Deadline: 26 July 2019
The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection is providing funding to support anti-poverty groups to organise local, regional or national activities to promote awareness of the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty and to mark this day in 2019.
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child, the United Nations theme for 17 October, 2019 is “Acting together to empower children, their families and communities to end poverty.”
Funding Information
Total funding available for this initiative is approximately €48,500.00. The maximum amount of funding which can be awarded to any one project is up to €3,000.00, with a limitation of only one proposal per organisation under this initiative.
What activities can be funded?
Once-off initiatives with a national, regional or local focus and aim:
- to create public awareness of the UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty;
- to create public awareness of poverty in Ireland;
- to involve people at risk of, or experiencing poverty;
- to express solidarity with the fight to eradicate poverty globally.
What activities cannot be funded?
Please note that the scheme cannot fund:
- Annual reports, newsletters or other promotional materials;
- Conferences, seminars, or similar;
- Research or policy analysis;
- Salary costs for core staff;
- A group’s ongoing project or running costs such as rent, utilities etc.;
- Work that has already happened or that has already been funded by other agencies or departments;
- Any other project or costs outside of the scope of the guidelines set down by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection for this programme.
Eligibility Criteria
- This funding is open to anti-poverty organisations and groups working with people experiencing poverty at national or local level in the Republic of Ireland.
- The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection will NOT accept applications from profit making or trading companies, individuals, local and community development companies, local authorities or statutory bodies or any bodies outside the Republic of Ireland.
Please Note: groups that have received funding under this initiative previously must have had all necessary documentation and activities satisfactorily completed for any previous activities, otherwise funding for 2019 may not be considered.
How to Apply
Applications must be submitted electronically at the address given on the website.
Eligible Country: Ireland
For more information, please visit http://www.welfare.ie/en/Pages/UN_Event.aspx