{"id":2791,"date":"2022-03-30T14:30:24","date_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/?page_id=2791"},"modified":"2025-02-26T12:27:02","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T12:27:02","slug":"youth-office-grants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kcetb.ie\/en\/youth\/youth-office-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Youth Office grants"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
KCETB’s Youth Office is responsible for the administration, governance and oversight of over \u20ac1.1 million in funding from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY)\u00a0to local youth services and local voluntary youth clubs through a variety of grants and support initiatives each year.<\/p>
The DCEDIY grants directly benefit young people in Kilkenny and Carlow through their participation and engagement in a variety of youth work supports, programmes and initiatives. These are run by Carlow Regional Youth Service, Ossory Youth Services, For\u00f3ige DRUM Youth Project and Health Caf\u00e9, Kilkenny as well as a host of voluntary youth work clubs and groups.<\/p>
KCETB also works with the DCEDIY, as a strategic partner, to support the delivery of the Youth Information Centre in Kilkenny and the UBU Your Place Your Space youth funding scheme in Kilkenny and Carlow which provides almost \u20ac1 million for local youth services.<\/p>
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Please click here to see a map of current KCETB funded Projects, YICs, and Clubs operating in Kilkenny and Carlow<\/em><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To provide funding for expenditure to local youth services that is capital in nature including small scale projects, equipment, adaptations, ventilation and sanitary facilities, refurbishment and health and safety improvements.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To provide funding for expenditure to voluntary youth clubs that is capital in nature including a contribution to a once off purchase\/installation, capital work to premises and ICT equipment.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To increase youth services contact hours with LGBTI+ young people to ensure that all LGBTI+ young people are visible, valued and included.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To support youth services and youth clubs to meet minor costs of re-opening fully as a result of Covid-19 restrictions being eased<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To provide grant aid towards the costs of running volunteer-led youth clubs\/groups at a local level, part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To provide additional supports to young people experiencing poor mental health and elevated anxiety through the provision of positive health and wellbeing programmes inclusive of therapeutic interventions.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To help support UBU youth work staff in dealing more effectively with work- related issues they might be facing due to the Covid pandemic.\u00a0<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t Purpose: To engage and support the harder-to-reach young people, aged 15 to 24 years, who are not currently in employment, education, or training. The focus of the initiative is on soft skills and developing these in relation to employability by assisting young people in attaining increased confidence. <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Youth Office Grants and Support Initiatives KCETB’s Youth Office is responsible for the administration, governance and oversight of over \u20ac1.1 million in funding from the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth (DCEDIY)\u00a0to local youth services and local voluntary youth clubs through a variety of grants and support initiatives each year. The DCEDIY grants… Continue reading Youth Office grants<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4824,"parent":28,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Examples of recent grants:<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t
Youth Capital Funding Scheme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Youth Club Equipment Grant Scheme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
LGBTI+ Funding Scheme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Covid 19 Minor Work Grant<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Local Youth Club Grant Scheme<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
KCETB Young People\u2019s Health and Wellbeing Grant<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
KCETB Youth Workers Health and Wellbeing Grant<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
Targeted Youth Employability Support Initiative<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t