The grant scheme will provide support for towns and villages that have a retail/business presence to implement activities designed to enable increased spending or retaining spend in Tipperary’ towns and villages over the Christmas period. #
Grantees will be awarded a cash grant of between €300 and €3,000 to be spent on activities including advertising, promotions, street entertainment or other expenses for their Christmas events.
Emphasis is to be placed on projects and events that are versatile and innovative.
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Applicants are required to be a member of Tipperary Public Participation Network (PPN), which is a database of all the active community and voluntary, social inclusion and environmental organisations in your area.
Organisations or groups interested in applying for the grant have until October 14, and the application form can be found here.
If applicants require assistance or guidance in applying to the Christmas Retail Support Programme, they can contact Marlena Pettigrew, Local Enterprise Office, Ballingarrane House, Clonmel, Co. Tipperary, Eircode: E91 E183 or Tel: 052 616 6202 or email: marlena.pettigrew@tipperarycoco.ie.
