€1.5 million funding to support carers
Howard Lake | 18 February 2008 | News
€1.5 million is being made available from the Dormant Accounts Fund in Ireland under the Economic and Social Disadvantage Category to fund the provision of training programmes which will up-skill carers and enable them to provide the best care possible for those being cared for.
The Department of Social and Family Affairs and the Department of Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Pobal is inviting applications from organisations in which carers support is a significant part of their work. Local branches and affiliated groups of national organisations should apply via their national office which in turn will make one national application. Other unaffiliated and locally based groups can apply directly to Pobal.
Funding through this measure is once-off, with a closing date of 11th April. Applications can be downloaded from the Pobal site.
Information sessions are being held in Sligo(4th March), Kilkenny City (10th March), Dublin (12th March).
www.pobal.ie
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