Date: 17 Apr 2025
Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025
Donegal County Council are now seeking Expressions of Interests from community groups in relation to the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme for the Main Scheme and Project Development Measure
Project Development Measure
The Project Development Measure (PDM) will provide up to €50,000 per project to appoint a consultant to develop a project to a stage of readiness e.g. detailed design, preparation for the planning and/or procurement, appropriate assessments etc. in respect of one single future strategic medium to large scale project.
Main Scheme: The Main Scheme is designed to support the revitalisation and resilience of rural Ireland through an ongoing focus on town centre regeneration and enhancing economic and social vibrancy in line with the Town Centre First policy, and will provide funding between €50,000 and €500,000 for capital delivery of a project proposal at a stage of readiness
Funded under Project Ireland 2040, the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) is a key measure directly supporting the objectives of Our Rural Future and the Town Centre First (TCF) Policy and Our Living Islands. This Scheme which was introduced in 2016, is part of a suite of measures designed to rejuvenate rural towns and villages throughout Ireland where since 2016, over €177 million has been allocated to almost 1,800 projects. The Scheme has made an important contribution to supporting vibrant and sustainable communities in towns and villages throughout Ireland.
The TVRS is administered through Community Development in Donegal County Council and we will seek to work closely with local communities and businesses to develop place-based proposals.
Town and Village Renewal Scheme is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland by focusing on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration.
This will be achieved through projects which support sustainable employment creation, town centre resilience and regeneration, enhancing our streetscapes, and bringing vacant and derelict buildings and lands back into use as community multi-purpose spaces through refurbishment and renovation and will:
- Drive town centre regeneration;
- Support town/village centre plaza development;
- Develop green spaces / recreational amenities in town or village centres;
- Enhance streetscapes;
- Support town or village centre markets, e.g. farmer’s markets or artisan markets;
- Support the provision of infrastructure (e.g. public realm works, service provisions, canopies etc.) to facilitate town or village centre markets (e.g. farmers markets, open-air markets, local trader markets, artisan markets or similar);
- Upgrade / refurbish community centres;
- Bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use as multi-purpose community spaces;
Access the Town and Village Renewal Scheme Outline 2025 here
For further information please visit the Donegal County Council website at Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025 and/or contact your local Community Development Officer within your Municipal District.
There are 5 Community Development Officers, one in every Municipal District across the County. The CDO’s are based in the Public Services Centre in each District.
Closing Date for receipt of Expressions of Interest for the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025 is 12 noon on Wednesday 21st May 2025
