Apply for a Grant

GRANT UPDATE 2010

A small grant call from the Irish Youth Foundation will be issued on Monday 22 February 2010 for voluntary and community groups with an annual income of less than €20,000. The fund available is €50,000 and grants of up to €2,000 can be sought. The call is very focused - for groups working to support children and young people stay in school. The closing date for completed applications is Friday 12 March. Only emailed applications will be considered.The application form will be emailed to eligible groups registered with IYF and it will also be available to download from our website on the 22nd.

Download 2010 Small Grant Application form here

The Irish Youth Foundation funds groups to build a brighter future for children living in adverse and extreme circumstances on the island of Ireland. For many years IYF has been particularly interested in supporting after school and homework clubs, creative education projects, play and recreational facilities, drug and alcohol prevention, and citizenship and leadership programmes.

To apply for funding from the Irish Youth Foundation, you must first register with us. This registration ensures that you are a voluntary or community group and you work with and for vulnerable and marginalized children and young people. Only registered groups are notified of Irish Youth Foundation grant calls. Statutory bodies are ineligible. To register please complete the form on the next page.

Grant calls from the Irish Youth Foundation reflect the level of funds available to us. Instead of having particular grant rounds at specified times of the year, we now use a more eclectic approach whereby registered and qualifying groups are notified by email of the application procedures e.g. topic guidelines, deadlines as and when funds become available.

Each group must decide, given the guidelines provided with each grant call, whether to apply for a grant. Prospective applicants are advised that making an application to the Irish Youth Foundation can be demanding and time consuming. If in doubt about your application, please contact us.

Grant applications are assessed by a committee of experts and recommendations are made to the Board for approval. If requested, informal feedback on submitted applications is provided.

The general criteria for assessing grant applications are set out below:

Notes on Criteria

• Suitability of organisation refers to whether the applicant body works directly with children and young people or for their benefit and whether there is confidence in the work that they do. Those bodies working with marginalised and excluded children and young people are of particular interest.
• Circumstances of the target group refer to the actual children and young people that the grant will be used in favour of and their particular needs.
• Purpose of the grant is self explanatory but attention should be given to whether it is realistic and appropriate.
• Impact and effectiveness refer to the benefits of the proposed activity and to what extent an Irish Youth Foundation grant will enable the purpose to be achieved for the benefit of the target group.
• Innovativeness is trying to capture proposals which are different or novel, and those coming from outside of Dublin are especially welcome.

When completing the application forms please give special attention to the following:

• Read the application form carefully before completing it
• Make sure your handwriting is clear and legible
• Be accurate and precise in your answers
• Complete all sections of the form
• The proposal should be focused and specific
• The budget should be realistic and manageable
• Do not include additional material unless requested.

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