Community facilities in the wider Midlands region are being encouraged to apply for funding to provide electric vehicle charge points under the EU Just Transition Fund Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme.
Pobal will hold an online information session on August 10 at 10am about the scheme and how to apply.
Community centres, public libraries, enterprise hubs, primary healthcare centres and public recreation amenities in the region are some of the community facilities eligible for the funding.
The Scheme will see €15 million invested in the provision of fast charge point infrastructure at community facilities in counties Laois, Longford, Offaly, Westmeath, Roscommon and municipal districts (MDs) of Ballinasloe (Co Galway), Athy, Clane-Maynooth, (Co Kildare) and Carrick-on-Suir and Thurles (Co Tipperary).
The EU Just Transition Fund (JTF) Community Facilities EV Charging Scheme is funded through the European Union’s Just Transition Fund, which is co-financed by the Exchequer of Ireland and the European Union and is administered by Pobal on behalf of Zero Emission Vehicle Ireland (ZEVI).
The scheme aims to support regions that are experiencing the negative impacts from the transition away from fossil fuel-intensive or greenhouse-gas-intensive industries, such as the using peat for energy generation.
Applications will be gathered and assessed by Pobal, who will provide guidance on the scheme generally and who will offer direct support to applicants.
Applications are currently open and will close on September 28 at 5pm.
To read the scheme guidelines, click here.
To register for the online information session, go to: https://ti.to/pobal/zevi-ev-chargers-ni-clubs-information-session-copy-2/with/zevi-ev
