Community Mental Health Small Grant Fund
Sligo County Council on behalf of Sligo Local Community Development Committee is inviting applications for funding under the Healthy Ireland Community Mental Health Small Grant Scheme.
Healthy Ireland, A Framework for Improved Health and Wellbeing 2013 - 2025 is the national framework for action to improve the health and wellbeing of everyone living in Ireland. It aims to support innovative, cross sectoral, evidence based projects, programmes and initiatives that support key national policies in areas such as mental health, physical activity, nutrition and sexual health, tobacco and alcohol and development of spaces and places for health and wellbeing.
Healthy Ireland is funded by the Department of Health and administered by the Local Community Development Committees (LCDCs) in each Local Authority area.
The Community Mental Health Fund Small Grant Scheme provides the opportunity to Local Community Groups, Voluntary Groups and Sporting Organisations to apply for funding to deliver actions which are in line with the Mental Health Theme of Healthy Ireland Round 3.
- The Scheme offers small grants of up to a minimum of €2,000 to a maximum of €5,000
- Funding is for programme activity only under the Healthy Ireland theme of Mental Health
- Only one application is accepted from each Community Voluntary Group
Who is eligible to apply?
- Any not-for-profit Community, Voluntary, Sporting group can apply.
- Locally based community and voluntary groups
- Eligible facilities will include community groups, youth clubs, sports/recreation clubs, family resource centres
- Please note commercial organisations and individuals are not eligible for funding.
Closing date for applications is 4pm 23rd October 2020
Application Forms and the Applicant Guidelines are available to download below or from the Community & Economic Development Office, Sligo County Council, City Hall, Quay Street, Sligo - Telephone 071 911 4434. Email - healthyireland@sligococo.ie
D.Clarke,
Director of Services, Planning, Community,& Economic Development, Arts and Culture
