The CFTF Board has approved six Concepts based on its engagement and research work, resulting in the following Investment Priorities.
Investment Priority 1: Integrate Natural Assets and Cultural Experiences to Improve Health and Wellbeing for All
Investment Priority 2: Cohesion and Community Infrastructure
Investment Priority 3: Creating a Thriving Innovative Coleraine Open to All
Investment Priority 4: Housing – Safe, Sustainable, Accessible, Connected and Thriving Neighbourhoods
Investment Priority 5: Shaping the Workforce of Tomorrow Through Smart Innovative Investment
Investment Priority 6: Infrastructure is the backbone of thriving towns
CFTF Emerging Projects and Programmes
A number of emerging projects and programmes have been identified through the extensive programme of stakeholder and community engagement and a detailed research process. An assessment process for sifting and scoring the emerging projects and programmes has been developed and agreed by the CFTF Board. These projects and programmes will be further developed and assessed for strategic alignment with CFTF and the Pride in Place objectives and pre approved funding categories, as well as local need.
This means that the specific projects and programmes for CFTF funding are still to be agreed, with further information currently being collated by the board and the subgroups to inform the emerging projects and programmes to allow robust assessment. Based on this, the CFTF Board is planning to agree the funding priorities for projects and programmes in the 4-year Investment Plan following a rigorous sifting and scoring process.
The community engagement to date demonstrates how community feedback and strategic priorities are shaping the regeneration vision and helping to identify key areas for investment within the Coleraine funding boundary in the first 1–4-year Investment Plan.
CFTF Co Design Process
The CFTF Board is committed to a co‑design approach, ensuring that strategic projects and programmes emerge directly from the ideas, priorities and lived experiences shared through stakeholder engagement. Rather than pre‑determining solutions, the Board is now working collaboratively with community groups, businesses, public agencies, young people, cultural organisations and residents to shape projects from the ground up.
This approach places local insight at the centre of decision‑making, with stakeholders helping to define needs, test options, refine concepts and co‑produce the vision for Coleraine’s regeneration. By embedding co‑design throughout the process, the CFTF Board aims to deliver projects that are not only strategically aligned and evidence‑based, but also genuinely rooted in community aspirations and capable of delivering meaningful, long‑term impact.