Counseling Centers (for Children, Adolescents, Families, and Foster Families), Lower Austria
Support for private child, youth, and family counseling centers in Lower Austria to provide educational assistance on behalf of public youth welfare. Applications possible annually by 31 March (initial applications) or 31 January (renewal applications).
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
The lump-sum funding is intended to enable private providers to deliver social services in child and youth welfare that cannot be provided or cannot be provided economically by the public provider, in order to comprehensively advise, care for, and therapeutically support children, adolescents, families, and foster families.
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
Funding requirements
- Eligibility determination by decision according to §26 Lower Austrian Child and Youth Welfare Act (NÖ KJHG)
- Consideration of the guidelines for flat-rate funding of social services of independent youth welfare (resolution of 20.12.2005)
- Activity on behalf of the public youth welfare 'Educational Assistance'
Documents required for application
- Application form for funding request
- current association register excerpt or commercial register excerpt or other authorization certificate
- Proof of suitability assessment according to §26 NÖ KJHG
Evaluation criteria
- Prioritization according to §8 of the guidelines
- Suitability according to §26 NÖ KJHG
Description
The flat-rate grant funding in Lower Austria supports private child, youth, and family counseling centers as well as specialized educational support providers who deliver "educational assistance" on behalf of the public youth welfare services. The program enables non-profit organizations to offer comprehensive counseling, care, and therapeutic services for children, adolescents, families, and foster families when municipal providers are unable to fulfill these tasks or cannot do so economically. The application deadline for initial applications ends annually on March 31, while follow-up applications can be submitted until January 31. Funding is provided as a direct grant and can be applied for continuously. The services are intended not only for self-referrals but may also be provided in individual cases under the instruction of the locally responsible youth welfare authority; if voluntariness is lacking, a decision by the guardianship court may be required.
A prerequisite for approval is the determination of suitability by official notice pursuant to § 26 of the Lower Austrian Child and Youth Welfare Act (NÖ KJHG) as well as compliance with the Guidelines for the Flat-Rate Funding of Social Services (resolution dated 20.12.2005). Interested private providers must submit the official form, a current excerpt from the association or commercial register, and proof of the suitability determination. Allocation is based on the priority ranking according to § 8 of the guidelines, and the funding volume depends on the available budget and the professional urgency. Payments are generally made quarterly, with providers required to submit transparent documentation regarding client numbers, hours of service, and professional care. This funding opportunity offers non-profit institutions throughout Lower Austria the chance to sustainably strengthen psychosocial care and educational assistance, thereby specifically promoting the welfare of children and adolescents.
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