ERDF Scheme:
THRIVE – Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme
Contact NWRA
Northern & Western Regional Assembly
Dillon House, Ballaghaderreen
Co. Roscommon
F45 WY26
Ireland
+353 (0) 94 986 2970
THRIVE – the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme- supports locally developed plans that take an integrated strategic approach to the regeneration of our towns and locally selected projects that assist in creating town centres that function as viable, vibrant, and attractive locations for people to live, work and visit while also functioning as the business, service, social, cultural and recreational hub for the local community.
THRIVE had an initial allocation of €30.7 million to support local authorities and their citizens to re-imagine town centres and to transform publicly owned vacant or derelict heritage buildings within those town centres through renovation, renewal, and adaptive reuse.
The projects will embed principles of the New European Bauhaus – beautiful sustainable inclusive. Visit https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu
A minimum of €25 million remains for Strand 2 Call 2.
THRIVE offers 100% grants to local authorities under two strands:
- Strand 1: Grant amounts of between €40K and €200K towards integrated urban strategies and project pipeline development
- Strand 2: Grant amounts of between €2M and €7M towards the renovation and adaptive reuse of vacant or derelict heritage buildings in public control or ownership
Programme Calls
Two calls have been issued under the THRIVE programme to date. A second Call under Strand Two for Local Authorities’ in the region is foreseen for early 2025 with an initial budget of approximately 30m.
Strand 1
The Strand One Call closed on the 5th of April 2024 with ten projects in key towns awarded feasibility funding across nine local authorities in the region.
THRIVE Strand 1 Awards:
Total for Strand One: €1,859,681
- €200,000 — Ballina, Mayo County Council
- €131,501 — Ballinasloe, Galway County Council
- €130,540 — Carrick-On-Shannon, Leitrim County Council
- €199,020 — Cavan Town, Cavan County Council
- €200,000 — Galway City, Galway County Council
- €199,969 — Letterkenny, Donegal County Council
- €199,341 — Monaghan Town, Monaghan County Council
- €200,000 — Roscommon Town, Roscommon County Council
- €200,000 — Sligo, Sligo County Council
- €199,310 — Tuam, Galway County Council
For details on the Strand 1 Awards see our news article THRIVE — Strand 1: Projects Awarded
Strand 2 — Call 1
The first Strand Two Call closed on 3rd May 2024 with one major project of 3.8m being awarded to the development of the Nuns’s Island Theatre in Galway City.
THRIVE Strand 2 Call 1 Award
- €3,861,745.00 — Galway City Council
For details on the Strand 2 Call 1 Award see our news article THRIVE — Strand 2 Call 1: Project Awarded
Strand 2 — Call 2
Is anticipated to open in Q1 of 2025
Thrive Scheme News
Galway City Council and Northern and Western Regional Assembly Announce €3.8 Million Investment in Cultural Revival Project
The Assistant Director of the Northen and Western Regional Assembly,…
THRIVE — Strand 2 Call 1: Project Awarded
THRIVE — Strand 1: Projects Awarded
Thrive Open Call
APPLICATIONS NOW CLOSED.
10 Northern and Western Region town centres awarded funding totalling €1.8 million
Ten town centres are set to benefit from funding of up to €200K each under THRIVE, the Town Centre First Heritage Revival Scheme.
For more information contact:
- Yvette Keating ei.ar1732171215wn@gn1732171215itaek1732171215y1732171215
- Catriona Meehan ei.ar1732171215wn@na1732171215heemc1732171215
Scheme Indicator Targets
Strategies for Integrated Territorial Development Supported
Measurement Unit: Contributions to Strategies
Baseline Value: n/a
Baseline Year: n/a
Milestone 2024: 2
Target 2029: 5
Current status:
Integrated projects for territorial development
Measurement Unit: Projects
Baseline Value: n/a
Baseline Year: n/a
Milestone 2024: 2
Target 2029: 5
Current status:
Open space created or rehabilitated in Urban areas
Measurement Unit: Sq/M
Baseline Value: n/a
Baseline Year: n/a
Milestone 2024: 0
Target 2029: 25,529
Current status:
Perceived impact of supported projects on revitalisation of town centre
Measurement Unit: Score
Baseline Value: 0
Baseline Year: 2022
Milestone 2024: n/a
Target 2029: +3.0
Current status:
Information Sessions and Capacity Building Workshops
Information Session - Human Rights & Equality - 1st March 2024
IHREC Presentation to Local Authorities – THRIVE Scheme
Further information and Resources:
- A guide for inclusive community engagement in local planning and decision making. https://www.pobal.ie/app/uploads/2023/04/Guide-to-Incl.-Community-Engagement_2nd-Edition_Oct23_Final-2-1.pdf
- Easy Read – The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/345108/easy-read-un-convention.pdf
- IHREC Human Rights Explained: https://www.ihrec.ie/download/pdf/ihrec_human_rights_explained.pdf
- The Equality and Human Rights in EU Funds -Supporting Checklist -IHREC
- Equality and Human Rights in EU Funds, 2021-27 Guidance Tool https://eufunds.ie/regulations-guidance/#flipbook-equality-and-human-rights-in-eu-funds-2021-27-guidance-tool/1/
Information Session - Communication & Visibility Requirements – 6th March 2024
Presentation Communications Activities
Further information and Resources:
- National Communications Guidelines https://eufunds.ie/regulations-guidance/#flipbook-18523/1/
- Support Kit for EU Visibility https://ec.europa.eu/regional_policy/sources/policy/communication/support_kit_visibility_2127_en.pdf
- Kohesio https://kohesio.ec.europa.eu/en/
Information Session - New European Bauhaus & Conservation Principles – 6th March 2024
THRIVE Info Session – New European Bauhaus & Conservation Principles Presentation
Further information and Resources:
- National Inventory of Architectural Heritage https://www.buildingsofireland.ie/
- Town Centre First Policy https://towncentrefirst.ie/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Town-Centre-First-Policy.pdf
- New European Bauhaus Commission Website https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/index_en
- New European Bauhaus Toolkit https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/system/files/2024-01/NEB%20toolbox.pdf
- New European Bauhaus Compass https://new-european-bauhaus.europa.eu/get-involved/use-compass_en
- GXN within the framework for Desire (New European Bauhaus) December 2023 – Toolkit for co-design with young people – https://grafisk.3xn.dk/files/permanent/Think_it__Sketch_it__Show_it_Co-Design_Toolkit_GXN.pdf
- Guide for Inclusive Community Engagement in Local Planning and Decision Making, Department of Rural and Community Development and Pobal, February 2023. https://www.pobal.ie/app/uploads/2023/01/Pobal_23_CE_Guide-final-31.1.23.pdf