# Consultation begins on major EU programmes

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/06/09/consultation-begins-major-eu-programmes/
- Published: 2014-06-09T11:20:36+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Special EU Programmes Body (SEUPB) in Northern Ireland has begun a consultation
on two EU programmes which will give out over half a billion euro to projects in
Ireland and Western Scotland over the next six years.

The Peace IV programme has a total value of €269 million and a number of aims have
been set out:

 * It will have a strong youth element, allocating “significant levels of financial
   support” to shared education projects and other initiatives for children and 
   young people; specifically those not in employment, education or training
 * It has a “shared spaces and services” objective to transform urban, rural and
   border areas in need of regeneration, designing spaces to “reduce sectarianism
   and racism by encouraging greater levels of positive cross-community interaction”
 * It will fund projects with a “civil society” objective to “help create a more
   cohesive society, where different cultural identities can be celebrated, free
   from prejudice and intolerance”.

The latest Interreg programme is worth €282 million and has a number of key areas:

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 * Research and innovation support will focus on high value-added sectors including
   health and life sciences and renewable energy, with a “significant amount of 
   support” to help firms innovate to enhance export capabilities
 * Cross-border cooperation will be emphasised “for the more efficient delivery 
   of services that will address health inequalities and support the move from institutional
   to community-based healthcare provision”
 * Under the proposed environment objective, “support will be provided to the recovery
   and protection of native species and habitats, the more effective management 
   of marine resources and investment in cross-border solutions to improve water
   quality”.

Five public meetings will be held at venues in Belfast and Derry in Northern Ireland,
Dundalk and Cavan in the Republic of Ireland, as well as Glasgow in Scotland, which
benefits from the Interreg programme.

[SEUPB ](http://www.seupb.eu)is a north-south body that oversees the management 
of both EU programmes.

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   13 June 2014)
 * **[Ireland Funds reveal $16 million in Irish grants](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/01/ireland-funds-reveal-16m-irish-grants/)**(
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 * **[Lloyds reports on Northern Ireland giving](https://fundraising.co.uk/2014/07/29/lloyds-reports-northern-ireland-giving/)**(
   29 July 2014)