2020 Energy for Generations Fund is now Open for Applications (Ireland)

 

Deadline: 3 February 2020

Applications are now open for 2020 Electricity Supply Board (ESB) Energy for Generations Fund to maximise the impact of their investment by taking a more strategic approach to effect change.

10+ Funders for Agriculture, Food and Nutrition
10+ Global Donors for Improving Lives of Children in Poor Countries
10+ Donors that believe in building NGO capacities for Civil Society Development
15+ Donors for Saving the Planet: Grants for Environment, Conservation and Wildlife
As a leading Irish organisation with deep roots in the community dating back to 1927, they are committed to playing a role in addressing some of the key social issues facing Ireland today.

Focus Areas

Suicide
Homelessness
Education Access and Support
Funding Information

20+ Donors standing up for Human Rights and Equality
10+ International Donors seeking to improve Access to Water, Hygiene and Sanitation
20+ Global Donors for Empowering Women and Girls
25+ Donors for the Empowerment of Youth
Each year the Fund awards €1 million in direct funding through a quarterly fund to charities working in the area of suicide prevention, alleviation of homelessness and education access and support.

Eligibility Criteria

In order to apply to ESB’S Energy for Generations Fund, projects must meet the following criteria:

Alerts
Suicide Prevention
They will fund services and projects working to promote positive mental health and to build capacity, skills and training to make effective suicide prevention interventions.
They have a particular interest in funding programmes with a focus on youth suicide and positive mental health promotion for young people.
Homelessness
They will fund services and projects benefiting homeless people and those at risk of homelessness.
Education
Proposals are invited from the following:
Early years and early primary schools projects focusing on literacy and numeracy;
Secondary level proposals promoting science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM);
Adult education return-to-education programmes aimed at those long-term out of work.
Funding is not awarded to / for:
Individuals and individual fundraisers
Administrative or operating costs
Salary expenses
Third party fundraising (e.g. fundraising events)
High risk ventures
Retrospective funding
Community counselling services
Overseas work
Single school applications and school completion projects
For more information, visit https://www.esb.ie/acting-responsibly/community-stem-and-the-arts/esb-corporate-responsibility