The Fisheries Local Action Group Scheme is a community-led local development initiative for the socio-economic development of coastal communities and forms part of the Department's European Maritime and Fisheries Fund Programme 2014-20. There are seven Fisheries Local Action Groups, each responsible for a specific coastal region, and each has published a Local Development Strategy for its region to guide its distribution of its respective share of the overall FLAG budget allocated within the EMFF Programme. The following table outlines the grants awarded to date in Achill by the North West FLAG, which is the regional FLAG for the coastal areas of Mayo, Leitrim and Sligo.
Year
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Project Reference
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Applicant Name
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Description
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Total Investment (Letter of offer)
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Awarded Grant (Letter of offer)
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Grant Paid to date
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2017
|
171NW.1
|
Comhlacht Forbartha Áitiuíl Acla t/a the Achill Experience
|
The Achill Experience Aquarium - Phase 2
|
€129,000.00
|
€100,000.00
|
€100,000.00
|
|
171NW.4
|
Achill Island Sea Salt
|
Achill Island Sea Salt Visitor Experience
|
€13,746.00
|
€6,873.00
|
€6,872.00
|
|
171NW.9
|
Achill Island Seaweed Baths
|
Achill Island Seaweed Bath Bags
|
€3,971.69
|
€1,985.85
|
€0.00
|
|
171NW.28
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Maritime History Trail
|
€11,757.00
|
€8,605.60
|
€8,605.60
|
|
171NW.29
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Achill Feile na Mara
|
€6,600.00
|
€1,600.00
|
€1,000.00
|
|
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|
|
|
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2018
|
181NW.11
|
Muintir Chill Damhait
|
Féile Chill Damhnait
|
€11,198.00
|
€6,968.80
|
€2,644.75
|
|
181NW.16
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Maritime History Trail (Phase 2)
|
€3,814.00
|
€3,051.28
|
€2,056.00
|
|
181NW.17
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Achill Féile Na Mara
|
€1,970.00
|
€1,180.00
|
€1,138.08
|
|
181NW.33
|
St. Coleman's Care Centre CLG
|
St. Colman's Care Centre Garden Fete
|
€7,244.00
|
€4,345.60
|
€3,870.89
|
|
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2019
|
191NW.47
|
EcoPowa Limited
|
Ecomova Training
|
€30,575.00
|
€15,297.50
|
€15,297.50
|
|
191NW.48
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Achill Tourism Information Map
|
€4,900.00
|
€3,200.00
|
€0.00
|
|
191NW.16
|
Purteen Harbour Fishermans
|
Purteen Harbour Maritime Festival
|
€7,111.00
|
€4,266.60
|
€3,926.44
|
|
191NW.9
|
Pure Magic Achill
|
Battle for the Lake Waterports and Music Festival
|
€6,470.00
|
€3,882.00
|
€3,882.00
|
|
191NW.27
|
Blue Flag Media
|
Media product for tourism promotion
|
€4,957.00
|
€2,478.50
|
€2,321.26
|
|
191NW.29
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Achill Féile na Mara
|
€2,470.00
|
€1,482.00
|
€1,482.00
|
|
191NW.28
|
Achill Tourism CLG
|
Marine Trail - Storyboards Installation
|
€4,251.50
|
€3,401.20
|
€0.00
|
|
191NW.33
|
Peter Cawley
|
PC Marine Welding & Fabrication Services
|
€3,414.49
|
€1,707.25
|
€1,707.25
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
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2020
|
201NW.1
|
Marine Cabel Services Ltd
|
Training
|
€8,270.00
|
€4,135.00
|
€1,450.00
|
|
201NW.2
|
Seirbhisi Cabla Teoranta
|
MCS Equipment Procurement
|
€55,968.03
|
€27,984.01
|
€27,904.14
|
|
201NW.76
|
Galway Outdoor Education Centre ltd
|
Achill Surf Centre development
|
€191,288.00
|
€95,644.00
|
€71,822.44
|
|
201NW.15
|
Salann Mara Acla Teo t/a Achill Island Sea Salt
|
Purchase of inhouse smoker and modification of area to house smoker
|
€11,815.00
|
€5,907.50
|
€0.00
|
|
201NW.36
|
Gerry Hassett & Kieran Connaghan
|
Enlargement of Freezer Unit at Purteen Harbour, Keel, Achill
|
€3,254.67
|
€1,952.80
|
€1,952.80
|
|
201NW.68
|
Muintir a' Chorrain Teo
|
Currane Our Place, Our Home Information Boards & Improvements to Community Centre
|
€11,466.44
|
€9,173.15
|
€8,642.53
|
|
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2021
|
201NW.57
|
Todhchaí Phobail Acla
|
To assess the feasibility of Achill Isand becoming a community owned electricity and hydrogen producer through wind power.
|
€24,280.00
|
€19,424.00
|
€0.00
|
|
201NW.58
|
Neart Acla CTR
|
Achill Traditional Currach Project
|
€24,996.00
|
€19,996.80
|
€0.00
|
|
201NW.27
|
St. Coleman’s Care Centre CLG
|
Upgrade existing facilities & equipment.
|
€56,515.95
|
€45,212.76
|
€0.00
|
|
|
|
Totals
|
€641,303.77
|
€399,755.20
|
€266,575.68
|