Grants

The following information is intended as a guide to some of the funding opportunities availbale for community groups. All the information provided is liable to change and it is recommended to contact the organisations themselves for further information.

Department of Community, Rural and Gaelthacht Affairs

Programme of Grants for Locally-Based Community and Voluntary Organisations

Dun Aimhirgin, 43-49 Mespil Road, Dublin 4
Telephone: (01) 6473000
Email: eolas@pobail.ie
Web: http://www.pobail.ie

This programme offers three schemes of once-off grants to local voluntary and community groups. The Scheme of Refurbishment Grants provides funding for the refurbishment of existing premises used by such groups. This is complimented by the Scheme of Equipment Grants, which funds the purchase of equipment such as office, kitchen and I.T. equipment for qualifying groups. The Scheme of Education, Training and Research Grants is aimed at enhancing the capacity of local communities. Applications for grants under the Programme are invited once per year, with advertisements placed in national and local newspapers.

Community Support for Older People
The purpose of the Scheme is to encourage and assist the community's support for older people by means of a community-based grant scheme to improve the security of its older members. The Scheme is administered by local community and voluntary groups with the support of the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. The Scheme is advertised annually in the national and local newspapers and applications are accepted throughout the year.

Dormant Accounts Funding

The main purpose of the Dormant Accounts Acts, 2001 to 2005 is to reunite account holders and policyholders or their next of kin with their dormant funds and unclaimed policies in credit institutions and insurance undertakings. The Acts also provide for the transfer of unclaimed monies by credit institutions and insurance undertakings to the Dormant Accounts Fund, which is managed by the National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA), with a proviso that the account/policyholder has a guaranteed right of reclaim at any time in the future.

The Dormant Accounts legislation also introduced a scheme for the disbursement of funds that are unlikely to be reclaimed for the purpose of assisting the following categories of persons:

  • those affected by economic or social disadvantage;
  • those affected by educational disadvantage; and
  • persons with a disability.

Following the enactment of the Dormant Accounts (Amendment) Act 2005 decisions on disbursements will now be made by Government within the framework of the Disbursement Plan.

Anouncements for funding strands will be advertised throught the media.

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OF IRELAND

The Community Foundation for Ireland

32 Lower O'Connell Street, Dublin 1

t: 01 8747354

email: admin@foundation.ie

website: www.cfi.foundation.ie

The Community Foundation's mission is to match donors' philanthropic interests with community needs.

Current initiatives: The Community Foundation for Ireland - with the support of its donors - responds to a wide spectrum of needs in our communities. In addition to individually tailored funds where donors have already specified what area(s) they wish their fund(s) to be applied to, the Foundation operates a Small Grants Scheme, funded by income earned on its Permanent Endowment Fund. The Small Grants Scheme has a particular - but not exclusive - focus on:

  • Carers. Support for carers including actions such as the development of social networks and local respiteinitiatives.
  • Older people. Reducing the social isolation of older people through initiatives such as clubs, day care centre activities, and volunteer visiting.
  • People leaving institutions and the homeless, drawing on the experience of our sister organisation, Business in the Community Ireland.
  • Ethnic Minorities and New Communities. Assisting the building of networks and structures for ethnic minorities.
  • Sexual Minorities.
  • Families at Risk. Support for initiatives involving parents and their children where there are particular risks of poverty and exclusion e.g. parents who are substance misusers.

Grant Aid will normally be in the range €500 to €1,000. In exceptional circumstances, grant aid may be as high as €5,000.
Grants are considered by an independent Grants Advisory Board and recommendations agreed at quarterly Board meetings

North Inner City Drugs Task Force Scholarship Fund

 The Annie Kelly Bursary is available to the following groups -

Individuals resident in the NICDTF area who have a history of involvement (voluntary or paid) with local drugs related youth and community projects.
Recovering drug users resident in the NICDTF area working or intending to work in the area of drugs awareness, rehabilitation or prevention.
Other individuals demonstrating a long term commitment to drugs work in the NICDTF area (voluntary or paid) but not a local resident.

The fund is considered on a rolling basis every couple of months. The next meeting to look at applications will be on the 29th of August to be considered for this applications will need to be at the office before this date.

The NICDTF area runs from East Wall to Phoenix Park and The Liffey to North Circular Rd.

For application forms please contact Paula on 836 6592, or by writing to the North inner City Drugs Task Force, 22 Lower Bucknigham St, Dublin1 or www.nicdtf.ie

Comhairle

The Publications Grants Scheme supports voluntary organisations with an information dissemination role to meet specific publication needs. Small grants are available ranging from €254 - €3,000. Publications are generally part-funded. Repeat grants are possible in certain circumstances.

Publications that provide information on social services and entitlements may be funded. Previous awards have been made to organisations to publish leaflets on entitlements or directories of specialist services. On-going publications such as newsletters, or grants to publish research are not usually considered under this scheme.

Applications relating to information for older people are particularly welcome in 2006.

Further Infomation
Information on grants and forms are available from the,

Administrator for Information & Advice Service,
Comhairle
7th Floor Hume House
Ballsbridge
Dublin 4
Email: margaret.zheng@comhairle.ie

Vodafone Ireland Foundation grant fund Applications

Vodafone Ireland Foundation believes strongly in the values of vibrant communities, whether local or national and the sense of connection they deliver within our lives. As such, VIF funds selected projects of registered Irish charities with strong community linkages. The social investment programme will focus primarily on removing barriers that prevent people from participating fully in society.

In the financial year ending March 2007, Vodafone Ireland Foundation aims to allocate €1.5million to charitable projects or organisations..

We will post news of our strategic review (updated funding information, our focus and our criteria) on this website by Autumn 2006.
www.vodafone.ie/aboutus/csr/foundation/index.jsp

Arts Council's Small Festivals Scheme

 The Arts Council has announced details regarding its Small Festivals Scheme for 2006. This funding programme is designed in the main, to support and provide opportunities for small arts festivals or events seeking funding from the Arts Council of up to euro 20,000.

St Stephen's Green Trust

General Grant Schemes Applications can be made for work in the following areas:

Vulnerable children and young people

Those Affected by Homelessness - There is a need for new initiatives which are targeted at homeless people. The SSGT will have a particular focus on projects and initiatives which are dealing with the issues of homelessness.

Offenders - Promoting alternatives to custodial sentencing and which are aiming to improve the range of care/rehabilitation options which are currently available to people leaving the prison system. Projects offering support and advice to prisoners' families will also be considered.

Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers - support services to refugees and asylum seekers and which will inform/educate Irish people about issues relating to immigration, racism and the circumstances of refugees and asylum seekers who have come to Ireland.

Travellers - The Trust will focus on projects and initiatives which are working with travellers and which are developing programmes aimed at enhancing their sense of self esteem, self worth and self belief.

Community Development and Relief of Poverty - SSGT cannot respond to all needs that arise but will consider other applications if they have a strong community benefit.

Applications are considered by Trustees four times each year, usually at the end of February, May, August and November. Deadline for receipt of applications is 6 weeks in advance of these meetings.

If you wish to receive an application form and guidelines for either our general grants scheme please contact the SSGT with the following brief details, and one will be sent to you.

Name of organisation
Address
Contact name
What does the group do?
Estimate the amount of money requested
For what is the money needed?

If you wish the application form to be emailed, please give an email address.

Community Support Programme

Dublin Bus would like to acknowledge and reward the vital work carried out by voluntary community organisations throughout Dublin with our Community Support Programme.

This initiative aims to provide financial support to community based non-profit schemes.

Children and Youth
Education (e.g. drugs, alcohol, literacy or health)
The Elderly
Sport
People With Disabilities
Environment and Local Community
Why not contact the Dublin Bus Community Support Programme Coordinator at:

Phone: 01-7033208
Fax: 01-7033211
E-mail: community@dublinbus.ie.

IMPACT SMALL GRANTS FUND

As part of its contribution to the communities in which it is based, the IMPACT Trade Union has established a Small Grants Fund to support local worthwhile initiatives, in the two areas of Education and Intercultural Development for 2006, the fund will have a budget of €25,000 which will be divided equally between the two designated areas, Education and Intercultural Development. The smallest grant will be €200 and the maximum grant will be €1,000 (in exceptional cases, a higher amount may be awarded at the discretion of the committee). All grants will have to be accounted for by receipt.

 

Who Can Apply?

Local groups or organisations, from the NEIC, who develop initiatives in the two broad areas of Education and Intercultural Development to the south of the River Liffey and to the east by the sea, to the north by the River Tolka and Clonliffe Road and to the west by Dorset Street and East Arran Street.

Information on the next round of small grants will be available at a later date.

 

Ireland Funds

The maximum award available is €30,000/Stg£20,000. Projects seeking larger awards should contact the Grants Office of The Ireland Funds.The average award made in the 2005 Grant round was approximately €6,000 / Stg£4,500.

The Ireland Funds support projects in the following four areas:

Arts and Culture
Community Development -Suicide prevention and the destigmatising of mental health issues;Promotion of social inclusion ;Promotion of tolerance and diversity ;Support of rural development initiatives ;Education
Education
Peace and Reconciliation

For further information:
Grants Office
The Ireland Funds
5 Foster Place
Dublin 2

www.irlfunds.org

 


Dublin Docklands Development Authority

GUIDELINES FOR APPLICANTSOPERATIONAL/REVENUE PROJECTS

Applications will be accepted from Community groups, schools or associations which are non-commercial and which represent community interests in the Dublin Docklands Area and its immediate hinterland.

Application forms are generally available in the summer- check the website at www.ddda.ie

  • The maximum Authority funding for any one project proposal will normally be 60%
  • The funding will be available to successful applicant groups for one calendar/academic year only.

Further information from:
Matt Bolton
Manager of Social Regeneration
Dublin Docklands Development Authority
52 - 55 Sir John Rogerson's Quay, Dublin 2.
Telephone: 01 - 8183300

Irish Youth Foundation

THE IYF makes grants available to groups seeking to address the problems of poverty, homelessness, substabce abuse and educationla disadvantage experienced by children and young people.

To apply for funding you must first register with the IYF, only registered groups receive and application form.

Glencullen House, Kylemore Road, Dublin 10.

T: 01 6261090

Web: www.iyf.ie

 

Katherine Howard Foundation

The Foundation assists community playgroups and parent and toddler groups that are organised through the involvement of the local community.

ISFC, 10 Grattan Crescent, Inchicore, Dublin 8

T: 01 4531861

W: www.khf.ie