Reconciliation Fund Strategy 2021 - 2024

Following extensive engagement with our funding partners and others working in the field of peace and reconciliation, Reconciliation Fund Strategy was approved by the Minister for Foreign Affairs, in order to guide the work of the Reconciliation Fund during the period 2021-2024. The new Reconciliation Fund Strategy will launch in autumn 2025. Consultations will take place with stakeholders prior to the launch of the new strategy.

The strategy outlines an updated set of funding priorities and criteria for the Reconciliation Fund, to ensure that the Fund supports our vision of a reconciled Ireland and remains relevant, effective, and efficient over the coming years.

As well as setting out overarching themes and priority areas, the Strategy outlines how the Reconciliation Fund can provide, in addition to direct project funding, Core Operational and Capital funding to support the important work of peace and reconciliation.

The Strategy provided for the expansion of the Strategic Partnership multi-annual funding stream that had been piloted under the Reconciliation Fund’s previous Strategy. Under the funding stream, around 15-30 organisations will be eligible to become a Strategic Partner of the Fund, with a commitment to funding over a 3-year period, allowing them to develop a more strategic long term approach to planning their work. The next call for applications for Strategic Partnership will be announced in late 2025.