Tipperary Council grants scheme to support hosting of Positive Ageing Week events

Tipperary County Council and Tipperary Age Friendly are offering a small grant to support older adult community groups in the county to host an event during Positive Ageing Week that runs from October 1 to 7. 

The theme of this year's Positive Ageing Week is “Reframing How We Think, Feel and Act towards ageing and older persons, and inclusion within our communities”.

A proposed maximum grant of €300 is available 

The grant scheme's goals is to support older adult groups in reconnecting and re-engaging and celebrating the contribution of older people to county Tipperary.

• Last date for receipt of applications 12 noon, 19th September  
• Applications will only be accepted from community groups whose focus is on engaging older adults and facilitating and older adult group for e.g. Senior Citizens Group, Active Retirement, Men’s Sheds etc 
• Applicants will be notified by close of business on the 20th September if they are successful.
• All community groups must be registered with Tipperary PPN https://www.ppntipperary.ie/ 
• Within the application the Community group must identify their event date 
• All of the events will be collated and promoted on www.tipperarycoco.ie and on the Tipperary Age Friendly Calendar through https://www.whatsonintipp.ie/ to showcase all of the community groups supported to engage Positive Ageing Week 
• This grant will not fund an event that is already receiving other funding, or recurring events 
• There should be no charge where possible for participants to attend your event
• The community group will pay any costs associated with their event directly 
• Following the event all approved applicants submit their receipt to agefriendly@tipperarycoco.ie and the grant of €300 will be paid to the community group
• The event must be cultural in nature, promoting positive ageing, whether music, arts, drama, in nature, the group can define to suit their groups demands.