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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.
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.
| Name of organisation | Project name | Grant awarded | Geographic scope |
| AMACH! LGBT Galway CLG | COMHIONANNAS: The Galway LGBTI+ Community Achieving Equality | €100,000 | Galway, Mayo & Roscommon |
| Belong To Youth Services | LGBTQ+ Quality Mark for Post-Primary Schools and Alternative Education Centres | €100,000 | Nationwide |
| Gay Project CLG | Securing The Rainbow: Gay Project Service Enhancement Project | €100,000 | Cork & Kerry |
| GOSHH Ireland CLG | Community Development Project 2024/2025 | €100,000 | Clare, Limerick & Tipperary |
| LGBT Support and Advocacy Network Ireland CLG | Delivering and expanding LGBTI+ national services for all | €99,775 | Nationwide |
| Laois Youth Services CLG trading as Youth Work Ireland Laois | Midlands LGBT+ Project | €88,452 | Kildare, Laois, Offaly & Westmeath |
| Outcomers Ltd | Operation Rainbow | €91,558 | Cavan, Louth, Meath & Monaghan |
| Outhouse Limited | LGBTQ+ Support Service (Phase II) | €99,629.34 | Dublin |
| ShoutOut | LGBTI+ Inclusion through Education - Storytelling for Change | €88,639.24 | Nationwide |
| Transgender Equality Network Ireland | Trans Inclusion - Sport For All Programme | €85,624.77 | Nationwide |
| Name of organisation | Project name | Grant awarded | Geographic scope |
| Dóchas Midwest Autism Support | Dóchas LGBTI+ Awareness & Understanding Project | €8,600 | Clare, Limerick & Tipperary |
| Gay Health Network (GHN) | Needs analysis for Sexual Health and Wellbeing Information material for Newly Arrived Asylum seekers and Refugees | €10,000 | Nationwide |
| GAZE Film Festival Ltd | Inclusive Cinema at GAZE LGBTQIA+ Film Festival | €10,000 | Dublin |
| Sex Workers Alliance Ireland | Sex Worker Awareness Training (SWAT) for LGBTQI+ Services | €9,387 | Nationwide |
| Sexual Health West | Sexual Health Promotion for LGBTQIA Galway | €7,250 | Galway, Mayo, Roscommon & Sligo |
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:
| Name of organisation | Project name | Grant awarded |
| Swan Regional Youth Service | SWAN LGBTI+ Inclusion and Visibility Project | €21,052 |
| Youth Work Ireland | Access and Inclusion of Marginalized Young LGBTQI+ People into Youth Services | €42,840 |
| Finglas Youth Resource Centre | OUT (Opening Up Together) Advocacy project | €75,000 |
| YMCA Dublin | True Colours | €38,872 |
| Galway Regional Youth Federation T/A Youth Work Ireland Galway | Advocacy & Health worker with the shOUT! LGBTI+ Youth Project | €52,632 |
| Crooked House Theatre Company | Indigo Project | €36,235 |
| Meath Youth Federation T/A YWI Meath | Meath LGBTI+ Youth together | €44,005 |
| Foróige | LGBTI+ Leadership Programme | €49,430 |
| Tipperary Regional Youth Services T/A Youth Work Ireland Tipperary | Rainbow Youth Project 2024-2025 | €39,934 |
| Total | €400,000 |