Ireland Funds open for applications
Howard Lake | 15 February 2013 | News
The small grants round from the Ireland Funds is now open for applications.
The grants is designed to support a wide range of organisations working across the 32 counties of Ireland. The maximum amount is €20,000/£16,000 with the average award around €5,000/£4,000.
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Under what the Ireland Funds calls ‘four pillars’ funding will be allocated to projects in Arts & Culture, Community Development, Education and Peace & Reconciliation. With these four areas the Ireland Funds has identified 7 priorities:
- Promoting Culture and Heritage
- Investing in Ireland’s Communities
- Assisting Disadvantaged Youth
- Promoting Philanthropy in Ireland
- Assisting the Elderly or Forgotten Irish
- Providing Access to Education
- Supporting a Shared Future for Northern Ireland
Applications can be made online. The closing date for applications is 28 March 2013.
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Howard Lake is consultant editor of UK Fundraising. He founded the site in 1994 and successfully sold it in 2022. As director of Giving X Ltd he is exploring growing giving on a massive scale.
He is the founder of Fundraising Camp and co-founder of GoodJobs.