# Community Foundation call for applications

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2010/10/21/community-foundation-call-applications/
- Published: 2010-10-21T00:55:49+01:00
- Author: Howard Lake

The Community Foundation for Ireland is making a call for applications for the next
round of its Grassroots Grant Scheme.

The Grassroots Grants Scheme aims to support the disadvantaged by providing small
grants for specific projects that will contribute to alleviating isolation and disadvantage.
Since 2000, the scheme has supported hundreds of groups in this way.

The maximum grant is €5,000 and the deadline is 29 October 2010.

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For the purpose of this programme the Foundation allocates grants to groups working
in specific areas. These are:

· Carers

· Ethnic Minorities

· Families at Risk

· Mental Health

· Older People

The Community Foundation for Ireland is an independent grantmaking organisation.
It uses the monies from a permanent endowment and from donors and philanthropists
to distribute grants to various causes and groups across the Republic of Ireland.

Applicants to the Grassroots programme can apply online or download a Word application
form and will be informed of the outcome of their application within six to eight
weeks.

Closing dates for 2011 are:

31 March

30 June

30 September

30 December

www.foundation.ie

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