What Works Building Evidence Fund 2023 Inviting Applications
Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, Roderic O’Gorman has announced the creation of a new fund under the What Works prevention and early intervention initiative, which is funded through the Dormant Accounts Fund.
Grants of up to €50,000 will be made available to community and voluntary sector organisations working with children and young people through a prevention and early intervention approach. The total value of the fund is €600,000.
The What Works Building Evidence Fund has been established to support the gathering and analysis of data and evidence within the community and voluntary sector.
The Fund is open to practitioners and service providers working in not-for-profit organisations who work with children, young people and their families and who have a strong emphasis on prevention and early intervention.
Not-for-profit organisations are invited to submit applications for funding of up to €50,000 for prevention and early intervention projects that will identify gaps in service provision and develop skills for effective monitoring, evaluation and analysis of prevention and early intervention services.
The Fund further aims to help those working with children, young people and families to access training on collecting, research and analysis that improves outcomes for children and young people.
The deadline for applications is 5pm, Friday, 22 September 2023.