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18/03/2022
Community Projects Funded By Living Places And Spaces Scheme
Some 107 projects are to be funded through the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme, Infrastructure Minister Nichola Mallon has announced.
£750,000 was available for the scheme, which was delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund, from the Minister’s £20million Blue Green Infrastructure Fund.
Speaking as letters of offer are being sent to successful applicants, Minister Mallon said: "I am absolutely delighted with the response to the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme. Local communities have really embraced the essence of what this scheme was set up to do with their ideas for greener, cleaner and healthier environments.
"A total of £750,000 in grants is going out to the successful applicants across the country. I look forward to seeing the difference this will make on the ground and the many new living walls, allotments, rain gardens, pocket parks and forest trails that will be created.
"This scheme also demonstrates the benefits of working in partnership with local communities to deliver what they need. Addressing the climate emergency is the responsibility of all of us. By empowering local people to plant trees, manage water, grow vegetables and create areas for active travel, change can happen."
Paul Sweeney, The National Lottery Community Fund’s NI Chair said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Department for Infrastructure to deliver this important programme. The grants that have been awarded will support communities across Northern Ireland to create greener, safer and more sustainable local spaces."
£750,000 was available for the scheme, which was delivered by The National Lottery Community Fund, from the Minister’s £20million Blue Green Infrastructure Fund.
Speaking as letters of offer are being sent to successful applicants, Minister Mallon said: "I am absolutely delighted with the response to the Living Places and Spaces grant scheme. Local communities have really embraced the essence of what this scheme was set up to do with their ideas for greener, cleaner and healthier environments.
"A total of £750,000 in grants is going out to the successful applicants across the country. I look forward to seeing the difference this will make on the ground and the many new living walls, allotments, rain gardens, pocket parks and forest trails that will be created.
"This scheme also demonstrates the benefits of working in partnership with local communities to deliver what they need. Addressing the climate emergency is the responsibility of all of us. By empowering local people to plant trees, manage water, grow vegetables and create areas for active travel, change can happen."
Paul Sweeney, The National Lottery Community Fund’s NI Chair said: "We are delighted to be working in partnership with the Department for Infrastructure to deliver this important programme. The grants that have been awarded will support communities across Northern Ireland to create greener, safer and more sustainable local spaces."
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