Collaboration between different stakeholders in rural areas can provide many tangible and intangible benefits. Some key benefits include being able to apply for larger funding opportunities by combining resources, sharing costs, bringing together different expertise, and developing new relationships. Collaboration is important for addressing issues, developing shared policy positions, and accessing various sources of funding beyond those just targeted at rural areas. Successful examples of collaboration include partnerships between local authorities and communities on infrastructure projects, and groups working together across sectors on initiatives like integrated area plans and accessing European funding.

1. Collaboration in Local Development The Benefits www.nrn.ie