Vörå Municipality's Sustainability Award
The municipality of Vörå aims to highlight its work towards sustainable development by awarding a sustainability prize.
The prize can be awarded to individuals, associations, organizations, or businesses actively engaged in sustainability and environmental issues. The public can submit nominations for the sustainability prize within a specified timeframe, after which the building and environmental committee selects a winner.
Criteria for the sustainability prize:
- The nominee must be from the municipality of Vörå
- The motivations should clearly demonstrate the individual’s/organization’s/association’s/business’s efforts in sustainability and environmental work
Association grants are available to support and promote the activities of associations and can be applied for:
- children and youth activities
- sports activities
- cultural activities
- associations with a social focus
- village activities (village councils that are not registered associations may be granted support for village councils).
Association grants also include project grants that can be applied for new projects aimed at achieving specific results and that are not part of the association's regular activities.
We recommend that you read Association Grants - Guidelines and Criteria and Municipal Strategy before filling out the application.
Registered associations with Vörå as their home location, associations that conduct activities in Vörå, or have a large number of members from Vörå can apply for grants.
In an association with multiple sections or workgroups, grants are applied for collectively through the main association.
A newly formed association must have submitted its registration application by the end of June the previous year to be eligible for a grant.
- The activities should be clearly and explicitly described in both the operational plan and the report. It is also important that the activities support and complement the municipality's strategic initiatives and promote well-being, quality of life, and social sustainability.
- Regular, guided activities for children and youth that create opportunities for an active and creative leisure time are prioritized.
- The association's activities and events are marketed through both the association's own and the municipality's communication channels (Ostrobothnia's events calendar and Municipal Bulletin), as this increases the opportunities for residents to participate in community life.
- Activities and events must be alcohol-free to be eligible for association grants.
- The pursuit of developing and renewing the activities is viewed positively.
- An assessment of the association's financial position, self-financing, and other support from external sources is conducted. The grant is calculated as a percentage of reported costs based on the allocated funds and the number of applications.
- Association grants and support are awarded only once per calendar year for the same purpose.
Applications are made electronically. The application opens on March 1, 2025, and closes on March 31, 2025, at 4:00 PM. Late applications will be rejected.
If the applicant needs support and assistance with the electronic application, the leisure office can be contacted.
Associations that have been granted project funding must inform the leisure office by August 31 if they intend to carry out the project in accordance with the project application approved by the Quality of Life Committee.
Approved project funds are paid out in full only after an approved report has been submitted. The report should be sent to the leisure office by October 31. If the report is not submitted within the set time frame, the payment of the project grant may be suspended (it is possible to apply for an extension for the report submission, but this must be done before 10/31).
- Consists of a monetary amount.
- The goal is to provide financial resources for the applicant's activities while also giving visibility to the municipality.
- Sponsorship is given provided that funds for the purpose have been approved by the municipal council in the budget for the year for which the sponsorship is sought.
- The applicant should be registered in Vörå for the year the sponsorship is applied for and compete in the 15-year category or older.
- The applicant may have previously been registered in Vörå municipality but during studies is registered elsewhere and represents a Vörå association. Proof of study must be attached to the application.
- Financial amounts are determined based on pre-set criteria (KFN, 24.09.2013, §59): performance, competition level, goals, and visibility, etc., are taken into account when applying.
- Applications are submitted via the electronic form.
- Sponsorship for the next year should be applied for by October 31st.
- The municipal logo printed on competition and/or training clothes
- Participation in municipal marketing and/or municipal events if needed
Note! Associations are referred to apply for operational grants. Application period is in March.
Through the award "Volunteer of the Year," the Quality of Life Committee aims to recognize talented volunteers and association members in Vörå Municipality.
Nominations must be submitted by June 10. The Quality of Life Committee selects the recipient, and the award is presented during The Vörå Days.
The prize "Cultural Award of the Year" is given to a person or group that demonstrates artistic quality or performs a cultural action.
Nominations must be submitted by June 10th. The Committee for Quality of Life selects the winner, and the prize is awarded during Vörå Days.
Nominate a young person between the ages of 13-21 who has made a difference through their positive energy, contributed with their commitment, and inspired others by being a great role model.
Nominations must be submitted no later than May 2.
Goal:
• Primarily support events organized in Vörå
• Encourage new and more events
• Increase the municipality's visibility
Application Period:
• Ongoing
Larger national or international events requiring significant financial contributions are handled separately
Applicants can be:
• An association registered in Vörå
• An association registered outside the municipality that organizes events in Vörå municipality or hosts an event that aligns with the municipality's marketing strategy
When granting the support, the following is considered:
• The scope of the event
• Priority is given to events for children and youth (75% of participants are children and youth)
The municipality should gain visibility through:
• Ads on flyers, posters, newspaper ads, programs, association magazines, etc.
• Website
• Banner on site
Events not eligible for support:
• Internal association events
• Association activities, such as camps or courses
The application is submitted electronically.
If the applicant needs support and assistance with the electronic application, the leisure office can be contacted.
The municipality provides support to businesses and associations that employ young people for summer jobs.
The purpose of this support is to lower the barrier for young people to gain work experience.
- The support is 10 euros per workday (minimum 6 hours/day).
- The support portion can be a maximum of 25% of the daily wage (gross).
- The maximum support per employed youth is 320 euros (32 workdays).
- the youth is registered in Vörå municipality as of 31.12 of the previous year
- the youth is between 15–25 years old
- employment should occur between May 1st and September 30th
- the average working time is at least 6 hours/day
- statutory social insurance costs are paid by the employer for the work
- signed employment contract for the position
Attachments to the Report
- copy of the salary payment specification
- copy of the employer's paid statutory social insurance costs
- copy of the employment contract (Employment Contracts Act Chapter 2 Section 4 (55/2001))