Town and Village Renewal Scheme

Funding available under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme 2026

Funding is provided through the Department of Rural and Community Development for the 2026 Town and Village Renewal Scheme. The scheme is designed to support the revitalisation of towns and villages by focusing on stimulating town centre economic and social regeneration.

This will be achieved through projects which support sustainable employment creation, town centre resilience and regeneration, enhancing our streetscapes, and bringing vacant and derelict buildings and lands back into use as community multi-purpose spaces through refurbishment and renovation.

The 2026 scheme includes a new pilot urban town initiative. This will support towns and villages within larger urban and metropolitan areas.

The Town & Village Renewal Scheme 2025 is now open for Expressions of Interest under both the Main Scheme and Project Development Measure.

We are inviting community groups, business and local stakeholders to put forward project ideas that will:

drive town centre regeneration
support town/village centre plaza development
develop green spaces / recreational amenities in town or village centres
enhance streetscapes
include an emphasis on climate action elements;
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

Grant Amounts Available

Funding Options

Main Scheme: For large-scale projects that will deliver tangible, long-term benefits – grant funding for projects will range from €50,000 to €500,000.
Project Development Measure: For early-stage projects requiring feasibility studies, design work, planning to establish well-developed regeneration projects which might subsequently progress to construction stage, subject to the availability of funding – grant funding of up to €50,000 available.

Up to 90% of the total cost of a project under the Town and Village Renewal Scheme may be provided for any individual project.

Expressions of Interest

Details of Scheme Outline and Expression of Interest Forms in relation to the Scheme are available below for downloading.

South Dublin County Council will assess Expressions of Interest received and select proposals for development into detailed applications to be submitted to the Department of Rural and Community Development. Completed Expression of Interest forms are to be submitted by email to tvrs@sdublincoco.ie or by post to Town and Village Renewal Scheme, Public Realm, Environment Water and Climate Change department, South Dublin Co. Co., County Hall, Tallaght, Dublin 24.

Closing date for expressions of interest is 5pm on Friday 20th November 2026.

Expressions of Interest received after the closing date will not be considered.

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