CLÁR Funding Scheme 2026 - NOW OPEN
The Department of Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht have announced CLÁR 2026 Funding. CLÁR provides funding for small infrastructural projects in rural areas that have suffered significant levels of population decline.
Funding for projects in Co. Leitrim will be available under the following measures:-
Measure 1: Developing Community Facilities & Amenities
Measure 1 will support a variety of capital projects provided that they contribute to the enhancement of existing, and/or the development of new, accessible Community Recreation Facilities, and therefore further build the resilience of rural communities.
Expressions of Interest under Measure 1 should be submitted to Leitrim County Council by 4pm Thursday 14th May 2026 at 4.00pm. Please email your application to clarfunding@leitrimcoco.ie
Clár Expression of Interest form 2026
Completed Expressions of interest for Measure 1 (only) to be emailed to clarfunding@leitrimcoco.ie by 4pm Thursday 14th May 2026. Late applications will not be accepted.
For further information on the scheme please contact clarfunding@leitrimcoco.ie or call 071 962 0005 Ext. 504
Data Protection
The information supplied on the Clár Expression of Interest Form will be used by Leitrim County Council for the purposes of processing the application. Further information may be sought by the Leitrim County Council to clarify aspects of the project proposal.
The Applicant, the Department and Leitrim County Council are subject to the data protection and privacy laws of Ireland and the EU, in particular the Data Protection Act 2018 and Regulation (EU) 2016/679, known as the EU General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”).
The Department and Leitrim County Council retain the right to disclose for the purposes of a request under the Freedom of Information Act 2014 or otherwise, in connection with the funded project(s) –
- any information supplied by the Applicant to the Department and/or Leitrim County Council,
any relevant data gathered by the Department and/or Leitrim County Council in administering grant aid to the project, except where the information is considered to be personal or commercially sensitive.
Link to Leitrim County Council Privacty Statement for DRCDG Funding Schemes
Privacy-Statement-DRCD-Funding-Schemes_Final.pdf (size 363.2 KB)
Leitrim County Council – Data Protection Officer
Phone 071 9620005
E-mail dpo@Leitrimcoco.ie
Postal Address Áras an Chontae, Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim. N41 PF67.