Local Youth Club Grant Scheme

The Local Youth Club Grant Scheme (LYCGS) supports voluntary youth club activities at local level. The Scheme, which provides grants towards the costs of running clubs, is part-funded by the proceeds of the National Lottery and is supported by the National Development Plan. Funding for the Scheme is provided by the Youth Affairs Unit (YAU), Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (OMCYA) and administered locally by Vocational Education Committees (VECs) on the Office’s behalf. VECs advertise the Scheme locally on an annual basis outlining the purpose of the grant and the eligibility criteria.The Scheme supports voluntary youth club activities for young people; with priority being given to young people between the ages of 10 and 21. The primary focus of this Scheme is to assist local voluntary youth clubs who offer a youth work response to young people. However, other clubs/groups that work with young people who are not specifically youth work are also entitled to apply for funding under this Scheme.

In 2009 Louth VEC have been allocated €34,365 by way of grant-in-aid calculated having regard to the cohort of young people between the ages of 10 and 24 in Co. Louth VEC area as per the 2006 Census figures. Successful applications for the LYCGS will be announced by Co. Louth VEC shortly.