The Ping Wo Fund aims to finance the following measures:
- research and studies into problems and issues relating gambling;
- public education and other measurements to prevent or alleviate problems relating to gambling;
- counselling, treatment and other remedial or support services for gamblers with gambling disorder and those affected by them.
The Ping Wo Fund Sponsorship Scheme, administered by the Ping Wo Fund Advisory Committee, aims to provide sponsorship to community organisations to organise public education programmes/activities to prevent and alleviate gambling-related problems.
Key details
Max amount per application
HK$680,000
Grant type
Cash grant on reimbursement,Cash grant with initial payment
Application submission type
Deadline
Max programme duration
24 months
Expected processing time
2 months
Eligibility
Categories
Human Services
Target beneficiaries
Other
Other beneficiary
gamblers with gambling disorder
Areas of focus
Social Services
Grant conditions & requirements
Eligibility criteria for applicant organisation
1. An applicant organisation shall be a registered non-profit-making organisation (including a charitable organisation) or a statutory body. The applicant organisation is required to indicate its eligibility in the application form and provide the relevant supporting documents 1 by the application deadline 2 . Failure in providing supporting documents by the application deadline may render the application invalid.
2. When an organisation and its unit(s) submit an application, they shall be regarded as a single group. Each group is allowed to submit only one application (i.e. one proposed project). If an organisation and its unit(s) have submitted more than one application, the applicant organisation/unit(s) should decide which application they would pursue prior to the Assessment Panel meeting(s). If the organisation and its unit(s) fail to reach an agreement on the application to be pursued, the Committee reserves the right to decide whether the applications will be further processed and, if so, which one will be processed.
3. If a joint application is made (i.e. an application jointly made by two or more eligible organisations), a principal or lead organisation must be indicated and be responsible for matters relating to the application. All organisations making a joint application shall state clearly in the application form their respective responsibilities.
4. If the applicant organisation intends to accept financial support and/or commercial sponsorship in kind from, other than the Ping Wo Fund (“the Fund”), any persons, organisations or Government departments, it is required to provide the relevant details in the estimated income and expenditure in the application form or the Committee has the right to withdraw the sponsorship. Under no circumstances will the applicant organisation be allowed to seek and/or accept donations and/or commercial sponsorships that may be, in the opinion of the Committee, in direct conflict with policies and interests of the Fund or any Government bureaux or departments (e.g. donations and/or commercial sponsorships from tobacco companies or alcoholic drinks companies). If the Committee considers the acceptance of donations and/or commercial sponsorships by an applicant organisation inappropriate, it will not process the application.
