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The €270m PEACE IV Programme was a unique initiative of the European Union designed to support peace and reconciliation in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Ireland.
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The PEACE Programme was initially created in 1995 as a direct result of the EU’s desire to make a positive response to the paramilitary ceasefires of 1994.
Whilst significant progress had been made since then, there remained a need to improve cross-community relations and where possible further integrate divided communities.
The PEACE IV programming period for 2014-2020 provided opportunity for continued EU assistance to help address the peace and reconciliation needs of the region.
Strategic Aim: ‘to promote social and economic stability in the region – most notably by actions to promote cohesion between communities’.
The Programme had four key priority areas or ‘specific objectives’ where it aimed to make significant and lasting change. These are:
Under Specific Objective 1 (Shared Education) was a further action. This was Action 1 and children participating in shared education.
Under Specific Objective 2 (Children and Young People) were two further actions. The first, Action 2.1 was to do with children and young people aged 14-24 and the second, Action 2.2 was the local authority-led action plan on children and young people.
Under Specific Objective 3 (Shared Spaces & Services) were three actions.
Under Specific Objective 4 (Building Positive Relations) were two additional actions.
SEUPB appointed independent evaluators to conduct an implementation evaluation and three impact evaluations of PEACE IV.
Applications are currently closed for this programme.