Applications open for Energy for Generations Fund (Ireland)
Deadline: 12-Oct-20
ESB’s Energy for Generations Fund sees €1m per year disbursed through a quarterly fund to charities working in the areas of suicide prevention, homelessness and education access and support.
1000 new grants and donors
ESB aims with the Energy for Generations Fund is to maximise the impact of the investment by taking a more strategic approach to effect change. Funding is only part of the jigsaw – they also want to leverage the skills and knowledge they have within the company to bring about more sustainable and positive outcomes.
The Energy for Generations Fund provides support to ESB staff who volunteer within their own communities. Staff who volunteer at least 20 hours of their own time per year will be invited to apply for funding of up to €250 for their chosen registered charity.
Funding Information
View and receiving grant information
The guideline application amount is c. €15,000. This is neither a minimum nor a maximum, rather an indication of the scale of the resources available.
Average funding awards in recent years have been c. €8,000 – €12,000.
Focus Areas
Suicide Prevention
ESB will fund services and projects working to promote positive mental health and to build capacity, skills and training to make effective suicide prevention interventions.
ESB has a particular interest in funding programmes with a focus on youth suicide and positive mental health promotion for young people.
Homelessness
ESB 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
Eligibility Criteria
Deadline Free Grants
Charities working in the areas of suicide prevention, homelessness and education access and support can apply to the Fund for project-specific funding.
Every quarter ESB allocates an amount from the Fund for disbursement. The amount may vary because of the volume of applications received or seasonal considerations – wintertime and Christmas may require more funding than summer.
Applications submitted during each quarter are appraised at the end of the quarter and funding allocated accordingly.
For more information, visit https://www.esb.ie/acting-responsibly/community-stem-and-the-arts/esb-corporate-responsibility