Deadline: 22-Apr-21
The Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission (IHREC) is seeking applications for its Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2021-22 to provide grants to bodies to carry out certain activities to promote human rights and equality in Ireland.
The Scheme will support a range of human rights and equality-based participatory projects. The successful projects will build understanding and leadership; empower people and communities who face the greatest barriers to advocate for their rights and be involved in the decisions that affect them; and to help place human rights and equality at the centre of legislation, policies and practice.
Program Aims
The aims of the Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2021-22 are to:
- Advance social and economic rights and equality;
- Combat racism and racial discrimination; and
- Progress the rights of people with disabilities.
Program Strands
The grants scheme will be administered under three strands:
- Strand A: Advancing Social and Economic Rights and Equality
- Strand B: Combatting Racism and Racial Discrimination
- Strand C: Progressing the Rights of People with Disabilities
Funding Information
- The total funding available under the Human Rights & Equality Grant Scheme 2021-22 is €350,000.
- Proposals will be accepted for:
- Small grants of up to €6,000
- General grants of up to €20,000
Approaches & Outcomes
The grants scheme will support approaches under Strand A, B and C that aim to achieve one or more of the following outcomes:
- Strengthened advocacy and organising capacity
- Increased awareness and understanding
- Foster changes in attitudes and behaviours
- Increased evidence to advocate for human rights and equality based legislation, policies, strategies, practices and service delivery
- Improved collaboration between rights-holders/communities and public bodies (duty bearers)
Eligibility Criteria
- The Human Rights and Equality Grants Scheme 2021-22 is open to applications from civil society organisations registered in the Republic of Ireland. This includes community and voluntary organisations, non-governmental organisations, rights holder groups, area-based community groups, communities of interest groups, and trade unions.
- Applications from rights-holder and community-led groups are encouraged.
- An applicant organisation must be registered as a company or as a charity.
- Applications involving a collaborative partnership between two or more organisations, including public bodies, are welcome. In the case of applications with more than one partner, only a civil society organisation can act as the lead applicant. The lead applicant will have full financial responsibility for the proposal and for meeting all of the terms and conditions of any grant awarded.
- The Commission requires audited accounts/financial statements, bank balance details and current Tax Clearance Certificates from applicant organisations prior to awarding any grant under this Scheme.
For more information, visit https://www.ihrec.ie/our-work/human-rights-and-equality-grants-scheme-2021-22
