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The International Fund for Ireland was established as an independent international organization by the British and Irish Governments in 1986. With contributions from the United States of America, the European Union, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, the total resources committed to the Fund to date amount to £576m / €849m, funding over 5,700 projects across the island of Ireland.
The Fund’s objectives are to promote economic and social advance and to encourage contact, dialogue and reconciliation between nationalists and unionists throughout Ireland.
The International Fund focuses its efforts in Northern Ireland and the border counties of Cavan, Donegal, Leitrim, Louth, Monaghan and Sligo .
The Fund’s Board is appointed jointly by the British and Irish Governments. It is assisted by an Advisory Committee of officials appointed by the two Governments. To read the agreement establishing the Fund click here. (828kb pdf)
The administration of the Fund is provided by a Secretariat, headed by Joint Directors General based in Belfast and Dublin. Where appropriate, Government Departments and public bodies, north and south, act as administering agencies for the Fund. In addition, the Fund engages the services of Development Officers and Consultants, located across Northern Ireland and the border counties of the South, who act as local contact points for the Fund and assist prospective applicants to identify and develop proposals. They also monitor the ongoing operation of projects providing assistance as necessary.
In 2006, the Fund launched a five year strategy, ‘Sharing this Space’, as a final phase of activity to promote reconciliation in Ireland. More information about this strategy and the Fund’s areas of funding activity can be found by clicking here.
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