# Insurance company opens €1 million fund in Ireland

- Link: https://fundraising.co.uk/2013/12/09/insurance-company-opens-e1-million-fund-ireland/
- Published: 2013-12-09T15:48:08+00:00
- Author: Howard Lake

**An insurance company is inviting applications to its €1 million fund which will
provide grants for work in a range of community and voluntary areas.**

The [IPB Youth and Community Fund](http://cse.ipb.ie/) is open to organisations 
which work at local level and promote social inclusion in the Republic of Ireland.
The Fund will provide grants at two levels – €2,000 to €7,000 and €10,000 to €15,000.

Grants will be given in the following areas:

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 * Arts and Culture
 * Community Development
 * Elderly
 * Environment
 * Physical Activity and Sport
 * Youth

The **deadline for applications is 17 January 2014**.

Successful applicants will be informed in February and projects must be completed
by the end of 2014. Applications are submitted via the IPB website.

Preference will be given to initiatives that do not replicate projects already in
existence in the local community; however, other applications will not be excluded.
Initiatives that complement or expand the capacity of existing projects will be 
welcomed.

Matching funding is not a requirement. However, where other funding is available
the requested funding amount from the IPB Youth & Community Fund must be a minimum
of 20% of the overall cost of the initiative.

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