1. INTERREG 20th February 2018
Brendan Mooney

5. ETC / INTERREG What is it???

6. INTERREG Cohesion Priority

9. EU Programmes / Projects

10. Atlantic Area Priorities

11. 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 = €185.3M
GRANT RATE TO PROJECTS = 75%

12. 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.

14. NPA Priorities

15. 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

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

17. 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?

18. 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

19. 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)

20. Thank you for your attention Contact Details
Brendan Mooney
EU Programmes Executive
Northern and Western Regional Assembly
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