The 2017 CLÁR programme was launched on 31 March last with a closing date of 5 May. Funding under the programme was available through four separate measures:
Measure 1: Support for School and Community Safety Measures
Measure 2: Play Areas
Measure 3: Targeted Community Infrastructure
Measure 4: First Responder Supports
In total, more than 500 applications were received across the four measures, to the value of €15 million.
Funding to support projects under CLÁR this year was limited and it was not possible to fund all applications. In general, applications were assessed on the basis of their eligibility under the scheme criteria and on the quality of the documentation supporting their proposals. A total of just under €7 million was allocated to 231 successful projects.
All funding available under the CLÁR programme for 2017 has now been allocated and I currently have no plans to assign further funding to the programme this year.