The Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY) has established a fund to support implementation of the National Participation Framework for Children and Young People’s Participation in Decision-Making (2021) within everyday spaces and settings where practitioners work directly with children and young people.

Training and capacity building for decision-makers is one of the four enabling factors that underpin the effective implementation of the Framework. This grant scheme aims to build capacity and support organisations in a journey towards improving their practice in listening to children and young people and giving them a voice in decision-making in their day-to-day practices, services, projects, programmes or activities. Over 100 applications were received from organisations across the Arts Sector, Disability Service Providers, Early Learning Care/School Aged Childcare Providers, Traveller Service Providers, Disability Service Providers, Homeless Service Providers and Youth Justice Organisations.