Fourth Tranche of Energy Supports to Community & Voluntary Groups Announced
Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys TD, and Minister of State, Joe O’Brien TD, have today (Friday, 21 April 2023) announced a further tranche of successful applicants to the Community and Voluntary Energy Support Scheme (CVESS).
Under this latest tranche worth €213,264, an additional 128 organisations from across the community and voluntary sector will receive a one-off contribution towards the increased energy costs they faced in 2022. Payments will issue to the organisations immediately.
The funding announced today brings the total number of organisations supported under the initiative to 680, with over €918,000 now disbursed.
While the scheme has now closed, Minister Humphreys explained that a large number of applications have been received and are currently being reviewed, with further announcements expected in the coming weeks. The review of applications includes verification of eligibility for other government energy support schemes.