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National Lottery Grant Scheme

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs 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.

Statutory basis

The National Lottery Act 1986.

Amount of fund

The Department of Children and Youth Affairs entire 2012 allocation is €500,000.

Who can apply

Applications come primarily from community groups and voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of Child and Youth services (for example to provide equipment for youth clubs, mini-buses, etc.) and once off programs.
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).

PDF Version           MS Word Version

Alternatively, you can contact:

Finance Unit,
Department of Children and Youth Affairs
Ground Floor,
43-49 Mespil Road,
Dublin 4.
Tel: (01) 6473000
E-mail: dcyalotterygrants@dcya.gov.ie

Closing Date

The application process for 2012 is closed as of Friday, 28th September, 2012.

Applications are only accepted from groups or organisations operating within the State.

 The Department strongly recommends that applicants consult with the Department of Finance in relation to Tax Clearance Procedures – grants
http://taxpolicy.gov.ie/

Previous National Lottery Allocations

Organisations funded during 2012

Organisations funded during 2011

Useful links

http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/guidelines-tax-clearance.html
http://taxpolicy.gov.ie/
http://www.lottery.ie/Good-Causes-and-Winners/National-Lottery-Fund/