Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme 2024/25

The Outdoor Recreation Infrastructure Scheme (ORIS) supports the development of new outdoor recreational infrastructure and the necessary repair, enhancement, or promotion of existing outdoor recreation infrastructure in countryside areas across Ireland.

The Scheme is funded under Our Rural Future, which prioritises the growing outdoor activity tourism sector as part of a long-term vision for a vibrant and sustainable rural Ireland.

2024/25 ORIS Measures

The 2024/25 ORIS has four different funding streams known as measures. They are: 

  1. ORIS Measure 1: Small Scale Repair, Development, Promotion and Marketing. Maximum Funding €40,000
  2. ORIS Measure 2: Medium Scale Repair and Upgrade and New Trail and Amenity Development. Maximum Funding €200,000
  3. ORIS Measure 3: Strategic Large Scale Repair and Upgrade and New Strategic Trail and Amenity Development. Maximum Funding €500,000
  4. ORIS Measure 4: Project Development Measure which funds Development Costs for Strategic Large-Scale Projects. Maximum Funding €50,000

Eligible ORIS projects 

Eligible ORIS projects which could be funded include the following activities (this is a non-exhaustive list): 

  • Land-based activities: walking, hillwalking, hiking, leisure cycling, mountain biking, horseriding, running, orienteering, bounding, scrambling, rock climbing, mountaineering, caving, play in nature
  • Water-based activities: Canoeing, kayaking, rowing, wild swimming, surfing, coasteering, wind-surfing, kite-surfing, sailing, diving, angling, stand-up paddleboarding
  • Air-based activities: Paragliding, hang-gilding

How to apply

All interested local community groups must email their completed Expression of Interest forms and details to regen@longfordcoco.ie no later than Friday, 6 December 2024.

 

Further information

For further information, see the Our Rural Future - Rural Development Policy 2021-2025 and the Department of Rural and Community Development website.