The Minister of State for Community Development, Integration and Charities, Joe O’Brien, has announced 28 projects to be funded under the Ireland Against Racism Fund 2024.

Funds of €1.1m will be made available to 28 NGOs and community organizations to carry out national and regional projects that aim to combat racism and foster racial equality and community cohesion.

Grants of up to €100,000 will be allocated to successful organisations to assist with the implementation of the National Action Plan against Racism.

The Ireland Against Racism Fund is an important element in supporting the implementation of the National Action Plan Against Racism, which was published on March 21, 2023.

The funding call arises from Action 2.14 of the plan which states: ‘‘Provide funding for national and local initiatives that aim to combat racism and foster racial equality and community cohesion, in order to support the implementation of this plan and the achievement of its objectives’."

Welcoming the announcement, Minister O’Brien said: “We must all be acutely aware of the danger posed to society if racism and racist actions go unchallenged. The organizations and projects awarded funding today are among those doing vital work to challenge racism in various settings.

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"Racism and racist behaviour causes grave damage to those whom it is directed at but also damages wider society as it seeks to chip away at social cohesion and our willingness to treat each other with dignity and respect. We must never allow this to happen and I am pleased to be able to provide funding again this year for the Ireland Against Racism Fund so that organizations can continue the great work we see daily in communities up and down the country welcoming and supporting people from all backgrounds.”

The 2024 Ireland Against Racism Fund for proposals ran from July 2, 2024 – August 7, 2024. €1,105,341 has been made available in 2024 to support anti-racism projects through grant funding of €50,000 - €100,000 per successful Scheme A project  (nationwide or broad-scope) and €5,000 - €10,000 per successful Scheme B project (regional).

Recipients of Scheme A project funding include:

  • AkiDwA: Employment, Empowered (Phase 2): Immigration Systems Training for Employers (€97,500)
  • Business in the Community Ireland: EPIC (Employment for People from Immigrant Communities) Individual job seeker supports (€100,000)
  • Doras Luimni CLG: SALAAM STAND Against Racism – Ireland South and West (€50,000)
  • European Network Against Racism (Ireland) CLG: SALAAM STAND Against Racism – Ireland North and East (€50,000)
  • Gorm Media DAC: The Wideshot Programme (€70,781)
  • Immigrant Council of Ireland: Show Racism the Red Card (€99,995)
  • Irish Congress of Trade Unions: Stronger Together: Organising for Active and Inclusive Anti-Racist Workplaces and Trade Unions (€89,594)
  • Jewish Representative Council of Ireland (JRCI): Trusted flagger establishment under the DSA: Building a sustainable mechanism to report online racism (€99,400)
  • Migrant Information Centre Ltd: Levelling up – building the visibility and participation of vulnerable employment permit holders to combat labour market discrimination (€85,510)
  • Nasc, the Migrant and Refugee Rights Centre CLG: Thrive: Better outcomes for reunited families (€97,190)
  • Sport Against Racism Ireland CLG: Football versus Discrimination (€100,000)

Some of the successful Scheme B projects include:

  • Maynooth University’s Minority Ethnic Student Support Pilot (€10,000)
  • The Greystones Peoples Project: ‘Building Bridges’ (€9,282) 
  • Northside Family Resource Centre CLG: Bridging Cultures and Voices against Racism (€10,000)
  • Galway Traveller Movement CLG: "Include Us In" Calling for an end to Racism (€10,000)

For a complete list of the projects receiving funding, click here.