European Commission approved PEACE III, the European Territorial Cooperation Programme for Northern Ireland and the Border Regions of Ireland (Louth, Monaghan, Cavan, Leitrim, Sligo and Donegal) for the period 2007-2013 period with €225 million budget. A new open call for proposal is open now.

The Operational Programme "Peace and Reconciliation (PEACE III)" falls within the European Territorial Cooperation objective framework and has a total budget of around €333 million. Community assistance through the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) amounts to €225 million. The Programme carry forward key aspects of the previous Peace Programmes – (PEACE I and II) and will have a continued and renewed emphasis on reconciliation.

Priorities for the OP are:

• Priority 1: Reconciling communities
• Priority 2: Contributing to a shared society
• Priority 3: Technical assistance

The call is open to the the priority  2.2: Key Institutional Capacities are Developed for a Shared Society. Under this theme applications are sought in two main areas:

• Area 1: Pilot innovative service delivery models with the potential for mainstreaming.
• Area 2: European and international networking; Exchange of best practice.

Deadline for proposals

The call for applications under the theme of Key Institutional Capacities are Developed for a Shared Society is being made on a rolling basis. This means that presently there is no advertised closing date. However, a closing date will be announced at a later date as the funding under this theme is distributed.

More information about the Operational programme can be found at the official web site of the seupb.