IHREC opens applications for grants scheme
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) has opened this year’s round of a grant scheme for organisations and groups working on issues of human rights and equality.
IHREC says that the focus of this year’s scheme is to support projects that contribute to the advancement of objectives set out in its 2025-2027 strategy statement.
Grants are open to civil-society organisations, rights-holder and community-led groups, and trade unions from across the country promoting human rights and equality.
Individual grants rise
There are small grants available of up to €7,000 and general grants of up to €22,000. Individual grant funding has increased for the first time since 2017.
Total funding for this year’s scheme is €350,000 – in line with last year’s figure.
Funding for the projects will be available across three strands:
- Strand A: combatting disinformation, misinformation, and hate, and building community solidarity and belonging,
- Strand B: challenging the structural causes of poverty, its impact on people and communities, and the effectiveness of the State’s responses,
- Strand C: ensuring a human-rights and equality approach to climate and environmental justice and a just transition.
The deadline for receipt of applications is Wednesday 4 June (3pm). Online information sessions on the scheme are scheduled for 6 May and 8 May.