Funding of open youth work facilities
Support for the operation of open youth work facilities in Styria through personnel co-financing. Applications for the following year can be submitted until October 1st of the current year.
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Grant criteria
Funding objective
Support for the operation of facilities for open youth work (youth centers, youth spaces, youth cultural centers, etc.) based on quality guidelines, staffed with pedagogically qualified professionals and accompanied by leisure activities as well as tutoring and counseling services for adolescents and young adults.
Eligible expenses
- Personnel costs
Non-eligible expenses
- Material costs
- Travel expenses
- Investment costs
Eligible to apply
- Non-profit Organizations
- Public Institutions
- Interest Groups and Other Associations
Funding requirements
- Facility must meet the quality criteria according to the Open Youth Work information sheet
- Opening hours at least 15 hours per week
- Main funding by municipalities or other public funders
Documents required for application
- Funding application
- Activity concept
- Training certificates of youth workers
Evaluation criteria
- Diversity of the target group
- Spatial facilities and location
- Extent of opening hours
- Cooperation and networking
- Participation of the youth
- Alignment with the Styrian Youth Strategy
Description
As part of a structured co-financing scheme, the State of Styria provides a contribution towards the personnel co-financing of open youth facilities such as youth centers and youth spaces. One third of the eligible personnel costs amounting to €615.60 per employment hour and year is funded. Eligible to apply are non-profit organizations, public institutions, or associations that offer age-appropriate leisure, learning, and counseling services for adolescents and young adults aged 12 to 26 through pedagogically qualified professional staff. A prerequisite is operation according to defined quality guidelines with a minimum opening time of 15 hours per week as well as primary funding by municipalities or other public-law funding bodies.
Applications must be submitted annually by October 1 for the following year and require the submission of a fully completed funding application including the activity concept and proof of qualifications of the youth workers. Expenses for material resources, travel, or investment costs are excluded. Approval is based on evaluation criteria such as target group diversity, spatial equipment and location, extent of opening hours, cooperation and networking, youth participation, as well as alignment with the Styrian Youth Strategy. The funding aims to ensure and further develop comprehensive, high-quality open youth work. Facilities that meet these requirements can obtain early information via the funding guidelines of the specialist department and submit corresponding funding applications.