National Lottery Grant - Dept of Children & Youth Affairs

September 25, 2013

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs ("DCYA") has a National Lottery Discretionary fund in place which provides once-off grants to community groups and voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of Children's and Youth services. Details of the fund are available below. You can apply for up to 15000 euro - it is really important that more clubs apply for funding so please apply, even if it is just for some equipment.

If you would like any help with applying for this grant, please don't hesitate to contact your Regional Development Officer, Sue Haslam at sue.haslam@hockey.ie or on 01 716 3266. Sue can help you come up with ideas for programmes to help with the recruitment and retention of players, as well as giving you tips on the application process. Examples of projects would be a coach education project for teenagers, equipment to run programmes in local schools or a retention programme.
Statutory basis The National Lottery Act 1986

Amount of fund - The Department of Children and Youth Affairs entire 2013 allocation is â‚¬500,000

A similar fund was available during 2012 and 517 applications seeking in excess of â‚¬13.3m were received. Of these 71 were approved with an average grant amount of â‚¬7,000 per project.

Grant Levels

In 2013 the Scheme is targeting small scale projects and therefore the level of grant awarded will typically be for an amount less than â‚¬15,000. In this instance applicants should ensure that proposals demonstrate how a meaningful and complete project can be progressed to completion with a grant of this scale.

Who can apply

The scope of the scheme is for the provision of services to children and young people. Grants are generally awarded for once-off projects including (but not exclusively) providing equipment for youth clubs, youth cafes, sports clubs, scouts, summer camps, day trips for youth clubs/summer camps, play equipment for playschools/crÃ¨ches and other once- off programs

During 2013, priority will be given to projects and activities that involve:

Culture, play and recreation
Children and youth led initiatives
Vulnerable or hard to reach children and young people

The DCYA National Lottery Scheme has a limited funding allocation and as such is being targeted in 2013 at projects which would not ordinarily be eligible under the other programmes operated by DCYA / DCYA agencies or other Government Departments. In such instances applicants are directed to the following programmes:

-   DCYA Childcare Programmes for Capital Grant Funding
-   DCYA Youth Organisations and Services Capital and Current Grant Funding
-   Family Support Agency Scheme of Grants
-   Department of Health National Lottery Funding
-   Department of Transport Tourism and Sport National Lottery Sports Capital Funding

The above list is not exhaustive and potential applicants should satisfy themselves that an alternative appropriate source of funding is not available prior to submitting their completed funding request.

N.B. Funding is not available for ongoing running / staffing costs.

Application Form

Application for National Lottery funding must be made using a standard application form (available below). An information leaflet and frequently asked questions (FAQ) to accompany the form is also available.

Application Form (MS Word)

Alternatively, you can contact:

Alternatively, you can contact:
Finance Unit,
Department of Children and Youth Affairs,
Ground Floor,
43-49 Mespil Road,
Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 6473112 or 6473115
E-mail: dcyalotterygrants@dcya.gov.ie

Closing Date

The closing date for the receipt of completed applications to the Department of Children and Youth Affairs clearly marked "National Lottery Grants" are to arrive no later than 12:30pm on Friday, 18th October, 2013.

Please note:
Applications will only be accepted from groups or organisations operating within the State.

The Department strongly recommends that applicants read the information leaflet, as well as consulting with Circulars 43/2006 & 44/2006 and revised procedures for Tax Clearance, all listed below: