Minister Stanton announces €500,000 Community Integration Fund 2018
- Foilsithe: 2 Lúnasa 2018
- An t-eolas is déanaí: 4 Lúnasa 2021
Mr David Stanton TD, Minister of State at the Department of Justice and Equality with special responsibility for Equality, Immigration and Integration, today announced the projects that will receive funding under the 2018 Communities Integration Fund. 115 organisations nationwide will receive grants of up to €5,000 each for activities to support the integration of migrants within our communities.
The total amount awarded is just over €500,000.
Announcing the projects the Minister said:
"I am delighted to once again announce funding for a wide variety of projects to aid migrant integration and social inclusion in communities small and large throughout the State. Last year was the first year of the Communities Integration Fund and having personally visited some of the projects funded I was struck by how great an impact such a relatively modest financial support can have in bringing migrants and their host communities together. I look forward to visiting more projects in the future and hearing about the many innovative approaches to migrant integration that will be supported once again through this year’s scheme."
Projects selected include:
- arts and craft based projects
- intercultural festivals and events including food festivals
- initiatives to promote migrant participation in sports and address barriers to participation in local sports clubs
- projects aimed at building the capacity of female migrants to engage with their local communities
- local anti-racism actions
- projects supporting elderly migrants
- projects supporting LGBT migrants
- schools based integration projects
- local supports for newly arrived migrants
The selected projects will take place between now and June 2019. Minister of State Stanton hosted an event on 21 March in Dublin to launch this year’s round of funding. An implementation report on the Fund in its inaugural year of 2017 was also launched at this launch.
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Notes to the Editor:
The Communities Integration Fund was launched by Minister of State David Stanton on 7 February 2017 to coincide with the launch of the government's 4 year Migrant Integration Strategy – A Blueprint for the Future.
A total fund of €500,000 was made available in 2018 for small-scale community based projects to promote the integration of migrants. The maximum grant size was €5,000.
335 valid applications were received and assessed by officials of the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration against the published call criteria. Each project was also independently reviewed by officials from the department’s EU Funds Unit. On the basis of this assessment, 115 projects were selected for funding. A full list of the projects selected is below.
For further information on the Communities Integration Fund and a copy of the 2017 CIF Implementation Report please go to the OPMI website www.integration.ie.
Communities Integration Fund 2018: Organisations selected for funding
| Organisation/Group | Local Authority Area |
| Access 2000 (Wexford) CLG | Wexford |
| Acts of Compassion Ministries | Dublin City |
| AkiDwa | Dublin City |
| ARD Family Resource Centre | Galway |
| Association of Brazilian Families | Dublin City |
| Athlone Institute of Technology | Westmeath |
| Balbriggan Integration Forum CLG | Fingal |
| Ballaghaderreen Community Games | Roscommon |
| Ballaghaderreen GAA Club | Mayo |
| Ballincollig Family Resource Centre CLG | Cork |
| Better Together | Cork City |
| Bounce Back Youth Service South East Cavan | Cavan |
| Brij | Cork City |
| Burren Gaels Football Club | Clare |
| Meath | |
| Carlow County Development Partnership CLG | Carlow |
| Carrigtwohill Family Resource Centre | Cork |
| City of Sanctuary Dublin | Dublin City |
| Clare Women's Network | Clare |
| Claremont Stadium CSG Sports Club CLG | Meath |
| Cork City Partnership CLG | Cork |
| Cork New Life Media | Cork |
| Croí na Gaillimhe Resource Centre | Galway City |
| Cultúr Migrants Centre Navan/Migrant Womens’ Group | Meath |
| Discovery Gospel Choir | South Dublin |
| Donnycarney Football Club | Dublin City |
| Doras Luimní | Limerick City |
| Drumshanbo Parish Pastoral Council | Leitrim |
| Dublin 7 Integration Initiative (Welcome Café) | Dublin City |
| Dublin City Interfaith Forum | Dublin City |
| Dundalk FM | Louth |
| Equal Chances Polish School | Carlow |
| Fáilte Isteach - Monaghan | Monaghan |
| Fáite Isteach - Tyrrelstown | Fingal |
| Ferns Diocesan Youth Service CLG | Wexford |
| Fingal Ethnic Network | Fingal |
| First Fortnight Limited | Dublin City |
| Friends of the Centre Ballaghaderreen | Roscommon |
| Gaelic Athletic Association | Roscommon |
| Gaelic Athletic Association | Waterford |
| Galway Integration Consortium | Galway |
| Henrietta Street Senior Citizens Services (HSCS) | Dublin City |
| Hill Street Family Resource Centre | Dublin City |
| Inishowen Development Partnership | Donegal |
| Intercultural Language Service | Dublin City |
| Irish Refugee Council | Sligo, Mayo, Monaghan |
| i-Smile International | Fingal |
| Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland | Limerick |
| Jesuit Refugee Service (JRS) Ireland | Dublin City |
| Kerry Youth Dance Theatre | Kerry |
| Kilkenny Recreation and Sports Partnership | Kilkenny |
| KLEAR | Dublin City |
| Laois Integration Network | Laois |
| Latin America Solidarity Centre | Dublin City |
| Leitrim International Community Group | Leitrim |
| Leixlip Youth Project | Kildare |
| LGBT Ireland | Dublin City |
| Limerick Social Service Council CLG | Limerick |
| Limerick Youth Service | Limerick |
| Longford Community Resources CLG (LCRL) | Longford |
| Love and Care for People CLG | Cork |
| Loving and Affectionate Family | Fingal |
| Manor Fields Adare | Limerick |
| Meath Local Sports Partnership | Meath |
| Meitheal Mara | Cork |
| Migrant Network Group | Meath |
| Mosney Foróige | Meath |
| Mulhuddart Community Centre CLG | Fingal |
| Mullingar Lithuanian Community | Westmeath |
| Musicantia | Fingal |
| Muslim Sisters of Eire | Dún Laoghaire -Rathdown |
| Narrative 4 CLG | Limerick |
| Near Media Co-Op | Dublin City |
| New Communities Partnership | Cork City |
| NEWKD | Kerry |
| Northside Family Resource Centre | Limerick |
| Offaly Sports Partnership | Offaly |
| Omeath District Development CLG | Louth |
| Outhouse LGBT Community & Resource Centre | Dublin City |
| Outlandish Theatre Platform CLG | Dublin City |
| Waterford | |
| Polka | Fingal |
| Refugee and Migrant Solidarity Ireland (RAMSI) | Dublin City |
| Roma Support Group Ireland | Cork |
| Safer Blanchardstown | Fingal |
| SECAD Partnership CLG | Cork |
| Slieveardagh Utd AFC | Tipperary |
| Sligo Family Resource Centre CLG | Sligo |
| Sligo Global Kitchen | Sligo |
| Social Enterprise Development Company (SEDCo) | Dublin City |
| South Dublin County Partnership | South Dublin |
| South West Clare Community Radio | Clare |
| Southside Partnership Dublin | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
| Sports Across Ireland Ltd | Dublin City |
| Sports Active Wexford (Wexford Sports Partnership) | Wexford |
| Sports Against Racism Ireland (SARI) | Dublin City |
| St Patrick's Amateur Boxing Club | Kilkenny |
| St. Andrew's Resource Centre | Dublin City |
| Stella Maris Football Club | Dublin City |
| Swim Ireland | Fingal |
| Swords Intercultural Festival | Fingal |
| Tasnuva Shahim Foundation Ireland | Dublin City |
| Teen Talk | Fingal |
| The Ark | Dublin City |
| The Welcome Table | Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown |
| Theatre for Change Galway | Galway City |
| Tramore Community Radio CLG | Waterford |
| Trim Family Resource Centre CLG | Meath |
| Tus Nua Artane Coolock FRC | Dublin City |
| Twilight Community Group | Kilkenny |
| Waterford City and County Council | Waterford |
| Wezesha International | Monaghan |
| Wicklow Educate Together National School | Wicklow |
| Youth Work Ireland Cork | Cork City |
| Youth Work Ireland Meath | Meath |