Minister Joe O’Brien announces European funding to support migrant inclusion projects nationally
- Published on: 23 April 2024
- Last updated on: 12 April 2025
- 2023 Asylum, Migration and integration Fund (AMIF) grants awarded to 17 projects
- focus of AMIF to support Third Country Nationals
- fund will support projects with a duration of a minimum of 1 year and a maximum of 4 years
- 3rd significant Integration Support Funding announcement in 3 weeks
Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien today announced €10 million in funding across 17 projects working to support the reception and integration of Third Country Nationals in Ireland. The minimum AMIF grant available to projects was €300,000.
AMIF is a multi-year project with a total allocation of €60.19 million, made up of €49.77 million in EU funding and €10.42 million in national and beneficiary co-financing.
Announcing the 17 successful projects today, Minister Joe O’Brien said:
“The AMIF is a significant EU funding mechanism that enables us at a national level to financially support organisations that are doing crucial work in supporting the reception and integration of people arriving from Third Countries specifically. This is in recognition of the additional difficulties faced by vulnerable people from Third Countries seeking sanctuary in Ireland and the additional efforts of those groups working to welcome and support those people.
“EU financial support via the AMIF programme is substantial and helps us to further support the fantastic work underway in communities across Ireland to welcome new people. Today’s announcement comes after the recent announcements of the Community Integration Fund and the National Integration Fund – all of which recognise and further support the vital role that the Community & Voluntary sector is playing in local communities to foster successful integration efforts and create a welcoming environment for those people seeking to find a better life in Ireland.”
Successful projects
| Organisation name: | Project name: | Amount awarded: | Geographical scope: | |
| NASC | Connecting Communities III | €375,763.08 | Cork, Kerry and Waterford and Nationwide | |
| Migrant Rights Centre Ireland | Migrant Advocacy and Empowerment Project | €600,089.12 | National | |
| Irish Refugee Council | Building new lives: information, protection and integration for people seeking protection | €650,476.69 | National | |
| Doras | Asylum, Migration and Integration support service | €527,288.63 | Limerick, Tipperary, Clare and Nationwide | |
| Immigrant Council of Ireland | Integration Hub III | €730,567.76 | Nationwide | |
| Jesuit Refugee Service | RAISE (Regional Accompaniment, Integration, Support and Empowerment) Project. | € 343,206.00 | South-East region | |
| Ait Na nDaoine | Purpose Driven Integration Dundalk | €308,895.00 | North Louth | |
| Galway City Partnership | BRIDGE | €632,960.61 | Galway | |
| SECAD | South Cork Asylum, Migration and Integration Support Programme | € 413,939.89 | South Cork | |
| Sligo Leader Partnership | SIA- Sligo Integration Alliance Programme | € 396,000.00 | Sligo | |
| Crosscare | ‘Meas’ (respect): migrant engagement and support | €606,921.00 | Dublin and surrounding counties, nationwide and Cork | |
| Clare Immigrant Support Centre | CISC AMIF 04 | €623,031.00 | Clare | |
| South West Mayo Development Co | Welcoming and Including New Communities Mayo (WIN Mayo) | €456,000.00 | Mayo | |
| KASI | Reception and Integration of IP Applicants and refugees, including BTOP's and other TCN's | €585,965.05 | Killarney & Tralee | |
| Irish Red Cross | Mental Health, English Language, Employment Skills and Family Reunification Program | €1,923,798.75 | National and Dublin | |
| People 1st | FAILTE, Friendship, Assistance, Integration, Language Training, Employability | €329,730.32 | Donegal | |
| Mary Immaculate College | Embracing Diversity Nurturing Integration Project (EDNIP) 3 | €300,000 | Limerick city |