Age & Opportunity Active National Grant Scheme 2023

for Sport & Physical Activity for Older People

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All relevant sections of this application form MUST BE COMPLETED in full and in CAPITAL LETTERS. We reserve the right not to consider incomplete applications.

Late Applications Will Not Be Considered Under Any Circumstances

 

Please read terms and conditions carefully. If you require assistance in completing your application contact Age & Opportunity’s Active team.  


You can also contact your local Health Service Executive Coordinator, Local Sports Partnership (see page 8) or in the case of a sports club, your national governing body https://www.sportireland.ie/national-governing-bodies  

(i.e. Treasurer, Secretary, Physical Activity Leader, Nursing Home Manager, CarePAL, Activities Co-ordinator)

The purpose of this grant is to aid and  encourage older people to participate in sport and physical activity, whether they are members of a community group , older person’s group e.g. Active Retirement , in a care setting or want to get involved in a particular sport .


Grant allocations will be between €300 and €700.


Joint applications or applications from Community Development Programmes (CDPs), Local Sports Partnerships (LSPs) ,Sports Clubs etc. that provide wider access to community groups may be allocated funding outside of these limits.

About your organisation

BANKING DETAILS

It is essential to supply Bank/Credit Union account details

(Note: post office accounts are no longer acceptable) 

Account must be in name of the group / organisation not an individual

These grants are designed to support the work of the Active programme, including the network of Physical Activity Leaders (PALs), the development of the Go for Life Games and other initiatives.

An active PAL is a group member who has taken part in Active PALs workshops and is regularly leading or helping to organise physical activities with the group. 


A CarePAL is someone who has taken part in our CarePALs training and is leading physical activity in a care setting

2. Grants

Please indicate the purpose for which you are applying for this grant  

·         Note – this can include Online Activity and Outdoor Activity initiatives   

Short Mat Bowling equipment will only be considered for joint applications, where it will be shared by two or more groups. A separate application form must be completed by each group involved in a joint application

Audio-visual equipment, exercise machines, clothing or footwear will not be considered.

See Page 8 for further details about what will and will not be funded


3. Declaration


Contact Person (please provide signature if applying by post)

In the case of a joint application for bowling equipment, please list below the other group(s) involved in the application.  Each group must complete a separate application form.

Completed application forms must be submitted on line or received via post ( address below)  by 12 noon on Friday the 24th February 2023

N.B. Late applications will not be considered. It is the responsibility of grant applicants to ensure that grant applications are submitted on time with all details completed.  Note that due to the volume of applications we cannot acknowledge receipt of applications.

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Active National Grant Scheme for Sport
and Physical Activity for Older People
Age & Opportunity
St Patrick’s Hall,
Marino Institute of Education
Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9

4. Evaluation Form


Note:  This section applies only if you received a grant in 2022
How did you spend the grant received last year?
What % of your group are:

Do you think the grant made the group feel?

On a scale of 1 – 5 (1 meaning strongly disagree and 5 meaning strongly agree):

Age & Opportunity Active is
funded by Sport Ireland and
the HSE.
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5.  Key contacts

 

If you require assistance completing this form, contact the Active Programme team:

                    Sue Guildea, Active Programme Manager

                    Nicole Evans, Active Programme Assistant Manager

                    Phillip Duffy, Active Programme Administrator

                    T: (01) 805 7733   /   Website: www.ageandopportunity.ie

 

 

You can also contact your local Health Service Executive Coordinator or your Local Sports Partnership:



Carlow

Olive Fanning
(059) 914 3630

▲Deborah Foley
(059) 913 6241
Cavan

●Colm Casey
087 681 1197

▲Dean McElroy
(049) 437 8582

Clare

●Geri Quinn
(065) 686 5837

▲John Sweeney
(065) 686 5434

Cork

●Shirley O’Shea
(021) 492 1641

▲Claire Hurley
(021) 434 7096

Donegal

●Lynda McGuinness
(074) 910 9114

▲Karen Guthrie
(074) 911 6079

Dublin

Dublin City
▲Catherine Flood
(01) 222 8597

Dublin North

●Mary Scales
(01)6465077

Dublin South East

●Michelle Hardie Murphy
(01) 268 3143

Dublin South

●Aine Buggy
087 3636084

Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown

●Michelle Hardie Murphy
(01) 268 3143

▲Shane McArdle
(01) 271 9507

Fingal

▲Caitriona Geraghty
(01) 890 5000 ext 6247

South County Dublin

●Aine Buggy
087 3636084

▲Thomas McDermott
(01) 414 9000 ext. 330

Galway

●Paul Gillen
(091) 737 261

Galway City

▲Jason Craughwell
087 9817549
Ellie Loftus
087 7511141

Kerry

●Anne Culloty
(064) 667 0767

▲Gearoid O'Doherty
(066) 718 4776

Kildare

●Aine Buggy
087 3636084

▲Syl Merrins
(045) 980 547

Kilkenny

●Teresa Hennessy
(056) 7734869

▲Seamus Nugent
(056) 779 4991

Laois

●Clodagh Armitage
(057) 935 7824

▲Caroline Myers
(057) 867 1248

Leitrim

▲Michelle Maguire
(071) 965 0498

Limerick

●Bedelia Collins
(061) 483444

▲Tracy Mahedy
(061) 333 600

Longford

●Clodagh Armitage
(057) 935 7824

▲Donal Mulligan
(043) 334 3496

Louth

●Carmel Halpin
(046) 907 6400

▲Odhran Doherty
(042) 932 4318
Mayo

●Paul Gillen
(091) 737 261

▲Ray McNamara
(094) 906 4362

Meath

●Carmel Halpin
(046) 907 6400

▲Ruairi Murphy
(046) 906 7337

Monaghan

●Colm Casey
087 681 1197

▲Michelle Murphy
(042) 975 5126

Offaly

●Clodagh Armitage
(057) 935 7824

▲Olivia Murphy
(057) 935 7462

Roscommon

●Paul Gillen
(091) 737 261

▲Noel Feeley
(090) 663 0853

Sligo

▲Shane Hayes
(071) 916 1511

Tipperary

●Catherine O’Loughlin
(052) 617 7930

▲Valerie Connolly
(0761) 06 6201

Waterford

●Susan Scully
(051) 846 714

▲Sinead Brannigan
087 459 6179

Westmeath

●Clodagh Armitage
(057) 935 7824

▲Tony Wheat
(044) 933 8922

Wexford

●Catherine O’Loughlin
(052) 617 7930

▲Mary T Keogh
087 6937764

Wicklow

West Wicklow
●Aine Buggy
087 3636084

Rest of Wicklow

●Michelle Hardie Murphy
(01) 268 3143

▲Denise O’Shea
0404 20100


 

 


please refer to the Terms and Conditions document 

accompanying this application form.

 

Terms and conditions are also available on 

www.ageandopportunity.ie