Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025
Main Scheme
Limerick City and County Council invites Expressions of Interest (EOI) for funding from town/village community groups who may have suitable projects for consideration under the Main Scheme of the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025.
The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary, recently announced details of the 2025 Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) designed to support the revitalisation of rural towns and villages by focusing on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration. Please click here to view the press release.
A maximum of 4 Main Scheme proposals can be selected for progression to full application stage. The maximum TVRS grant level is set at 90% of the total project cost. The remaining 10% match funding must be contributed by the community and/or local authority and/or Philanthropic contributions.
- Projects from €50,000 to €300,000 - a maximum of 3 EOIs can be selected for progression to full application stage.
- Projects from €300,001 to €500,000 – 1(one) EOI can be selected for progression to full application stage.
The four Expressions of interest that are chosen for onward progression to application stage will be selected based on how the proposed projects align with the objectives of the government policies of “Our Rural Future – Ireland’s Rural Development Policy 2021-2025” and “Town Centre First – A Policy Approach for Irish Towns” . The type of projects eligible for funding include:
- Town Regeneration Projects
- Town/village centre plaza development, public outdoor dining spaces
- Projects to develop town parks, green spaces (including allotments/ community gardens) located in town or village centres
- Recreational spaces/amenities in town/village centres (incl. outdoor sports facilities e.g. skate parks, basketball courts, tennis courts etc.)
- Upgrade and enhancement of shopfronts and street facades
- Projects to support town/village centre markets e.g. farmers markets, open-air markets or artisan markets
- Refurbishment/ upgrading of existing community centres
- Bringing vacant and derelict buildings back into use as multi-purpose community spaces
- Enhancement of heritage assets located in towns and villages, including energy efficiency measures
This Expression of Interest Form will remain open until 12 noon on Friday 16th May 2025.
- Before starting the form, please review the Scheme Outline in full for all relevant information, available to view here.
- It is essential that expressions of interest demonstrate the proposed projects alignment with the objectives of the government policies; “Our Rural Future" which can be viewed here and “Town Centre First” which can be viewed here.
- Planning Consent/Section 5 Declaration and Appropriate Assessment Screening (where required) must be in place for an EOI to be considered for shortlisting for onward submission of an application to the Department.
- All questions on the form must be answered and supporting documentation uploaded where specified.
- Any queries can be directed by email to TownAndVillageRenewal@limerick.ie or by phone to 061-556008
- In order to process your application it may be necessary for Limerick City and County Council to collect personal data from you. Such information will be processed in line with the local Authority's Town and Village Renewal Scheme privacy statement which is available to view here.
Please click “Next Page” below to begin your application.
You will need to register for a MyPoint Account or log into your existing MyPoint Account in order to save your expression of interest form in stages (Save Draft).
If you register for a MyPoint Account, you will receive a registration e-mail and you will need to follow the instructions in the e-mail to activate your MyPoint account. Please note: this e-mail may be located in your Spam/Junk Folder.
When you finish, be sure to click “Submit”, otherwise we will not receive your application.