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General principles governing grants

All grants must be applied for via the online service platform. Using the online service platform requires strong authentication.

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Granting principles

Associations, organisations and individuals involved in local community activities organised by the third sector may apply to the municipality for grants. The activities for which grants are sought must comply with the letter and spirit of the law and be in line with the strategy of the Municipality of Tuusula.

The Municipality of Tuusula has adopted general principles for grant-awarding practices that apply to all grants. The purpose of these general principles is to increase the transparency of grant-awarding practices and to ensure consistent procedures in the processing of municipal grants.

The committees implement the general principles governing grant-awarding activities within their respective areas of responsibility and determine the criteria and principles for grants and cooperation agreements within their respective areas of responsibility.

Activities requiring assistance

The activities receiving funding must emphasise public benefit and transparency. The activities must support residents’ well-being, participation and integration into the community. In line with the strategy, the grants must promote the municipality’s attractiveness and vitality. The municipality may impose specific conditions on the use of the grant.

The activities receiving funding must comply with Finnish laws and regulations and be in accordance with good practice. The activities must not conflict with the municipality’s strategy and common operating practices, ethical guidelines or its equality and non-discrimination plan.

The administration and finances of the grant recipient must be organised in accordance with applicable laws and regulations. The organisation’s accounts and other monitoring of the grant must be arranged in such a way that the use of the grant can be monitored and assessed reliably. The grant recipient must independently determine whether the grant received constitutes taxable income and, where necessary, declare the grant received in their own tax return. In the event of subcontracting, the grant recipient is responsible for ensuring that the subcontractor also complies with the grant principles.

Eligibility

As a general rule, grants may be awarded to applicants whose registered office and operations are based in Tuusula, or to activities that are aimed at residents of Tuusula.

  • The applicant must be a legal entity (business ID) or an adult (strong authentication).
  • Unregistered groups, such as working groups, are treated in the same way as individuals (the applicant must be of legal age and provide strong proof of identity). They are eligible to apply for grants intended for both associations and individuals.
  • The grant recipient must have a realistic action plan and their own funding. Self-funding may also take the form of voluntary work.
  • The activities for which the grant is intended are not supported by any other municipal grant. Any venue hire grants received by the applicant or the use of a community loan scheme do not prevent the award of an operating grant or a one-off grant.
  • Fundraising that is appropriate, in the public interest and organised to finance operations will not reduce the amount of the grant.
  • Any grant received previously must be reported before a new grant is awarded.

Applying for and awarding grants

Applications for operating grants must be submitted via the online system by the deadline. Late applications will not be considered. Supporting documents may be added after the application period has closed.

Operating grants are awarded on an annual basis. The municipality may award only one grant for the same purpose (with the exception of premises grants). When applying for a grant, the applicant must also declare any grants received from sources other than Tuusula Municipality for the same purpose.

The awarding of grants is always discretionary. The assessment takes into account the purpose, scope, quality and overall impact of the activity to be funded. More specific criteria or a points-based system may be used to assess the impact of the activity.

The grant must be used for the purpose for which it was awarded. Any change in the intended use will result in the grant being reclaimed, unless this has been agreed in advance with the municipality. The grant recipient must also inform the municipality immediately if there is a change, either partial or complete, in the recipient’s ability to carry out the activities for which the grant was awarded. Grants are not awarded retrospectively.

Operating grants are paid out as soon as the grant decision becomes final. An operating grant may be recovered if there are grounds for doing so (e.g. failure to comply with reporting obligations, misconduct).

Reports on the use of the grant must be submitted via the online service by the specified deadline.

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