INTERREG 20th February 2018 Brendan Mooney

ETC / INTERREG What is it???

INTERREG Cohesion Priority

EU Programmes / Projects

Atlantic Area Priorities

GRANT RATE TO PROJECTS = 75% Programme Financing Priority Description EU BUDGET 1 Stimulating Innovation & Competitiveness €47.1m 2 Fostering Resource Efficiency €29.7m 3 Strengthening the Territory’s resilience to risks of natural, climate and human origin €15.2m 4 Enhancing Biodiversity and the Natural and Cultural Assets €39.4m 5 Technical Assistance €8.4m TOTAL PROGRAMME ERDF BUDGET €140m PROGRAMME BUDGET 2014-2020 = €185.3M GRANT RATE TO PROJECTS = 75%

ELIGIBLE PARTNERS National, Regional & Local Authorities Government Departments State Agencies Public Utilities Universities & Higher Education Colleges Innovation & Research Centres Business Associations, networks & Support agencies Chambers of Commerce SMEs EEIGs NGOs & Not for profit organisations.

NPA Priorities

Eligible categories of expenditure Human Resources Office/Administration costs Travel/Accommodation External expertise & services Equipment Small Infrastructure/works No shared costs allowed Advance payments provided for Preparation costs – Lump sum payments Projects duration – 36 months In- Kind contributions eligible

Approved Projects Atlantic Area Programme €16.6M Northern Periphery & Arctic €9.2M Interreg Europe €3.5M Total Project Funding €29.3 M

Overall Budget €1.2M Donegal County Council €196K Budget Eco Tourism Project The Cool Route brings new business opportunities for local enterprises 8 Project Partners (Ireland, Northern Ireland, Scotland, Faroe Islands & Norway) The Cool Route project investigates all aspects of the practical logistics and business potential to establish a bi-directional yacht cruising route along the western offshore areas of the Northern Periphery Area Market Brochure What is Cool Route?

Overall Budget €1.8M 3 Irish Partners - €780K Canadian Partner – Ecology Action Centre The SECURE project aims to foster energy-secure communities through the promotion of energy efficiency and renewable energy solutions. The main objective is to use transnational cooperation between higher and lower maturity regions to increase awareness of the technologies (including ICTs) and solutions for energy efficiency and renewables. The main change (result) will be increased energy awareness in communities and local authorities, evidenced by the following outputs:  5 Smarter Energy Communities 15 energy solutions applied which retrofit 24 houses, increase efficiency by 5% in at least 3 buildings install alternative energy sources in 3 public infrastructures Ecology Action Centre - Shared Learning

Interreg Benefits €€€ (Shouldn’t be driving motivation!) Enabler – Extra means to deliver worthwhile but otherwise unlikely activity Groundwork for future action Stretch Recourses Further Policy innovation to inform future actions Networking vehicle and peer learning Influence on EU policy delivery (Interreg Europe) Access to new thinking and expertise Capacity Building – (personal/organisational/wider)

Thank you for your attention Contact Details Brendan Mooney EU Programmes Executive Northern and Western Regional Assembly Email: bmooney@nwra.ie Tel Direct Line: 094 9877251 Tel Main Switch : 094 9862970