Minister Foley announces €1.7 million in funding for projects under the 2025 LGBTIQ+ Community Services Fund
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- An t-eolas is déanaí: 7 Samhain 2025
Minister for Children, Disability and Equality, Norma Foley, today announced €1.7 million in funding for projects under the 2025 LGBTIQ+ Community Services Fund.
The overall aim of the 2025 LGBTIQ+ Community Services Fund is to promote inclusion, protect rights and to improve quality of life and wellbeing for members of the LGBTIQ+ community enabling them to participate fully in Ireland's social, economic, cultural, and political life.
Grants of up to €100,000 are being provided to 43 LGBTIQ+ community service-based projects.
Welcoming the announcement, Minister Foley said:
“I am delighted to announce this funding for projects at a national, regional and local level to ensure that LGBTIQ+ persons across Ireland can avail of these crucial supports and continue to thrive in their communities.
"Funding of over €1.7 million will enable 43 organisations to support LGBTIQ+ persons in a range of ways including frontline community supports, counselling services, youth supports and Pride celebrations.
"The continued interest in the Community Services Fund over the last five years demonstrates the willingness of communities around the country to support LGBTIQ+ persons.
"The National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II 2024-2028 was also published this year and outlines the government’s commitment to responding to continued challenges facing the LGBTIQ+ community and ensuring they are supported in realising their rights."
The 2025 LGBTIQ+ Community Services Funding Call is an important element in achieving overall objective of the National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II.
The National LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Strategy II reflects the government’s commitment to fostering a safe, fair, and inclusive society for the LGBTIQ+ community; a society in which they can live inclusive, healthy, and fulfilling lives.
The Pillars on which this Strategy is built: Safety, Health and Wellbeing, Participation and Inclusion, and Equality and Non-Discrimination seek to directly confront the continuing challenges faced by LGBTIQ+ people today.
There are two streams of funding under the LGBTIQ+ Community Services Fund:
- Scheme A was open to applications from existing LGBTIQ+ NGOs and community organisations working with the LGBTIQ+ community to support new initiatives and to maintain and enhance existing services and initiatives. Grant funding of €25,000 - €100,000 is available.
- Scheme B will provide small grants to organisations for projects that promote visibility and inclusion of LGBTIQ+ persons. Grant funding of €5,000 - €10,000 is available.
The 2025 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call for proposals ran from 27 June 2025 – 30 July 2025.
Notes
Successful Scheme A projects
|
Name of organisation |
Project name |
Grant |
Geographic scope |
|
AMACH! LGBT Galway clg
|
€100,000.00
|
Galway, Roscommon and Mayo
|
|
|
BeLonG To Youth Services
|
€100,000.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
|
Pride at Work - Regional Project
|
€81,806.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
|
Gay Project CLG
|
€100,000.00
|
Cork and Kerry
|
|
|
GOSHH Ireland CLG
|
€100,000.00
|
Limerick, Tipperary and Clare
|
|
|
Laois Youth Services CLG
|
Midlands LGBT+ Project
|
€100,000.00
|
Laois, Offaly, Kildare and Westmeath
|
|
LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG
|
€100,000.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
|
LINQ-Ireland's Employment Programme
|
€92,950.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
|
Listowel Family Resource Centre
|
LGBT+ Community Support Worker
|
€75,687.00
|
Kerry
|
|
National Centre for Youth Mental Health
|
Building Blocks for LGBTI+ Mental Health
|
€98,250.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
National Youth Federation t/a Youth Work Ireland
|
€88,201.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
|
Outcomers
|
Operation Rainbow
|
€94,558.00
|
Louth, Meath, Cavan and Monaghan.
|
|
Outhouse Limited
|
Community Outreach & Engagement Project
|
€76,189.00
|
Dublin
|
|
ShoutOut
|
LGBTIQ+ Inclusion through Education
|
€94,157.00
|
Nationwide
|
|
The Outing Festival
|
€75,500.00
|
Clare and Limerick
|
|
|
The Sexual Health Centre Ltd
|
€46,384.00
|
Cork
|
|
|
Sports For All
|
€93,580.00
|
Nationwide
|
Successful Scheme B projects
|
Name of organisation |
Project name |
Grant |
Geographic scope |
|
Drogheda LGBT Support Group |
€9,000.00 |
Louth |
|
|
Heartlands Pride |
Heartlands Pride 2025 |
€5,120.00 |
Westmeath and Roscommon |
|
Hazy Rainbow Social Club |
Hazy Rainbow Social Club |
€5,200.00 |
Longford |
|
Meath LGBT Support Group |
12 weeks of Workshops |
€5,790.00 |
Meath |
|
Skibbereen Community & Family Resource Centre |
Ballads of Belonging |
€10,000.00 |
Cork |
|
Donor Disclosure Workshops |
€8,670.00 |
Dublin, Cork and Galway |
|
|
Conscious Connections |
€9,900.00 |
Donegal, Kerry, Longford, Wexford and Waterford |
|
|
QuareClare |
Quare Wellbeing - Well in the West |
€10,000.00 |
Clare |
|
Cumann na Daoine Community Resource Centre |
Thriving Lives: Extending LGBTQI+ Reach |
€8,790.00 |
Cork |
|
Queer Shed Sligo |
A weekend of wellbeing for Queer Folxs |
€5,680.00 |
Sligo |
|
Gay Health Network |
Life at the Intersections |
€10,000.00 |
Nationwide |
|
Longford LGBTQ+ Pride |
Longford LGBTQ+ Pride Festival 2026 |
€8,150.00 |
Longford |
|
Navan Pride CLG |
Navan Pride Festival 2026 |
€10,000.00 |
Meath and Louth |
|
National Concert Hall |
NCH Creative Lab |
€10,000.00 |
Nationwide |
|
Phoenix FM |
€10,000.00 |
Dublin |
|
|
Outcomers Drogheda |
Outcomers Drogheda Safety & Wellbeing Programme |
€7,056.00 |
Louth and Meath |
|
Turn2Me |
Lifeline for LGBTIQ+ |
€8,000.00 |
Nationwide |
|
€10,000.00 |
Tipperary |
||
|
Cabra For Youth CLG |
Pride in Our Place, Awareness and Support Project |
€5,800.00 |
Dublin |
|
Ballina Fringe Festival |
Ballina Fringe Festival 2025 |
€5,750.00 |
Mayo, Sligo and Roscommon |
|
PRISMA - Queer Film Festival |
PRISMA Queer Film Festival |
€5,100.00 |
Cork |
|
Queer Shed Louth/Meath |
Queer Shed-Louth/Meath |
€9,000.00 |
Louth and Meath |
|
Lus na Gréine Family Resource Centre Clg |
€10,000.00 |
Longford |
|
|
Bród na Gaeltachta |
Ceangal / Bond |
€10,000.00 |
Donegal |
|
Leitrim Pride |
€8,000.00 |
Leitrim, Sligo, Longford, and Roscommon |
|
|
Men's Aid Ireland |
€10,000.00 |
Nationwide |