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Apply for a grant
Guidelines for applicants
ESB ElectricAID Ireland grant application form (PDF | 85KB)
Grants are allocated on a quarterly basis. Most grants are in the order of €10,000, though some larger grants area also available.
We support:
- Registered charities
- Not for profit organisations
- Community & voluntary groups
Projects must be located within the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland and must fall under either or both the following areas:
- Care of the homeless
- Suicide prevention & counselling
The application must have the full support of your organisation and any other support or partnership organisations involved.
Material included with the application form and subsequent communications will not be returned.
If your application is successful
If successful, you will be required to submit:
- progress and completion reports as appropriate
- supported by receipts and other relevant documentation
A copy of a valid bank statement may be required to support your application.
In some cases we may request further information, and you may be required to meet a representative of ESB Electric Aid Ireland to discuss details of the project.
Your project will be subject to monitoring during the course of implementation.
Funding must be used exclusively for the purpose of implementing the project as stated in the application form.
We may require confirmation from your organisation's auditors that funds have been used for the purpose for which they were granted.
Applicants are encouraged to maximise the level of local contribution to projects.
ESB Electric Aid Ireland does not normally support:
- Individuals and individual fundraisers
- Administrative or operating costs
- Salary expenses
- Third party fundraising (eg. fundraising events)
- High risk ventures
For further information or a hard copy of the application form, contact:
James Foley
Fund Administrator
ESB ElectricAID Ireland
27 Lower Fitzwilliam Street
Dublin 2
t: +353 1 702 7732
m: 087 790 4395
e: james.foley@esb.ie
Note: All information supplied will be dealt with in the strictest confidence.
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