Over 100 Coastal Community Projects To Receive EMFF Grants

More than 100 coastal community projects are to benefit from funding under the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund (EMFF).

A total of 106 coastal-based projects will share €1.5m of grants awarded by Ireland's seven Fisheries Local Action Groups.

The grants, which are co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union under Ireland's EMFF Operational Programme for the seafood sector, will go towards numerous projects including investments in micro seafood enterprises, marine tourism and marine leisure projects, heritage projects, small harbour facilities, and environmental and training projects.


Announcing the grant awards, Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Michael Creed, said: "I am delighted to announce that an additional 106 grants worth €1.5 million have been awarded by our 7 coastal FLAG groups, bringing total FLAG grant offers in 2018 to €3.1 million.

"The FLAGs initiative is proving a fantastic success and the grants awarded to the 247 local coastal projects to date in 2018 will be a hugely important boost to these coastal communities."

(LM)