Alan Dillon (Mayo, Fine Gael)
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46. To ask the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth the details of the recently opened communities integration fund 2022; the work that is being carried out to ensure awareness of the fund; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [15458/22]

Roderic O'Gorman (Dublin West, Green Party)
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The Communities Integration Fund arises from Action 51 of the Migrant Integration Strategy, which calls for funding to be made available to local communities throughout Ireland to promote the integration of migrants and refugees. Since its inception in 2017, the Communities Integration Fund has supported local communities nationwide with grant funding totalling €2.76m.

Now in its sixth year, the Communities Integration Fund celebrates the rich cultural diversity within local communities and enables local community-based organisations across Ireland to play a greater role in supporting the integration of migrants.

€500,000 will be made available through the 2022 funding call and successful organisations stand to receive grant funding of €1,000 – €5,000 to support local integration initiatives. Applicant organisations must operate on a not-for-profit basis, and organisations eligible to apply include local community groups, sports clubs, faith-based groups, arts groups, cultural organisations and schools.

The open call for proposals was announced through a press release on 10 March 2022 and will run until 6 April 2022. The call has been promoted through the Department’s social media accounts, and information has been disseminated through the Migrant Integration Strategy Monitoring and Coordination Committee’s stakeholder network.

Further information, including the application form, can be found at:

ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/CommunitiesIntegrationFund2022