Grants worth nearly €200,000 a year spent on upgrading shopfronts
Kildare County Council spent nearly €200,000 helping business owners to improve their shop fronts in 2023.
The shopfront grant scheme covers the physical enhancement of a shopfront through lighting, signage, planting and the repair or installation of new doors and windows.
Over 40 additional premises were awarded the grant when compared to 2022.
KCC official Alan Dunney told Cllr Carmel Kelly that there is also a renewed focus on age-friendliness and universal accessibility, aimed at those with a disability or older people, with applications going from two to 17 in 2023.
An enhanced Age-Friendly campaign will take place in 2024.
The grant scheme can also cover general interior design enhancements like lighting or shelving) and seasonal promotion at specific times such as (St Brigid’s Day, St Patrick’s Day, Easter, Hallowe’en and Christmas.
The grants can also be town specific relating to events taking place in particular towns.