It's on top of £300m announced by Westminster and £105m already pledged by the EU.
It is for a scheme known as Peace Plus, a successor to programmes which have run since 1995 in NI and the border counties in the Republic of Ireland.
"This is part of our continued commitment to maintaining the gains of the peace process and the Belfast Good Friday Agreement."The new scheme is set to replace the current peace scheme, which has been in operation since 1995. It is the successor to the Peace IV scheme, which focuses on children and young people, shared education, shared spaces and positive local relations.Girdwood Community Hub provides leisure and educational facilities in north BelfastIts chief executive Gina McIntyre welcomed the funding and said the organisation was already at "an advanced stage" of preparations.
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