Grant Programme
Our grant programme aims to support the development of regions and municipalities both in the vicinity and further away from Gas Storage CZ gas storage facilities through financial donations. By providing regionally oriented assistance, the company has long contributed to the growth of civil society and the creation of good neighbourly relations, thus committing to the concept of social responsibility. The support is focused on regional education, sport, charity, humanitarian and social aid, culture and environmental protection.
In 2024, we received a total of 22 applications for a financial donation. Fifteen projects were selected to receive financial support in the total amount of CZK 2,295,000. After the devastating floods in Moravia, the company provided additional assistance in the amount of CZK 649,331 to support the intervention units of the volunteer fire brigades around the Lobodice and Štramberk reservoirs.
The maximum amount of the donation for one entity is CZK 1,000,000.
Areas of Support
Donations to equip schools (laboratories, studios, libraries) with teaching aids;
Donations to secondary vocational schools and practical training centres;
Material support pupils and students with health conditions or impairment;
Donations to extracurricular activities and equipment of schools and kindergartens;
Donations to university projects including the preparation and development of new materials and their use.
Support for extracurricular leisure activities, e.g. in the form of donations to sports facilities and leisure centres;
Supporting sports events as a way to use leisure time and develop talented children and youths.
This includes e.g. supporting projects of associations, institutes, social cooperatives of disabled people and public benefit companies in the field of social services for the disabled; donations to the interior equipment of social care homes;
Donations to voluntary firefighting units;
Donations to state and non-state organizations that provide services in the field of social and legal protection of children;
Support for non-governmental non-profit organizations, organized as an association, institute, social cooperative or humanitarian organization of churches that provide social services to people with disabilities, health conditions or impairments and socially challenged citizens;
Donations to organizations to aid disaster relief.
Donations to major local cultural projects
Such as support for projects of public environmental awareness, training, education and counselling;
Support for projects of non-governmental non-profit organizations that declare their activities in the field of the environment aimed at nature protection, and development of energy-saving technologies with emphasis on reducing material and energy consumption;
Support for projects aimed at prevention in environmental protection.
Donations to equip schools (laboratories, studios, libraries) with teaching aids;
Donations to secondary vocational schools and practical training centres;
Material support pupils and students with health conditions or impairment;
Donations to extracurricular activities and equipment of schools and kindergartens;
Donations to university projects, including the preparation and development of new materials and their use.
Conditions
Grant applications are usually evaluated once a year, after the application deadlines, usually at the end of March of the current year. Each project is assessed according to the established criteria.
The grant program is open to the following entities:
State-funded organisations,
Associations, institutes, social cooperatives,
Public benefit companies,
Special purpose church facilities,
Foundation and endowment funds,
Municipalities.
Basic Criteria for Evaluating Applications
Locations
When approving an application, the location of the project is considered, i.e. where the project is to be implemented. Projects in the immediate vicinity of the reservoirs are prioritised; however, the grant programme is also open to projects from further afield.
The degree of impact on the surroundings
We have an interest in ensuring that grant funding is used as effectively as possible and benefits as many people as possible. As part of this criterion, the panel considers how many people would directly benefit from the project.Benefits of the grant
The more tangible the benefit of the project to the public, the more points the application receives. We prioritize projects with a concrete impact.Example: A project for the construction of a playground in the municipality has a greater chance of success under this criterion than a project to conduct a study of whether residents would like a new playground.
The applicant's activity
Applicants who are willing to participate in the project are given preference in the application process. However, it is not just about financial participation. It is in our company's interest that citizens themselves become actively involved in the implementation of projects.
Grant Procedure
Grant announcement and application procedure
The announcement of the grant includes the conditions for obtaining the grant, the criteria and evaluation rules, the timetable and the total amount to be awarded. The announcement of the grant is entirely within the competence of our company, which also determines all the criteria for obtaining the grant. The grant is announced through our website or by contacting municipalities directly. Applications are usually accepted until the end of March of the current year. Projects are subject to evaluation by the grant panel and approval by the relevant bodies of the company. All applicants for a financial donation will receive information about the outcome of the assessment via email after a decision has been made on their application.Grant settlement
Once the project has been completed, it will be accounted for and audited. The final report, including the accounting of the funds, can be found on the right hand side of the website.
The donor undertakes to send the donor an accounting of the financial donation in accordance with the agreed purpose of the donation, containing a breakdown and amount of the individual amounts paid and the purposes of the payments in accordance with the agreed purpose of the donation, together with copies of accounting documents (invoices, receipts) and proof of payment of invoices (bank statements for individual payments, expense documents).
The accounts can be emailed to dary@czgs.cz or send in paper form to the following address:
Gas Storage CZ, a.s., Limuzská 3135/12, 100 00, Prague 10, attn. Jana Ryšavá.
