24 projects to be funded under the 2024 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call and the LGBTI+ Youth Fund 2024

• €1.4 million will be made available to 24 LGBTI+ community service-based projects
• under the 2024 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call grants of up to €100,000 will be allocated to successful organisations to assist the development of rural community infrastructure to be inclusive and welcoming of LGBTI+ persons, address gaps in LGBTI+ services and support existing LGBTI+ community organisations
• under the LGBTI+ Youth Fund 2024 grants between €20,000 and €75,000 will be allocated to support projects that make a difference in ensuring LGBTI+ young people are visible, included, treated equally, healthy, and safe in their communities

The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth today announced the 24 LGBTI+ projects set to receive funding under the 2024 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call and LGBTI+ Youth Fund 2024. Through this funding, a total of €1,398,916 will be made available to support organisations across Ireland to assist the development of rural community infrastructure to be inclusive and welcoming of LGBTI+ persons, address gaps in LGBTI+ services, support existing LGBTI+ community organisations and initiatives supporting LGBTI+ young people.

The National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy 2019-2021 adopted by Government and launched in November 2019, provides a whole-of-government framework for identifying and addressing issues which may prevent LGBTI+ people from enjoying full equality in practice in Irish society. The Strategy is based on four thematic pillars providing a vision of an Ireland where members of the LGBTI+ community are visible and included, treated equally, healthy, and safe and supported. Positive visibility and increased non-stereotypical representation of LGBTI+ identities is vital to support long-term attitudinal change.

The 2024 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call and LGBTI+ Youth Fund both play an important role in achieving overall objective of the National LGBTI+ Inclusion Strategy. Successful projects aim to promote inclusion, protect rights and to improve the quality of life and wellbeing for LGBTI+ people in Ireland.

Purpose of projects/activities

The 2024 LGBTI+ Community Services Funding Call for proposals ran from 28 June to 31 July 2024. €998,915.68 has been made available in 2024 to support 15 LGBTI+ projects through grant funding of €25,000 - €100,000 per successful Scheme A project and €5,000 - €10,000 per successful Scheme B project.

Successful Scheme A projects

Successful Scheme B projects

LGBTI+ Youth Fund 2024

This year the department is operating a specific fund in support of initiatives at community, regional and national level that make a difference in ensuring LGBTI+ young people are visible, included, treated equally, healthy, and safe in their communities. The fund is a once off measure and is intended to complement the existing LGBTI+ Community Services Fund operated by the department. The objective of the fund is to support initiatives that make a difference, including through:

• initiatives to enhance the ability of youth work services to meet the needs of LGBTI+ young people, whether in dedicated groups or otherwise
• initiatives to enhance the services provided by NGO or community organisations to LGBTI+ young persons, such as providing additional outreach capacity or locations
• initiatives to promote inclusion of LGBTI+ young people in educational settings, within the workplace, or in wider society
• initiatives to support social inclusion and address multiple discrimination for LGBTI+ young people at heightened risk of marginalisation such as Travellers, Roma, migrant communities, people with disabilities
• initiatives to combat the impact of rural isolation on young members of the LGBTI+ community

Successful projects