Qualification Criteria

We provide funding for the following range of projects

• Training/counselling
• Mental & physical health and wellbeing
• Substance & alcohol abuse rehabilitation
• Advice/advocacy
• Youth work
• Family support
• Homelessness
• Educational, cultural & social activities
• Cross-community initiatives
• Travellers
• Disability

The Irish Youth Foundation does NOT support the following:

• Projects for the over 25’s in Northern Ireland
• Projects for the over 30’s in England, Scotland and Wales
• General appeals, large/national charities
• Academic research
• Alleviating deficits already incurred
• Replacing loss of statutory funding
• Individuals (except for university students applying under the Lawlor Education Grants Programme)
• Capital bids
• Overseas travel
• Multiple applications from a single organisation