City of Jyväskylä grants
The general principles for grants aim to increase the transparency of the city's grant activities and ensure a uniform approach to the processing of grants awarded by the different city departments.
A key element in the awarding of grants is that the activities to be supported must contribute to the city's strategy, support or complement the services provided by the city and the well-being of the citizens and/or the vitality of the city.
The effectiveness of the activities is assessed on the basis of criteria defined for each grant.
The City Board has approved the general principles of the City of Jyväskylä's grant activities as of 1 January 2023.
More detailed information on the grant criteria, application instructions and exact application deadlines can be found in the grant-specific section.
Elevator and accessibility grants
Apply at any time. This grant may be awarded to a residential building organized as a limited liability housing company for the construction of a block of flats lift, or else the removal of a structural impediment to enable a person with reduced mobility to access the residential building and its apartments and communal spaces from the outside. The grants will be awarded, subject to available funds, after ARA (the Housing Finance and Development Centre of Finland) has approved the project’s budget and awarded it a state lift subsidy or accessibility subsidy.
More information: elevator and accessibility grants.
Civic activity grants
Application period is 2.-31.1.2024. These grants may be awarded to subsidize resident and community activities by associations and organizations, other civic activities and multicultural activities.
More information: civic activity grants / kansalaistoiminnan avustukset (In Finnish)
Cultural activity grants
Application period is 2.-31.1.2024. These grants may be awarded to cultural organizations, communities and working groups for cultural and art activities open to all, as well as to private artists to offset costs of renting working spaces.
More information: cultural grants (in Finnish)
Sport and exercise grants
Application period for Operating Grants 2.1.-31.1.2024
Application period for space grants for private sports facilities 1.-31.3.2024
These grants may be awarded for sporting associations and adaptive sport organizations to pursue their core activities, as well as for projects intended to result in sporting activities or services.
More information: sport and exercise grants (in Finnish).
Youth grants
Application period is 2.-31.1.2024. These grants may be awarded for such youth activities by youth associations, ad hoc groups and organizations as to encourage and enable youth independence, communal responsibility, healthy lifestyles and respect for life and the environment. More information: youth service's grants (in Finnish).
Social and health service grants
More information on the Wellbeing service county of Central Finland's web-page(in Finnish).
Employment services grants
Application period is 2.-31.1.2024. These grants may be awarded to associations and foundations fundamentally engaged in labour market promotion. More information: employment services grants (in Finnish).
Private road grants
Application period is 1.1.-31.3.2024.
More information: private road grants (in Finnish).
The grant system will change in 2024
The City of Jyväskylä is introducing a new grant system. All grants for 2024 will be open for application..
In the future, applicants will be able to log in to the system to follow the progress of their grant application, respond to requests for supplementary information and to participate in discussions.
Authentication to the grant system
All applicants will be required to have strong authentication. This means logging in with a bank ID, mobile certificate or a secure card. Electronic application forms can be found on the eAccessibility portal for each grant..
Applicants will be able to log in to the system to follow the progress of their grant application, respond to requests for supplementary information and to participate in discussions.
Suomi.fi e-Authorization
When applying for a grant on behalf of an association, company or community, the grant applicant must have the Suomi.fi e-Authorisation granted for "Submitting a grant application". The authorisation is an electronic power of attorney, the details of which are entered in the authorisation register. General powers of attorney such as the right to sign a name are also sufficient.
It is advisable to check and, if necessary, apply for the authorisation in good time before submitting the grant application. An authorisation is only valid once the authorising officer has accepted it.
To manage and apply for authorisations, go to Suomi.fi: e-Authorizations - Suomi.fi