Irish trust announces grant deadlines
Howard Lake | 20 March 2006 | News
The St. Stephen’s Green Trust’s next deadline for applications will be the middle of April, with the trust board meeting at the end of May to make grant decisions. Future deadlines will be six weeks before the end of August, November and February. St. Stephen’s Green Trust (SSGT) exists to make a positive contribution, through grant aid and advisory services, to charitable projects and initiatives that aim to tackle the issues of poverty, social exclusion,disability, discrimination, racism and injustice in Ireland.
The trust makes grants in the region of ‚€500 to ‚€15,000 and operates two grant schemes. A general scheme is open to organisations in the 32 counties of Ireland and the Darndale/Belcamp Oblates Grant Scheme which is open to organisations whose main beneficiaries are residents of the Parish of Darndale/Belcamp.
Applications for the General Grant Schemes can be made for work in the following areas:
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— Vulnerable children and young people
— Those Affected by Homelessness
— Offenders
— Refugees and Asylum Seekers and Migrant Workers
— Travellers
— Evangelisation and Lay Formation in the Catholic Church
— Those affected by Autistic Spectrum Disorders
–Those affected by Hearing Impairment
–Palliative Care
— Community Development and Relief of Poverty
Last year the trust’s grant giving was over ‚€300,000.
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