The Minister for Rural and Community Development, Dara Calleary TD, has announced the Town and Village Renewal Scheme (TVRS) 2025 which is designed to support the revitalisation of rural Ireland and to build greater resilience into our town centres through regeneration projects.
Is your town or village in need of investment?
The Town & Village Renewal Scheme 2025 is now open for Expressions of Interest under both the Main Scheme and Project Development Measure. This funding programme supports projects that enhance rural communities, boost economic activity, improve local infrastructure, enhance public spaces and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors alike.
We are inviting community groups, business and local stakeholders to put forward project ideas that will:
- Improve towns and villages infrastructure/streetscape
- Enhance and improve public spaces and local amenities
- Promote sustainability and digital innovation
- Support job growth and local enterprise
- Encourage social inclusion and accessibility
If you have a project Monaghan County Council wants to hear from you!
Funding Options
- Main Scheme: For large-scale projects that will deliver tangible, long-term benefits to our town or villages – grant funding for projects will range from €50,000 to €500,000.
- Project Development Measure: For early-stage projects requiring feasibility studies, design work, planning to establish well-developed town regeneration projects which might subsequently progress to construction stage, subject to the availability of funding – grant funding of up to €50,000 available.
Categories of Towns
The 2025 scheme is targeted at three categories of towns/villages as follows and based on Census 2022 data:
- Category 1: Towns and villages with a population of up to 5,000 people.
- Category 2: Towns with a population of 5,001 to 10,000 people.
- Category 3: Larger towns with a population of up to 15,000 people may be eligible where the application is of a high quality and outlines a strong need for the investment, good value for money and positive outcomes that will have a substantial impact on the town.
Timeframe for project delivery
- Projects approved for funding of up to €300,000 must be capable of being delivered in an 18-month timeframe
- In respect of projects approved for funding over €300,000 an extended completion timeframe of 24 months is in place. This is in order to recognise the complexity of delivery of larger-scale projects.
How to apply
Submit your completed Expression of Interest form on or before 4.00 p.m. on Friday 9th May 2025 by email to townandvillage@monaghancoco.ie
Monaghan County Council will assess EOI’s received and select proposals for development into detailed applications to be submitted to the Department.
Further information, including the Scheme Outline and Expression of Interest form can be downloaded below:
2025 TVRS Scheme Outline (PDF)
2025 TVRS Expression of Interest Form (DOC)
For queries relating to the scheme, please contact Aisling Kierans, Community Development Section, Monaghan County Council by emailing townandvillage@monaghancoco.ie or by telephone on 047 73707.
Please ensure that you have fully completed the Expression of Interest form before submitting.
Late Expressions of Interest will not be considered after the closing date