The Electricity Supply Board (ESB) is seeking applications for the Energy for Generations Fund that provide funding, to be disbursed to charities on the island of Ireland working primarily in social inclusion (access to education and employment).
The aim 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.
Area of Focus
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 Information
The guideline application amount is €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 €8,000 – €12,000.
Ineligible Funding
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
Charities working in the areas of suicide prevention, homelessness and education access and support can apply to the Fund for project specific funding.
