# IFI pledges €13 million for border community groups

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2007/05/13/ifi-pledges-e13-million-border-community-groups/
- Published: 2007-05-13T23:00:00+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**The International Fund for Ireland has announced €13 million for border communities
to promote reconciliation. Last year the IFI changed the emphasis of its grants 
policy to concentrate on reconciliation as the body winds down in 2010.**

The new funding will be made available under the IFI’s Community Bridges Programme
over the next three years. The Community Bridges Programme is administered by the
Community Relations Council in Northern Ireland.

The IFI has funded a number of cross border programmes in the past as well as a 
range of community projects within Northern Ireland. In its early days the IFI had
a strong interest in economic initiatives but has changed its role as the Irish 
economy has prospered.

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Previous organisations that have received IFI funding include New Border Generation
and Spirit of Enniskillen Trust.

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