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The Government decided on 31 January to distribute from the profits of the Slot Machine Association EUR 312 million in funding to non-profit organisations and foundations for promoting health and social welfare. The funding aims to encourage organisations to develop new types of activities so as to be more effective.
The funding now distributed is divided into operations funding amounting to EUR 186 million, investment funding EUR 44.5 million, and funding for trials and development projects EUR 81.6 million. The applicants for funding numbered this time 1758 and funding was applied for 3657 projects or actions. The total amount of the funding applied for was EUR 618 million.
In addition to the funding now distributed by the Government, funding will be granted this year from the revenues from slot machines for rehabilitation and institutional care of war disabled persons and for rehabilitation of front veterans amounting to a sum of EUR 109 million.
The Slot Machine Association’s policy of granting funding
Last year a new funding strategy was approved for theSlot Machine Association from 2008 to 2011. The strategy focuses on securing the basic activities of organisations for promoting the welfare of individuals. Three main lines have been defined for the funding activity. Accordingly, funding is allocated for 1) securing the basic operations of social welfare and health care NGOs and promoting the welfare of people, 2) prevention of problems, and 3) development of support and services for the most vulnerable groups of people. The Slot Machine Association continues to monitor competitive effects.
For further information please contact Markus Seppelin, Senior Officer, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, tel. +358 (0) 9 160 73828. Information on individual projects is available on the web at www.ray.fi or from the Funding Activities Department of the Association, tel. +358 (0) 9 43701.