National Lottery Grant Scheme
The Department of Health and Children has a National Lottery Discretionary fund in place which provides once-off grants to organisations, providing a range of health related services.
Statutory basis
The National Lottery Act 1986
Amount of fund
2010 Allocation = €3,786,000
Who can apply
Applications come primarily from community groups and voluntary organisations with an involvement in the provision of health services to specific client groups (for example persons with an intellectual disability and/or physical disability, elderly, etc.), national groups providing information and support for various disabilities and illnesses and groups with a specific interest (for example to provide holidays for elderly, equipment for hospitals, mini-buses, homes, etc.).
Application Form
Alternatively, you can contact:
Finance Unit,
Department of Health & Children,
Hawkins House,
Hawkins Street,
Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 6354281
E-mail: Lotterygrants@health.gov.ie
Deadlines
Applications are now being accepted for the 2010 National Lottery allocation.
The Department strongly recommends that applicants read the accompanying information leaflet, as well as consulting with Circular 44/2006: Tax Clearance Procedures - grants, subsidies and similar type payments
Circular 44/2006: Tax Clearance Procedures
National Lottery Funding Allocations 2009
A list of organisations funded during 2009
Useful links
http://www.revenue.ie/en/tax/it/leaflets/guidelines-tax-clearance.html
http://www.finance.gov.ie/documents/circulars/Circ442006.pdf
