The INTERREG Atlantic Area is a European funding programme that promotes transnational cooperation among 36 Atlantic regions of five European countries. This programme co-finances cooperation projects in the fields of Innovation & Competitiveness, Resource Efficiency, Territorial Risks Management, Biodiversity and Natural & Cultural Assets.
EU Budget
€113 million ERDF (up to 75% support per project) for the 2021-2027 programming period.
Eligible areas
Business support organisations, social enterprises, third sector organisations, public authorities, education and training organisations, environmental protection agencies, local communities, civil society clusters, universities, upper education bodies and research/innovation institutions.
Priority Axes
Stimulating innovation and competitiveness (€62.8 million)
Objective 1.1 Enhancing innovation capacity through cooperation to foster competitiveness
Objective 1.2 Strengthening the transfer of innovation results to facilitate the emergence of new products, services and processes.
Fostering resource efficiency (€39.7 million)
Objective 2.1 Fostering renewable energies and energy efficiency
Objective 2.2 Fostering green growth, eco-innovation and environmental efficiency
Strengthening the territory’s resilience to risks of natural, climate and human origin (€20.3 million)
Objective 3.1 Strengthening risk management systems
Priority 4: Enhancing biodiversity and the natural and cultural assets (€52.6 million)
Objective 4.1 Improving the protection of biodiversity and ecosystems’ services
Objective 4.2 Enhancing natural and cultural assets to stimulate economic development
Priority 5: Technical Assistance (€9.9 million)
Contact
Patrick Devine – pdevine@nwra.ie
Northern & Western Regional Assembly, The Square, Ballaghadereen, Co. Roscommon.
