GALWAY ENVIRONMENTAL PROJECTS RECEIVE FUNDING BOOST

Date Published: 19-Sep-2012

Local environmental projects across Galway city and county are set to benefit from a funding boost of 38 thousand euro.

It's part of the Local Agenda 21 Environmental Partnership Fund which sets out to promote sustainable development by assisting small scale, non-profit environmental projects at a local level.

13 projects in Galway city are set to receive a total of 17 thousand euro in funding while 11 such initiatives around the county are set to receive a total of 21 thousand euro.

A total of 490 projects nationwide have been funded this year valued at over 674 thousand euro.