558. Deputy Gary Gannon asked the Minister for Justice, Home Affairs and Migration when the National Integration Fund 2026 will open; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [51160/26]

The National Integration Fund (NIF) is a multi-annual funding call which supports communities across Ireland to play a greater role in promoting the integration of migrants, and is open to organisations operating at regional and national level.

NIF 2023 results were announced in April 2024, with 18 projects being awarded grants with a combined total of over €2.8 million over a three-year period.

The next iteration of NIF is intended to be announced in Q4 2026, with results and funding to issue in Q1 2027.

Another funding call that may be of interest to the Deputy is the newly established Integration Fund. The Integration Fund combines the two funds previously known as the International Protection Integration Fund and the Communities Integration Fund.

In 2025, the inaugural year of the Integration Fund,117 projects nationwide were recommended to receive once-off grant payments, with a total value of €3.6m.

The next iteration of the Integration Fund is due to be announced in summer 2026.

The timelines above are provisional and are subject to change. Exact details of both funding calls are currently under development.