The fund opens for applications on Wednesday 12th January 2022 at 9am and closes on Wednesday 16th February at 5pm
What is the Vhi Health & Wellbeing Fund?
Vhi aims to support their customers to live longer, stronger, and healthier lives. In partnership with the Irish Youth Foundation (IYF), Vhi is launching a fund of €85,000 to support young people’s health and wellbeing.
The fund will support projects that seek to strengthen resilience in young people and help them manage anxiety, with the emphasis on early intervention and prevention. Projects may work directly with young people or with the adults that surround them.
Treatment programmes or 1-1 counselling will not be eligible for funding.
The fund is looking to support projects in the six locations where Vhi have offices; Cork, Donegal, Dublin, Galway, Kilkenny, Limerick
Who is eligible to apply for funding?
To be eligible the applying organisation must;
- Work with young people aged between 12-25 years old
- Be a registered not-for-profit or charitable organisation
- The organisation must have a bank account set up in the name of the organisation
- Be registered in the Republic of Ireland and active in Ireland for the past 12 months
- The organisation must have a child protection policy in place
What funding opportunities are available?
There are two funding opportunities available;
- Option 1: Awards of up to €10,000
- Option 2: Awards of up to €5,000
For more information on this fund please visit https://iyf.ie/vhi-health-wellbeing-fund-2022/
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