(Source: Department of the Environment) Environment Minister Mark H Durkan today launched Northern Ireland's Coastal Communities Fund annual report. ~ Thursday, 24 March 2016 It reveals that this Fund has brought £2.5million to our economy, funding 11 projects based along our coast from Coleraine to Newcastle via Rathlin Island, with grants ranging from £71,000 to £736,000 to help create sustainable economic growth and jobs. Harbour improvements, crafts, fishing, creative foods and building renovations have benefitted from the funding. Applications for the Fund will reopen this summer and the Minister urges potential applicants to start getting their projects ready. Mark H Durkan said: 'The...
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