National Lottery Grant Scheme

The Department of Health 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

2012 allocation is € 3,286,000

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

Application for National Lottery funding must be made using a standard application form, which can be found on the Departments website here http://www.dohc.ie/other_health_issues/lottery_grants/

Alternatively, you can contact:

Finance Unit,
Department of Health,
Hawkins House,
Hawkins Street,
Dublin 2
Tel: (01) 6354281
E-mail: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Closing Date

Applications should be submitted as soon as possible.

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