The Community Enhancement Programme (CEP), which is funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, has provided €142,409 for projects in Kerry in 2019.

As agreed, funding under this Programme in Kerry was targeted at Age Friendly and Healthy Community initiatives: actions targeting age friendly work from the Local Economic and Community Plan (LECP), Kerry’s Age Friendly Strategy and the Healthy Kerry Plan.

A total of 69 projects have been approved for funding. The range of projects supported include accessibility projects, the provision of comfortable meeting spaces for older people, social spaces, community safety initiatives, intergenerational projects, creative and recreational activities within communities.

The funding is being administered by the Community Department in Kerry County Council in cooperation with the Local Community Development Committee (LCDC).

Community Enhancement Programme 2019 Projects