PEACEPLUS
What is PEACEPLUS?
PEACEPLUS (PP) is a new a €1.14bn European Union funding programme designed to support peace and prosperity across Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland, building upon the work of the previous PEACE and INTERREG Programmes.
The PEACEPLUS programme comprises six themes, which include 21 individual investment areas and approved by the NI Executive, Irish Government and North South Ministerial Council.
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County Councils will develop and deliver PEACEPLUS co-designed Action Plans under Theme 1 – Building Peaceful and Thriving Communities – Investment Area 1.1: Co-Designed Local Community Peace Action Plans.
The plans will be centred around three core themes:
- Local community regeneration and transformation
- Thriving and peaceful communities
- Building respect for all cultural identities
Local Community Regeneration and Transformation
- Budget Allocation - €1,000,202 – €1,333,603
- Aim is to challenge perceptions and increase the level of shared pride in an area, increase cross community interaction and service provision and where possible capitalise on natural assets.
- Projects can include:
- Transformation, re-imaging, development of new or enhanced areas within a community including existing buildings, outdoor spaces & streetscapes.
- Enable increased levels of cross community interaction & service provision in areas like social enterprise, tourism, sport, culture & community development.
- Community navigation projects and schemes where people can receive specialised training to provide information for their communities in an empowering and effective way.
Thriving and Peaceful Communities
- Budget Allocation €1,000,202 – €1,333,603
- Build the capacity of local organisations though cross community collaboration and contribute to peace building & positive relations.
- Projects can include:
- Develop new community leaders or enhance the capacity of existing leaders & volunteers
- Provision of additional activities and services in health & wellbeing, education environment, culture etc
- Community & festival events, gender specific supports, social prescribing initiatives, youth & Age Friendly initiatives
Building Respect for all Cultural Identities
- Budget Allocation - €666,801 (minimum)
- Engage those with opposing/dissenting views or those seldom heard and if not supported could contribute to continued segregation and threaten the Peace Process. Theme 3 also aims to increase civic participation, especially among minority and new communities.
- Projects can include:
- Increase levels of understanding and integration of minority & new communities
- Conflict resolution, address issues of stereotypes, trust & intolerance
- Increase civic participation with language support & workshops
- Increase knowledge & understanding of individual and collective history & heritage
Leitrim County Council PEACEPLUS Team
Áras an Chontae,
St. Georges Terrace,
Carrick on Shannon,
Co. Leitrim,
N41 PF67