Funding for Organization-led Preventive Action
Funding for preventive action can be applied for by registered health care and social services organizations and associations as well as sports and culture organizations and residents’ associations for example. The organizations can also apply for funding together for implementation of collaborative activities. The funding can be applied for activities withing the Oulu region.
The preventive action funding is meant for organization-led activities targeting families with small children and babies, children of daycare age, primary school age and their families, as well as families and children in transition phase from primary to middle school. Funding for activities targeting youth is allocated only after special consideration.
The funded organization-led activities must:
- Low-stakes activity that promotes well-being and the region’s families’ needs (no competitive or sports coaching activities)
- Open for everyone and free of charge
- Activities that reinforce the realization of basic services and supports their operation plans
Evaluation and monitoring of effectiveness of funded activities
The effectiveness of the allocation of the preventive action funding is monitored and evaluated with reports of funded activities once a year. Additionally, the parties that received the funding are invited by the funding body to gather for a peer-to-peer evaluation meeting once a year. These meetings are arranged as a part of the life cycle network for children, youth and families with children’s meetings.
More information: airi.martikainen@mll.fi
Which activity expenses can be funded?
Funding may be allocated to the following operational costs:
- Direct operating costs related to the implementation of club activities, peer activities, coordination of organisational activities, starting new activities and other activities that meet the criteria.
- Salary costs related to the implementation and steering of existing organisation-based activities (planning, implementation, monitoring, reporting) and other operating expenses (e.g. mandatory administrative costs related to the payment of salaries, necessary material costs)
- Salary and other expenses related to the development, piloting and implementation of needs-based new organisation-based activities for a fixed period. When starting new activities, the organisation must investigate other possibilities for further funding during the operating period in order to continue the activities (e.g. project funding, STEA, etc.).
- Salary and other operating expenses related to the development, piloting and implementation of new activities used jointly by two or more organisations on a need-based basis for a fixed period. When piloting new activities, organisations must investigate other possibilities for further funding during the operating period in order to continue the activities (e.g. project funding, STEA, etc.).
Approximately 4% of the funding appropriations will be allocated/reserved annually for the development, piloting and implementation of new needs-based organisation-based activities.
Where funding cannot be allocated
- The funding is not intended for expenses related to events and events (lecture fees, catering costs, marketing, etc.), expenses related to furniture purchases or salary costs of municipal or parish employees.
- Funding cannot be allocated to overlap with other funding available for the same activity (e.g. WEB STEA projects or other municipal subsidies for the same activities). The applicant is obliged to indicate whether he or she has applied for or received a grant for the same purpose from another authority of the City of Oulu. A producer from whom the City procures outsourced services will not be awarded subsidies for the same activities.
Applying for preventive action funding
Reporting and monitoring of preventive action funded activities
Reporting of actual activities
Activities carried out with funding for preventive activities in the financial year 2024 (1.1. - 31.12.2024) must be reported by 31.1.2025. Reporting link: https://link.webropol.com/s/tilastotvuosi2024
N.B! The activity statistics are filled in on an application-by-application basis, i.e. statistical reports are filled in separately for each activity organised by the same operator.
For more information on activity statistics, contact Airi Martikainen, Coordinator of Child and Family Activities, tel. 045 3263686 or airi.martikainen@mll.fi
Expense tracking
The cost monitoring form for preventive funding granted for the financial year 2024 (1.1.- 31.12.2024) will be sent by email to Terhi Vesterelve by 31.1.2025: terhi.vesterelve@ouka.fi
N.B! The expense tracking form must also be filled in on an application-by-application basis. Organisations that have received funding should remember to keep receipts for the costs of their activities in case of inspections and spot checks.
For further information, please contact Terhi Vesterelve, Administrative Secretary, tel. 040 509 1402, terhi.vesterelve@ouka.fi
Further information
Matters related to financing decisions:
Director of Early Childhood Education Pirjo Koret
p. 044 703 5335
pirjo.koret@ouka.fi
Matters related to funding disbursement and cost monitoring:
Administrative Secretary Terhi Vesterelve
p. 040 509 1402
terhi.vesterelve@ouka.fi
Matters related to applying for funding and activity statistics:
Coordinator of Child and Family Activities Airi Martikainen
p. 045 326 3686,
airi.martikainen@mll.fi
Airi Martikainen can also provide you with more information about the activities of the Life Cycle Network for Children and Young People.