Dormant accounts offers school funding
Howard Lake | 18 January 2007 | News
The Dormant Accounts Fund has made available ‚€18 million for educational disadvantage as part of its latest disbursement of funds. The scheme is for the enhancement of existing educational facilities in Ireland which will be given small capital grants.
Eligible schools include schools participating in DEIS, schools located in or serving RAPID areas and Special Schools. As well as enhancing existing facilities the fund will support new outdoor play areas, school libraries, dining areas and parent rooms, each of which has been given a specific allocation of funding.
This round of funding will be devolved to individual school authorities to manage projects with ./guidance from the Education Department. The closing date for applications is 1st March 2007 and the application form can be downloaded from www.education.ie
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With the exception of projects that involve the construction of new facilities in a school, which must be complete by 30 November 2008, all other projects must be complete by 30 November 2007.
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