Covid Recovery Small Settlements Regeneration Programme

> Village & Rural Enhancement:

Capital grants are available between £50,000 and £100,000 at a grant rate of 100% for community groups/associations to support the regeneration and development of villages in ways which support their important social and economic roles.

All projects must be within the 30mph boundary of a rural settlement.

Please click here for the Expression of Interest form and guidance notes.

If you have any enquiries or need assistance please email the team: villagerenewal@fermanaghomagh.com

This scheme is open from 1 June 2022 and closes at 12 noon on 30 June 2022.

Expressions of Interest received after this time will not be considered.

> Vacant to Occupied:

Capital funding up to £40,000 at a grant rate of 80% is available to encourage owners of vacant commercial premises to invest in their buildings, enhance the aesthetics of the village/rural settlement, attract tenants, reduce long term vacancy and create local employment.

All projects must be within the 30mph boundary of a rural settlement.

Please click here for guidance notes.
Please click here for online application.

If you have any enquiries or need assistance please email the team: rural.development@fermanaghomagh.com

This scheme is open from 1 June 2022 and closes at 12 noon on 30 June 2022.

Applications received after this time will not be considered.

> Fermanagh and Omagh District Council’s Strategic Capital Grants:

The Strategic Capital Projects Grant Programme is aimed at meeting the needs of the district with a view to fulfilling the outcomes of the Fermanagh and Omagh 2030 Community Plan and Council’s Corporate Plan 2020-24. Capital funding of grants between £100k and up to £200k is available with organisations required to match fund from other sources to a minimum value of 10% of the grant awarded.

The funding will provide a mechanism for investing in rural/urban areas to promote wider recovery from the pandemic and is available to local community organisations with a project plan to enhance existing facilities or to meet an unmet local need.

This scheme is open from 15 June 2022 and closes at 12 noon on 8 July 2022. (*Application link to follow)

Applications received after this time will not be considered.

Source: Fermanagh Omagh District Council