Donegal County Council opens applications for Community Climate Action Fund

Donegal County Council have opened applications under the Community Climate Action Programme - Strand 1:  Building Low Carbon Communities.

Applications will be accepted from 9am on Tuesday, October 28 until 5pm on December 22, 2025, by applying though the Phase 2 Community Climate Action Fund Application Form

A series of public information sessions will be held by Donegal County Council as follows. On Tuesday, October 28, at 6:30pm, a Donegal PPN Plenary Event will be held at The Mount Errigal Hotel, Letterkenny. On Tuesday, November 4, from 7pm-8pm, a public information session will take place at Letterkenny Public Services Centre, Eircode F92 TNY3.

Dungloe Public Services Centre, Eircode F94 H4CF, will hold a session on Wednesday, November 5, from 7pm-8pm. On Thursday, November 6, from 7pm-8pm, Carndonagh Public Service Centre, Eircode F93 YV1N, will hold a public information session.

On Tuesday, November 11, from 7pm-8pm, Donegal Town Public Service Centre, Eircode F94 DK6C will hold a session. Finally, on Wednesday, November 12, 2025 from 7pm-8pm, a session will be held in the County House, Lifford, Eircode F93 Y622.

The Community Climate Action Programme (CCAP) supports small and large, rural and urban communities to take climate action at a local level. Donegal County Council in association with the Department of the Climate, Energy and the Environment (DCEE) will provide funding to local communities for projects that promote community climate action.

The objective of the CCAP is to build low carbon, sustainable communities, which will, in turn contribute to the national climate and energy targets.

The fund is open to not-for-profit community groups and clubs located in the operational area of Donegal County Council. Projects must deliver a direct positive impact on climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions and/or helping communities adapt to the consequences of climate change.

There are three tiers of funding: Small Scale Projects: < €20,000, Medium Scale Projects: €20,000 - €50,000 and Large Scale Projects: €50,000 - €100,000.

The five themes of the programme are Community Energy, Sustainable Travel, Food and Waste, Shopping & Recycling (Circular Economy) and Local Climate and Environmental Action (Biodiversity).

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Community Energy examples include Community Building Retrofits eg. Windows & doors, insulation etc., Solar PV Systems, Heat Pumps, LED lighting, Energy Efficiency Measures eg. Smart Controls 

Examples of Sustainable Travel include Electric Vehicle Charging Points, Cycle parking / racks, improving cycle way access, safe and active routes, bike repair hubs.

Examples of Food and waste include Community gardens, Polytunnels and Greenhouses, Allotments, Food markets and Food banks. Shopping and recycling examples include Community repair hubs, upcycling projects, Swap shops, water filling stations, single use plastics elimination, musical instrument reuse, paint recycling, toy library.

Local climate and environmental action examples include Nature based solutions, Climate resilience projects, Mini forests, dispersed orchards (fruit trees), roof gardens and pollinator projects. 

For more information on the fund and the application process, visit Climate Action Fund | Donegal County Council

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