Ireland: Generation Pandemic Fund 2022

Deadline: 24-Mar-22

The Irish Youth Foundation has announced that the Generation Pandemic Fund is open and accepting applications with the goal to support projects and programmes around the country as they work to undo the catastrophic damage the Covid-19 fallout has inflicted on the most marginalised children and young adults.

Focus Areas

The fund will support work that is aligned with one of the following three focus areas for change:
Educational Attainment – Programmes that support positive transitions through school from primary to secondary school and/or completion of secondary cycle.
Mental Wellbeing – Programmes that support happy, healthy transitions from childhood through to adulthood with a particular focus on mental wellbeing support
Skills & Employability – Programmes that support successful transitions for young people to economic independence.
The Fund will support organisations working with children and young people in the Republic of Ireland aged between 6-24 years.
Funding Information

Promising Programmes Fund
Awards of €10,000 – €30,000 will be granted under this category
This fund will support innovative and dynamic projects or initiatives.
These projects should be promising, not necessarily proven, and can provide some level of evidence on their effectiveness.
They are especially interested in supporting pioneering initiatives to help children and young people overcome difficulty in their lives with innovative and creative thinking and/or collaboration at their core.
Grassroots Fund
Awards of €1,500 – €10,000 will be granted under this category
This fund will provide small grants for grassroots, community based projects to contribute to daily running costs, programme costs or activities.
Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible the applying organisation must:
Be a registered not-for-profit or charitable organisation.
Have a bank account set up in the name of the organisation.
Be registered in the Republic of Ireland and have been active in Ireland for the past 12 months.
Have a child protection policy in place.
For more information, visit https://iyf.ie/generation-pandemic-fund-2022/