Apply for a Grant
GRANT UPDATE 2010
Our Small Grant Call 2010 is now closed. 27 voluntary and community groups from around the country have been awarded grants of up to €2000. This years grant call focused on groups which work to support children and young people to stay in school. If you would like more information on the successful applicants please click here. Congratulations to the successful groups!
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:
| Criteria | Score | Out Of |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Suitability of Organisation | 10 | |
| 2. Circumstances of Target Group | 25 | |
| 3. Purpose of Grant | 30 | |
| 4. Impact and effectiveness | 25 | |
| 5. Innovativeness | 10 | |
| Total | 100 |
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.
