Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary has today launched the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme which is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland and to build greater resilience in to our town centres.
This year’s Call For Proposals will allow one additional application for one larger scale project (up to €300,000 category) for those local authorities with an inhabited offshore island and/or Gaeltacht areas.
The Fund will support projects nationally with a focus on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration through sustainable employment creation.
Three funding streams are available under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme; the Main Scheme, the Project Development Measure, and the Building or Land Acquisition Measure.
Projects will align with the objectives of the Government policies Our Rural Future, Town Centre First and Our Living Islands with a focus on:
- driving town centre regeneration;
- supporting town or village centre plaza development;
- development of green spaces or recreational amenities in town or village centres;
- the enhancement of our streetscapes;
- supporting town or village centre markets;
- upgrading or refurbishing community centres;
- bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use as multi-purpose community spaces;
- supporting vibrant and sustainable Gaeltacht communities and island communities on Ireland’s inhabited offshore islands.
Minister Calleary is strongly encouraging local authorities to work closely with communities to put forward projects that are ambitious and will make a positive difference.
