11 organisations in the region are in line to be allocated funding.
Midlands community groups are set to benefit from a €12,000 investment.
11 volunteer and community groups in the region have been allocated funding, as part of a national €250,000 grant.
The funding will be used to assist the groups with their energy bills.
Laois has been allocated over €3,300, while Offaly groups will benefit from nearly €8,800.
Announcing the first round of successful applicants today, Minister for Rural and Community Development, Heather Humphreys said:
"With Christmas less than a fortnight away, our voluntary and community sector continues to play a crucial role in towns and villages the length and breadth of the country.
This new scheme is about easing the pressures that our voluntary and community groups face in terms of their energy costs.
This week, some 180 organisations across the country will receive financial support, with further tranches of funding to be made in the coming weeks.
The grants may be small in nature, but they will important all the same in helping to pay an electricity bill or keeping a premises warm during this particularly cold period.
As Minister for Rural and Community Development, I want to take this opportunity to pay tribute to our volunteers.
Day in and day out, they give up their free time to support the vulnerable in society and we owe them a great debt of gratitude."
LAOIS
Husky Rescue Ireland €1,388
Abbeyleix Heritage Company Limited €908
Community Hall Vicarstown €703
Borris Innovation Centre Clg €200
The Swan Development Committee €200
OFFALY
Kilcormac Development Association €3,701
Offaly West Enterprise Society Limited €2,465
Offaly Domestic Violence Support ServiceCLG €1,108
West Offaly ICT €888
Clara Community Environmental Group CLG €432
Parents First (Laois, Offaly)CLG €200
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