The City of Loimaa grants annual subsidies to organisations and associations involved in sports, culture, youth, well-being and health promotion. A sports grant is awarded to a successful athlete who has brought positive publicity to his or her home town.

Grants for education services

The grants awarded by the Education and Culture Committee are divided into grants for cultural, sports and youth services and for activities promoting well-being and health, which are general grants and specific grants. The Education and Culture Committee decides on its own criteria for grants and on the award of grants each year, within the limits of the budget approved in the spending plan. Grants are awarded during the calendar year in which the activity takes place.

General and specific grants for all leisure services (sport, culture, youth, health and well-being) are applied for online on the Grants Network website. The website also provides login instructions and further information on how to use the service.

General grants

General grants are awarded to support the statutory activities of local clubs and associations. The deadline for applying for general grants is the last day of April each year.

Targeted grants

The target grant is a one-off grant for events, publications, equipment, travel, projects, renting premises, etc., to be organised in the year of application, in accordance with the statutes.

The call for applications for the targeted grants for cultural services and the promotion of health and well-being will open on 1.4.2024 and close on 15.11.2024.

The call for applications for grants for sport and youth services will open on 15.10.2024 and close on 15.11.2024.

Criteria for awarding grants

Grants for cultural services

The purpose of the cultural services grants is to promote, develop and diversify Loimaa’s cultural offerings, artistic life, local heritage work and civic cultural activities.

The total amount of general and specific grants for cultural services in 2024 is €49 300.

A general grant for cultural services may be awarded to associations and organizations in Loimaa that have started their activities in the previous calendar year or more and whose activities include the practice and enjoyment of the arts, the provision and use of artistic services, local history work and the preservation and promotion of local cultural heritage. The activities must be of an established nature.

Cultural services grants are awarded to associations, communities, working groups and non-profit organisations that carry out cultural activities in the fields of education, training, multiculturalism, internationalism or similar activities. Targeted grants may also be awarded to individuals.

Grants for sports services

The total amount of the general and specific grants for sports services in 2024 is €87 600.

Local registered sports organisations can apply for a general grant from the Sports Services for sports activities in accordance with their statutes and action plan. Local organisations registered in Loimaa that provide specialised local sports activities can also apply for a grant. The organisation/association receiving the grant must have been active for at least one year.

Targeted grants for sports services can be awarded to local registered sports and physical education organisations, as well as to regional registered organisations providing specific sports activities for sports, coaching, competition and guidance activities.

Grants for youth services

Youth Services grants support local youth work and activities by local NGOs and young people’s own activities.

The total amount of the general and specific grants for youth services in 2024 is €16 300.

A general grant for youth services may be awarded to local youth organisations, youth work organisations or youth sections of organisations which carry out youth activities or work to promote youth work or activities in the city. A general grant may be awarded to support the general activities of youth organisations or youth sections in accordance with their statutes and action plan. The general grant may also take the form of a specific grant for camps or international activities.

The Youth Services Targeted Grant is a one-off grant that can be awarded to a group of young people who are not registered. You can apply for a grant to organise an event, buy equipment, travel costs or to start a new activity as start-up money, for example.

Promoting well-being and health

The Education and Culture Committee has the discretion to award an annual grant for health and well-being activities. The grants are primarily used to support the reduction of well-being disparities in Loimaa.

The activities supported must target vulnerable groups, such as children and young people, the elderly, people with long-term illnesses and disabilities, people in need of substance abuse, mental health or crisis intervention services, the homeless, people with income difficulties, people with an immigrant background or various minority groups.

The activities must take place in Loimaa. If the applicant has activities in several municipalities, the grant will only be awarded for activities taking place in Loimaa, for which a separate budget and action plan must be submitted.

General grants are intended to cover the costs of setting up an association for the promotion of health and well-being. The expenditure supported by the grant is the cost of the activities for which the grant is awarded.

Targeted grants are awarded primarily for events, projects, projects, camps and excursions. Grants will only be awarded for costs related to the event or project to be supported.

The total grant amount for the general and specific grants related to well-being and health promotion in 2024 is €26 500.

Scholarships

The City of Loimaa has a sports scholarship scheme, which aims to recognise the positive publicity that the recipient has brought to his or her home town through his or her success. The scholarship is also considered to have an activating and encouraging effect on the development of youth sport in the city.

The application deadline is 15.11.2024 and can be submitted using the attached electronic forms for individual and team events.