€2.7m for projects that aim to increase migrant integration & employability

Funding of up to €2.7 million is available for projects that aim to increase the integration and employability of people who have moved here as migrants.

Funding is being made available under the Integration and Employment of Migrants action of the Employment, Inclusion, Skills & Training (EIST) Programme 2021-2027.

Organisations can apply for funding for projects supporting:

• EEA Nationals who are resident in Ireland;
• Third Country Nationals with permission to enter employment in Ireland, including people who are Beneficiaries of Temporary Protection fleeing the war in Ukraine

The funding will support a small number of significant projects and €200,000 is the minimum grant that can be applied for.

All applications must be submitted by email to iem@justice.ie.

Applications for funding will remain open until noon on Thursday 11 September.

Further information and the application form are available online at gov.ie.