Entries for the #GoodCausesAwards 2022 are now open!

The National Lottery is seeking entries to this year’s Good Causes Awards. The competition will culminate with a National Final awards ceremony which will take place in Autumn 2022.

Who can enter this year’s awards?

You can enter the National Lottery Good Causes Awards if you or your organisation, project, or club has received funding through the following National Lottery part-funded schemes between 2017-2021:

• Sports – Sports Capital Programme or any funding issued through Sport Ireland
• Arts & Culture – Any funding provided through the Arts Council of Ireland
• Heritage – Any funding provided through the Heritage Council of Ireland.
• Youth – Funding issued by the Department of Children and Youth Affairs (i.e. UBU Your Place, Your Space grants, Targeted Youth Funding Schemes or Youth Information Centres)
• Health – Funding from the HSE National Lottery Grant Scheme
• Community – Any National Lottery part-funded scheme administered by the Department of Rural & Community Development (Senior Alert Schemes or Scheme to Support National Organisations (SSNO)
• Irish Language – Any Irish Language support provided through the Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media

Check eligibility here. 

Every year, the Good Causes Awards celebrate the inspirational work carried out by many volunteers, coaches, caregivers and extraordinary people across Ireland, along with the organisations they represent. Beneficiaries will be judged on how the funds were used to make an ever-lasting impact on their local community, project, club, or service users.

To enter the awards click here.