Some 15 projects in Mayo were approved for funding under the Community Water Development Fund of LAWPRO. The total grants offered amounted to these Mayo groups came to over €41,000. The Mayo projects are listed below. Mayo groups submitted a long list of projects – the longest list from any county. The full list of 182 nationwide projects to a total value of €510,000 is available on the LAWPRO website. There are plenty of project ideas here – download the full list as a pdf.
The Mayo Projects:
| Applicant | Project Title | Grant Offered |
| Lough Carra Catchment Association | Lough Carra’s waterlife (aquatic/terrestrial form), ecologist guided, hands-on lakeshore experience for local schools and community. | €4,000.00 |
| Decarbonise Westport & Westport Tidy Towns | Seagrass Survey Project at Clew Bay. | €2,000.00 |
| Mulranny Environmental Group | Bunahowna River Nature Corridor – site assessment by an ecologist. | €500.00 |
| Baile slachtmhar Beal an Mhuirthead / Belmullet Tidy Towns | Water walk / Slí Uisce – storyboard, planting, walkway markers. | €1,420.00 |
| Belcarra Tidy Towns | Creating a Blue Dot Way between the Belcarra Riverside Walk and Walshpool Lake. | €1,000.00 |
| Glencorrib & Cross Anglers | Ballynalty river Riparian zone protection – planting. | €1,450.00 |
| River Moy Trust | Pollagh River fencing project. | €5,500.00 |
| Bonniconlon Village Enhancement and Tidy Towns | Stream improvement for biodiversity reasons in our community – removal of conifers from along a stream to be replaced by native pollinator friendly planting. | €3,000.00 |
| Bohola Community Park Committee | Pond creation for Bohola Community Biodiversity Park. | €5,000.00 |
| Mayo Gaels GAA Club | Mayo Abbey stormwater management and Wetland development. | €4,200.00 |
| River Moy Search and Rescue Ballina CLG | Enhancement of Enormous Tufa Habitat / Clearance of Scrub. | €4,603.00 |
| Ballyhaunis Community Council Clg | Annagh/Cartron Basin Habitat: Feasibility study incorporating a habitat management plan to assess rehabilitation of the lake . | €2,096.00 |
| Castlebar Tidy Towns | Bee Way: Educate, Protect, Restore the Flora and Fauna on the Lough Lannagh – Turlough Greenway. Completion of Ecological Survey. | €4,413.24 |
| Lough Carra Catchment Association | Restoration of Ballintubber Waterbody Riverbank via fencing and installation of cattle water drinkers. | €2,000.00 |
| Straide Community Development Group (SCDG) | Straide Spring Wells – water testing. | €500.00 |
Types of projects approved for funding include:
– River and habitat enhancement works such as planting of native species and hedgerow, pollinator friendly planting, river-bank stabilisation, fencing and riparian buffer zones.
– Match funding for large LEADER funded projects with a biodiversity/water quality element.
– Preparation of local plans such as feasibility studies, habitat management plans, ecological surveys, and biodiversity action plans.
– Awareness raising initiatives such as river clean ups, biodiversity information boards, citizen science workshops, outdoor classrooms, rainwater harvesting, and enhancement of wetlands.