Malcom Noonan, Minister of State for Heritage and Electoral Reform, has launched the 2022 Community Monuments Fund, which will invest €5 million in the protection and promotion of archaeological heritage in 2022 - a significant increase on the €2 million allocation made available for the Scheme in 2021, which saw eight successful projects in the county of Cork.
Building on the 2021 Fund, the 2022 Community Monuments Fund will invest in valuable archaeological heritage and help the owners and custodians of archaeological monuments to safeguard them into the future for the benefit of communities and the public.
The Scheme aims to:
- enable conservation works to be carried out on monuments which are deemed to be significant and in need of urgent support;
- build resilience in our monuments to enable them to withstand the effects of climate change;
- encourage access to monuments and improve their presentation.
The Community Monuments Fund has 3 Streams:
- Stream 1 will offer grants up to €85,000 aimed at essential repairs and capital works for the conservation and repair of archaeological monuments
- Stream 2 will offer grants of up to €30,000 for development of Conservation Management Plans/Reports that are aimed at identifying measures for conservation of archaeological monuments and improving public access.
- Stream 3 will offer grants of up to €30,000 for enhancement of access infrastructure and interpretation (including virtual/online) at archaeological monuments.
Full details of the Fund are set out in the Explanatory Memorandum, which should be taken into account by all applicants when filling in the application form; both available here:
2022 CMF Explanatory Memorandum - (Faigh é as gaeilge anseo)
2022 CMF Application Form - (Faigh é as gaeilge anseo)
Applications by the public must be emailed to Cork County Council’s Heritage Unit (emailed to corkheritage@corkcoco.ie) by no later than 17:00 on Tuesday 15th February, 2022.
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