Open Call
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- The Strand One Call is now closed with ten projects in key towns awarded feasibility funding across nine local authorities in the region.
- The first Strand Two Call has closed with one major project of 3.8m being awarded to the development of the Nuns’s Island Theatre in Galway City.
- A second Call for Local Authorities’ in the region is foreseen for early 2025 with an initial budget of approximately 30m.
The Northern and Western Regional Assembly announced the opening of a competitive call for THRIVE – a new €30.7m scheme to renovate derelict buildings in urban centres:
Local Authorities in the Northern and Western Region were invited to submit applications for funding under the THRIVE scheme in accordance with the THRIVE Application Guidelines and using the THRIVE Application Forms.
Please find following the details of the Call:
THRIVE is co-funded by the Government of Ireland and the European Union, through the ERDF Northern and Western Regional Programme 2021-27, and as such all applicants must comply with the relevant EU and ERDF regulations as outlined in the Application Guidelines and Application Form. Failure to do so will render the application ineligible for funding.
Call start and end dates:.
- The call start date is 8th February 2024.
- The end date and deadline for applications is 17.00 on 5th April 2024 for Strand 1 and 17.00 on 3rd May 2024 for Strand 2.
Policy objective:
THRIVE supports the following ERDF objectives:
- Policy Objective 5: A Europe closer to citizens by fostering the sustainable and integrated development of all types of territories and local initiatives
- Specific Objective 5.1: Fostering the integrated and inclusive social, economic and environmental development, culture, natural heritage, sustainable tourism, and security in urban areas
Targeting NPF and RSES designated settlements – the regions’ key towns, regional growth centres and cities – THRIVE will 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. THRIVE 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.
Eligible applicants:
THRIVE promotes a citizen-centred community-led approach to planning and design under the Town Centre First framework and will fund projects that embrace the core values of the New European Bauhaus – sustainability, aesthetics, and inclusion. A heritage building under the scheme is classified as structures that form part of the architectural heritage and have unique architectural, historical, archaeological or artistic qualities, or its links to the cultural and economic history of a place.
To qualify for a THRIVE grant to renovate a heritage building, the building must be in public ownership and have been identified through locally developed plans and public consultation to establish most viable reuse for the building renewed.
Total amount of support:
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
The total funding available for THRIVE under the Northern and Western Regional Programme is €30.7 million. The ERDF co-funding rate is 60% with the balance of 40% co-funded by the Government of Ireland. The indicative funding allocation under Strand 1 is funding up to a value of €2million and under Strand 2 is up to a value of €28.7 million. Funding under Strand 1 will be offered under one call with funding of up to €2 million. Funding under Strand 2 will be offered under two calls, call 1 will fund a maximum of two projects and Strand 2 Call 2 funding will be advised at Q4 2024.
Important dates:
- The call start date is 8th February 2024
- The end date and deadline for applications is 17.00 on 5th April 2024 for Strand 1 and 17.00 on 3rd May 2024 for Strand 2
Any applications received after this time will not be eligible.
Application process:
Applications should be sent in electronic form (MS Word/Excel/PDF) and should be signed by the Chief Executive or Director of Service of the Local Authority.
The application should be sent to ei.ar1730560965wn@ev1730560965irht1730560965 by the deadline.
Online and in person capacity building workshops for local authorities to support the preparation of applications in relation to specific requirements under the THRIVE scheme will be held in February and March 2024.
The THRIVE Application Guidelines document can be found at the link below: