Tyrone Donegal Partnership, established in 1996, is a successful cross-border, not-for-profit organisation which aims to contribute to the improvement of the social and economic conditions, primarily in the counties of Tyrone and Donegal and the adjacent counties including Fermanagh, Sligo and Leitrim. To date, it has attracted almost £10 million most of which has delivered direct benefits to the target areas and its end users.

Tyrone Donegal Partnership is primarily a development company which commenced as an Integrated Partnership to deliver International Fund for Ireland Wider Horizons Programmes. It was strengthened by its engagement on a wider range of EU Funded programmes, from the Special European Unions Programmes Body for Peace and Reconciliation and the EU Interreg II and III programmes.

The Partnership has also developed strong working relations with a number of funding bodies. It is in a position to take direction from funding body representatives on, and closely associated with, the Partnership. TDP has, in the past, received substantial financial support from the International Fund for Ireland, in particular its Wider Horizons Programme, INTERREG and the Special Support Programme for Peace and Reconciliation (SSPPR).  In addition, it has received considerable funds and co-operation from DEL, FÁS, Co-operation Ireland, the Community Foundation N. Ireland, ADM/Combat Poverty Agency and a number of other support agencies. TDP also has activate collaborations with various organisations in Canada and the United States of America which include, but are not limited to: Daytona Beach Community College, Florida; Irish Institute of Pittsburgh, and Duquesne University, Pittsburgh and the Irish Immigration Center, Boston and CanadaLinc Programmes Ontario, Canada.

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