Community and voluntary groups in Laois are invited to submit expressions of interests for the following Town and Village Renewal Schemes funded by the Department of Rural and Community Development, underpinned by the Our Rural Future, Town Centre First and the Our Living Islands policies.
Projects submitted under the TVRS must be located in the town and village centre. It is preferable that the proposed projects have been outlined in a community plan, Town Centre First Plan or similar.
Projects can feature the following:
- Drive town centre regeneration;
- Support town/village centre plaza development;
- Develop green spaces/recreational amenities in town or village centres;
- Enhance streetscapes;
- Support town or village centre markets, e.g. farmer’s markets or artisan markets;
- Support the provision of infrastructure (e.g. public realm works, service provisions, canopies etc.) to facilitate town or village centre markets (e.g. farmers markets, open-air markets, local trader markets, artisan markets or similar);
- Upgrade/refurbish community centres;
- Bring vacant and derelict buildings back into use as multi-purpose community spaces;
(This is not an exhaustive list)
Outline of TVRS 2025
The TVRS 2025 Scheme will be delivered through the following measures which communities can apply for:
- Main Scheme
- Project Development Measure
Submit Expression of Interest for TVRS 2025 Main Scheme
The Main Scheme where grant funding for projects will range from €50,000 to €500,000.
Expressions of interest must be submitted directly to Laois County Council by email in word version only to LS-TownRegeneration-Team@laoiscoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of Expressions or Interest applications to Laois County Council is 5:00pm on Wednesday, 23rd April 2025.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered
Expression of Interest Application Forms for Main Scheme – Gaeilge
Expression of Interest Application Forms for Main Scheme – English
Submit expression of interest for TVRS 2025 Project Development Measure
Applications made under the Project Development Measure with funding of up to €50,000 available per project
Project Development Measure
The Project Development Measure (PDM) will provide up to €50,000 per project. The purpose of the PDM is to assist local authorities to establish a pipeline of significant, well developed projects which could subsequently be quickly and efficiently progressed to construction stage, subject to the availability of further funding.
A single PDM application should include the development costs e.g. detailed design, preparation for the planning and/or procurement, appropriate assessments etc. in respect of one single future strategic medium to large scale project.
It should be noted that the approval of funding under this category does not automatically guarantee future support under the TVRS for delivery of the emerging project – the resulting projects will need to be submitted as normal under the competitive TVRS process.
The maximum grant level has been set at 90% of the total cost of a PDM to a maximum of €50,000.
Expressions of interest must be submitted directly to Laois County Council by email in a word version only to LS-TownRegeneration-Team@laoiscoco.ie
Closing date for receipt of Expressions or Interest applications to Laois County Council is 5pm on Wednesday, April 23.
Applications received after the closing date will not be considered.
Please contact Lesley Cowper or Catherine Guidera to discuss potential projects for submission to this scheme as early as possible:
LS-TownRegeneration-Team@laoiscoco.ie
T 057 866 4256 or 057 86893923.
Express of Interest Application Forms for PDM – Gaeilge
Expression of Interest Application Forms for PDM – English
For more information go to Expression of Interest for Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2025 | Laois County Council
