December Community Grants Newsletter.

Welcome to the December edition of my Community Grants Newsletter.

We have a bumper edition this month!

From federal, state and private grants to local competitions all having the emphasis on strengthening the electorate of Shortland and being involved.

Please share this information around and be mindful of the closing dates as a number of grants in this newsletter require applications to be submitted in the coming days.  

Please contact Melanie in my office if you would like further information about any grants you may choose to apply for.

Good luck!

Pat

2021 Youth Week events

Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: 17 December 2020
Funding Provider: Lake Macquarie City Council
Purpose: Designed for young people to express their ideas and views, act on issues that affect their lives, and create and enjoy activities and events.

Any non-profit organisation that is incorporated, or auspiced by an incorporated organisation, can apply for up to $1000 to fund National Youth Week activities or events. The event must occur within the Lake Macquarie Local Government Area, and be for young people aged 12-24 years.

For more information: Click here

Veteran and Community Grants

Amount: $20,000 for small grants, $20,001 to $150,000 for large grants
Closing Date: 29 January 2021
Funding Provider: The NSW Office for Veterans Affairs
Purpose: To maintain and improve the independence and quality of life for members of the Australian veteran community by providing funding for projects that sustain or enhance health and wellbeing.

The intended outcomes of the program are to deliver projects that:

• Are sustainable and have an ongoing benefit for members of the Australian veteran community
• Increase opportunities for members of the Australian veteran community to engage in social and community activities and/or improve health behaviours and support healthy places.

For more information: Click here

Creative Kids

Amount: $100
Closing Date: 31 December 2020
Funding Provider: Service NSW
Purpose: To let kids find their passion and learn new skills.

NSW Creative Kids vouchers can be used for students aged 4.5 to 18 years old towards registration, participation and tuition costs for performing arts, visual arts, paints, coloured pencils, art books, coding, languages, literature, music and other creative and cultural activities with the approved list of activity providers.

For more information: Click here

Nominate now for a Lake Mac Award

Closing Date: 11 December 2020
Purpose: To give sporting greats, accomplished artists, environmental warriors, and volunteers recognition for their achievements and making a positive difference to our community.

For more information: Click here

The PPCA Performers’ Trust Foundation

Amount: $3,000 for an individual and $5,000 for a group
Closing Date: Ongoing
Funding Provider: Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA)
Purpose: Providing grants to promote and encourage music and the performing arts.

This grant can be used for costs associated with the following:

• Tuition fees
• Travel costs (hire, airfares, petrol)
• Accommodation
• Venue hire/PA hire.

For more information: Click here

New Enterprise Incentive Scheme (NEIS)

Amount: Undisclosed
Closing Date: Ongoing
Funding Provider: Department of Education
Purpose: To provide jobseeker with support to start and run small businesses.

If you are an eligible jobseeker and are interested in starting and running a small business, you may be able to access assistance through the NEIS. NEIS can provide you with accredited small business training, business advice and mentoring, as well as ongoing income support for up to 52 weeks.

For more information: Click here

Women’s Leadership and Development Grants

Amount: $40 million 
Closing Date: 9 December 2020
Funding Provider: Australian Government
Purpose: To create jobs and future job opportunities for women.

Organisations that focus on supporting women from diverse backgrounds, including women living in rural, remote and regional areas, are encouraged to apply.

The funding will target projects across five key areas:

• Job creation
• Economic security
• Workforce participation
• Leadership
• Safety

For more information: Click here

Foundation Partner, NSW Government - Regional NSW

Amount: $10 million in co-funding
Closing Date: 14 May 2021
Funding Provider: Regional NSW
Purpose: To activate or bring forward regional projects in engine, enabling or emerging engine industries.

Examples of eligible projects could include the:

• Establishment of an additional production line for an existing regional NSW business
• On-shoring of activity currently done overseas to a regional NSW location
• Development of new regional tourism experiences and visitor attractions
• Relocation of a business operation from out of state to regional NSW
• Replacement, upgrade or adaptation of plant and equipment at an existing regional NSW business.

For more information: Click here

DVA Supporting Younger Veterans (SYV) Grants Program 2020-21

Amount: $50,000 - $150,000
Closing Date: 5 February 2021
Funding Provider: The Australian Government
Purpose: To support the development of well researched and tailored services for the younger veterans' community, with a particular focus on services supporting those at risk of experiencing poor mental health.

This may include social inclusion and connectedness activities for younger veterans and their families, mentoring or other support for veterans to assist with their transition to civilian life and employment, or online activities that address stigma and raise awareness of mental health issues faced by younger veterans.

For more information: Click here

Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation Program – Economic Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21

Amount: $10 million in co-funding
Closing Date: 8 December 2020
Funding Provider: Regional NSW
Purpose: To increase the social and economic participation, including employment outcomes, of people with a disability. 

For more information: Click here

Capacity Building Economic and Community Participation Program – Social and Community Participation Grant Opportunity 2020-21

Amount: $10 million in co-funding
Closing Date: 8 December 2020
Funding Provider: Regional NSW
Purpose: The Australian Government is inviting applications from organisations via an open competitive process for grant funding for 12-month projects that help enable the participation of people with disability in community life – particularly in arts, culture, sport and recreation activities.

For more information: Click here

Local Sporting Champion Grant

Amount: $500-$700
Closing Date for this round: 31 December 2020
Funding Provider: Australian Institute of Sport
Purpose: To help our junior sport stars meet the costs of participation at eligible sporting competitions.

Local junior athletes turning 12 to 18 years of age in the same calendar year as the nominated sporting championship can apply for a grant to cover the cost of:

• Travel
• Accommodation
• Uniforms
• Equipment

For more information: Click here

Awesome Lake Mac

Amount: $1,000
Closing Date: no closing date
Funding Provider: Individuals who contribute their time and money to support awesomeness in Lake Macquarie City
Purpose: To benefit the Lake Macquarie community.

Do you have a brilliant idea for making Lake Macquarie a little more awesome?

Each month, Awesome Lake Mac provide $1,000 no strings attached grants to people with great ideas making Lake Mac even more Awesome!  

For more information: Click here 

Delta Electricity – Sponsorship & Donations

Amount: Unknown
Closing Date: No closing date
Funding Provider: Delta Electricity
Purpose: This program aims to help improve local parks for families and people with disabilities and sponsor community events. It also provides support for Landcare and other environmental groups and helps many local organisations that must be geographically located in the regional areas where Delta Electricity Power Stations operate. Delta’s Vales Point and Munmorah power stations are located in the Central Coast and Lake Macquarie region.

There are five categories available:

• Education
• Environment
• Arts and cultural
• Community & health
• Sport & recreation       

For more information: Click here

Ignitor Fund

Amount: $50,000
Closing Date: EOI's are open on a rolling basis
Funding Provider: English Family Foundation
Purpose: To support Australian social enterprise change makers who are finding new and innovative solutions to tackle the most pressing issues within their local communities and who are now looking to build capacity to overcome the challenges of taking their concept to scale to be impact investment ready.

The fund is looking to partner with organisations who have developed their proof of concept and are now seeking igniter funds to scale to the next stage of their development and demonstrate impact and “investor readiness”. 

For more information: Click here

Financial Assistance for Breast Cancer Treatment - Young Pink Sisters Funding

Amount: $600
Closing Date: Ongoing
Funding Provider: Young Pink Sisters
Purpose: Providing relief to those who are struggling to meet the financial demands of breast cancer treatment.

Young Pink Sisters were established as a charity for the sole purpose of providing immediate financial assistance and relief to those who are struggling to meet the financial demands of treatment. 

For more information: Click here

Impact Investment Ready Growth Grant

Amount: $140,000
Closing Date: EOI's are open on a rolling basis
Funding Provider: Department of Social Services 
Purpose: To provide capacity building grants to mission-driven for-profit and not-for-profit organisations, allowing them to secure investment capital to scale their social impact.

For more information: Click here

Telstra Top-up Funding

Amount: $40
Closing Date: Ongoing
Funding Provider: Telstra and Infoxchange 
Purpose: To provide complimentary $40 mobile credit recharge to those who are experiencing or at risk of homelessness, family violence or impacted by natural disaster.

For more information: Click here

Levi’s® Music Prize Funding

Amount: $4,500 each for 10 artists
Closing Date: Undisclosed
Funding Provider: Levi’s® Music
Purpose: An initiative enabling Australian bands and artists to maximise that next opportunity to get them to the next stage of their careers.

Australasia’s largest annual music prize, the Levi’s® Music Prize, has changed to support more Australian and New Zealand artists through the COVID-19 crisis.

Previous winners of the Relief Fund awarded in May 2020 include The Beths, Tkay Maidza, Miiesha, Haiku Hands and Jaguar Jonze.

For more information: Click here

Traceability Grants Program

Amount: $7 million for grants over four financial years
Closing Date: 21 January 2021
Funding Provider: The Australian Government
Purpose: To provide opportunities for applicants to conduct projects that will enhance the supply chain traceability systems and arrangements that support the export of our agricultural commodities.

For more information: Click here

Good Luck!