European Refugee Fund (ERF) and European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (EIF):

Published: Monday, August 26, 2013

Pobal, on behalf of the Office for the Promotion of Migrant Integration in the Department of Justice and Equality, invites applications for funding under the European Refugee Fund (ERF) and the European Fund for the Integration of Third-Country Nationals (EIF).

Applications will be accepted from community and voluntary organisations/NGOs working at a local, regional or national level, local development companies, local authorities and other public sector organisations.

The ERF funds reception supports for asylum seekers, and reception/integration supports for refugees. The EIF funds integration supports for third-country nationals. All applicants must be able to contribute co-funding from non-EU sources.

Application forms, guidance documents and further information are available at www.pobal.ie

Completed applications must be emailed to integrationfunds@pobal.ie. The closing date for receipt of applications is 3pm on Friday 20th September 2013.

The ERF and the EIF are part of the ʻSolidarity and Management of Migration Flowsʼ General Programme of the European Union.