Media literacy funding

Coimisiún na Meán has a statutory remit around promoting media literacy initiatives and activities. We see media literacy as a lifelong learning journey. Funding opportunities may be made available for projects and initiatives that are in line with our Media Literacy Policy (PDF) and other priority areas.

Media Literacy Countering Disinformation

Disinformation is a growing challenge. We launched a call for submissions for funding for specific media literacy initiatives in 2026. A total of €200,000 was made available to fund organisations that can deliver media literacy activities in line with the National Counter Disinformation Strategy (NCDS) to help address the harmful effects of disinformation. This is the first of two calls that will issue in 2026.

The NCDS was published by the Department of Culture, Communications and Sport on 17 April 2025 and incorporates a commitment to build knowledge of effective counter disinformation strategies through identifying trends and gaps and supporting collaborative research. The need to adopt a lifelong approach to empowering all citizens with media literacy is also recognised, with training, awareness and public library and literacy strategies identified as actions.

This call for submissions for funding has now closed.  Read about some of our recent funding decisions.

More information

For further information on media literacy funding opportunities, please visit our industry media literacy funding page.