Funding of the Heinrich Dammann Foundation (Regular Funding)
The Heinrich-Dammann Foundation supports participatory youth projects (ages 12–27) in Lower Saxony, focusing on networking youth work organizations and pioneering youth work in rural areas (education, sports, arts & culture, Protestant youth work). Application deadlines occur three times a year: 08/01, 05/18, and 10/08.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for participatory youth projects aimed at networking youth work organizations and developing forward-looking youth work in rural regions of Lower Saxony, particularly within the Evangelical Church of Hanover.
Non-eligible expenses
- Youth and confirmation camps
- Infrastructure/material/purchases/software
- Construction measures
- Projects without apparent networking with youth work in Lower Saxony
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
- Public Institutions
Funding requirements
- Target group: Youth aged 12–27 years
- Project serves to network providers of youth work
- Project contributes to the development of forward-looking youth work in rural areas
- Project takes place predominantly in Lower Saxony or within the area of the Evangelical Church of Hanover
- Project must not have started before the application is submitted
Documents required for application
- Completed online form
- Detailed project concept
- Cost and financing plan
- Proof of non-profit or organizational status
Evaluation criteria
- Degree of youth participation
- Networking effect
- Contribution to youth work in rural areas
Description
The Heinrich-Dammann Foundation supports participatory youth projects in Lower Saxony for young people aged 12 to 27. The focus is on initiatives that network youth work providers and promote forward-looking offerings in rural areas – particularly in the fields of education, sports, arts & culture, as well as Protestant youth work. Funding is provided as a grant and requires a clear networking effect as well as a high level of youth participation. Excluded are projects that have already started before the application, construction measures, infrastructure, material or software acquisitions, as well as leisure and confirmation trips. Based on the evaluation criteria of participation level, networking effect, and contribution to rural youth work, the foundation selects three dates annually for application review.
Non-profit organizations, interest groups, associations, and public institutions can submit their concepts via an online form. Required are a detailed project concept, a cost and financing plan, and proof of non-profit status. Funding decisions are made three times a year in meetings on January 8, May 18, and October 8; projects may start no earlier than after the respective board meeting. Through its consistent focus on youth participation and rural networking, the regular funding of the Heinrich-Dammann Foundation makes a sustainable contribution to strengthening joint youth work in Lower Saxony.
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