Deadline: 04-Jul-2024
The Mental Health Council of Tasmania is excited to be facilitating a small grants program again this year, to help organisations and schools run Mental Health Week events. If your organisation or school is thinking of hosting an event this year, why not apply for a small grant to help cover some of the costs?
Categories
- $500 – $1000 for small scale public event
- A small public scale event grant is considered to be for events or activities with an audience of between 50 – 100 people.
- This number does not include event organisers, staff or volunteers who run the event or people from partner organisations.
- $1000 – $2000 for large public events/activities
- A large scale public event grant is considered to be for events or activities with an attendance of more than 100 people.
- This number does not include event organisers, staff or volunteers who run the event or people from partner organisations.
- Up to $500 for small targeted community group events
- A small targeted community group event grant is considered to be for events or activities that are for specific demographic (e.g. new mothers, older Tasmanians) and will be hosted by a community organisation. The event or activity does not have a minimum audience requirement but application still needs to demonstrate how the event will achieve meaningful engagement with the target audience.
- Up to $750 for school community events
- A large school community event grant is for schools hoping to host an event or activity for their students and/or wider school community. The event needs to be for an audience of 50 people or more.
- This number does include staff, volunteers or event organisers. It does not include people from organisations outside the school community that may be attending the event.
Eligibility Criteria
- The applicant must not be a ‘for profit’ organisation and the primary reason for the event or activity must not be to fundraise for or promote the applicant organisation. This incldues schools (Note that school events have their own category).
- Organisations must have an ABN, or be auspiced by an organisation with an ABN, and be undertaking the event or activity in Tasmania.
- The planned activity must clearly align with the theme for Mental Health Week 2024 ‘Appreciate the little things’.
For more information, visit Mental Health Council of Tasmania.
