to bsolon@westmeathcoco.ie by 3pm on Wednesday 11th April 2012.

For more detailed information and application forms please download attached "Structures at Risk Fund 2012 Details and Application Form" document.

If you have any query please contact

Bernadette Solon, Conservation Architect,

Forward Planning and Policy Section,

County Buildings,

Mullingar,

Co Westmeath

E-mail:             bsolon@westmeathcoco.ie

Tel:                  044 9332098


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