Northern Ireland departmental expenditure on projects within the North West Gateway Initiative will not normally be additional to the Northern Ireland block grant.
The two Governments have however also indicated that, as part of the Initiative, in drawing up programmes under the new round of EU structural funds, due consideration will be given to the needs of the North West. Northern Ireland's income from the new EU structural funds will be additional to the block grant and any EU income for projects within the North West Initiative will therefore be additional to the block.