Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland
Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of Ireland
04/17/2024 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 04/17/2024 02:33
Minister Joe O’Brien announces 18 projects to be funded under the National Integration Fund 2023
- €2.9m will be made available to 18 organisations, over three years, to carry out national & regional projects supporting the integration of migrants.
The Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O'Brien, today announced the 18 projects set to receive €2,872,412 in funding, over a period of three years, under the National Integration Fund 2023.
The NIF was established in response to Action 6 of The Migrant Integration Strategy - A Blueprint for the Future, which calls for funding to be made available to promote positive action initiatives to address areas where migrants find it difficult to avail of opportunities on an equal basis with other members of Irish society.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister O'Brien said:
"The 18 projects awarded funding today under the National Integration Fund have set forth ambitious proposals to help further their work in supporting the successful integration of people arriving into Ireland hoping to create a life for themselves and their families. The National Integration Fund is a crucial tool in helping to equip community groups to continue this vital work.
I am conscious that there are far more engaged in this hugely important integration work than just the 18 announced today and that is why the National Integration Fund is yet another step in the ongoing work at Government level to financially support communities with integration measures.
Last week I announced the Community Integration Fund and I will shortly be announcing the opening of the latest round of the Asylum Migration and Integration Fund. I want to continue to work with and support the community groups who are doing Trojan work in supporting people and communities."
Notes to Editor
The 2023 National Integration Fund call for proposals ran from 2nd October 2023 - 1st November 2023. €861,724 has been made available per year, for three years, to support the 18 successful projects through grant funding of €25,000 - €200,000 per successful project.
Successful projects:
| Organisation Name: | Project Name: | Amount Awarded: | Geographical Scope: |
| Dublin City Community Co-operative ('The Co-op') | Strength-in-Diversity Project | €200,000 | Dublin |
| Focus Ireland | Supporting through Understanding | €150,000 | Carlow, Clare, Cork, Dublin, Kerry, Kildare, Kilkenny, Leitrim, Limerick, Monaghan, Sligo, Tipperary, Waterford & Wexford |
| Foróige | The Blend (Border Lines Erased in North Dublin) | €199,984 | Dublin |
| Hope and Courage Collective | Building an eco-system of inclusive and resilient communities | €68,898 | Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin & Kerry |
| Irish Network Against Racism (INAR) | Anti-Racism and Political Participation workshop for Minority Ethnic Communities | €128,239 | Dublin, Galway, Cork, Longford, Cavan, Westmeath, Kildare, Meath, Louth, Carlow, Roscommon, Wexford, Clare, Donegal, Laois, Limerick, Mayo, Tipperary, Waterford. |
| Irish Refugee Council | Pathways to housing in Ireland: supporting new communities in building their lives in Ireland | €118,081 | Dublin |
| LGBT Ireland | Rainbow Routes to Community Integration | €157,587 | Nationwide |
| Localise Youth Volunteering | Volunteering For All | €195,000 | Cork, Dublin, Galway & Limerick |
| Meath Partnership | Familiar Faces | €172,903 | Meath |
| Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre | Immigration Advocacy Hub | €176,321 | Cork |
| New Horizon - Athlone Refugee & Asylum Seeker Support Group | New Horizon Youth Integration Programme | €150,000 | Westmeath |
| Places of Sanctuary Ireland | Sanctuary in Education- Stronger Together | €169,598 | Carlow, Cavan, Clare, Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kerry, Kildare, Leitrim, Limerick, Longford, Louth, Mayo, Meath, Monaghan, Offaly, Sligo, Westmeath & Wicklow |
| South Dublin County Partnership | Migrant Integration Project | €198,974 | Dublin |
| South Dublin Volunteer Centre | Citywest Transit Hub Volunteer Engagement Program | €50,000 | Dublin |
| The Sanctuary Runners CLG | Application for Core Funding | €200,000 | Nationwide |
| Third Age | Fáilte Isteach | €193,500 | Nationwide |
| Ukrainian Crisis Centre Ireland (UCCI) | Mosaic: A UCCI Initiative for Migrant Mental Health, well-being & Integration | €199,929 | Nationwide |
| Westport Family & Community Resource Centre | Westport Community Inclusion Project | €143,399 | Galway, Mayo & Roscommon |