Applicants awaiting release of LEADER funds

No grants have yet been paid in 2017 to those who applied for projects in the LEADER 2014-2020 programme.

And only three projects were approved in 2016.

However, there has been LEADER expenditure to date in 2017 of €689,201 for administration and animation costs, which can be up to 25% of total expenditure incurred by incurred by the Local Action Groups (LAGs) who deliver the LEADER programme.