Strong and Resilient Communities Activity – Inclusive Communities Grants Program (Australia)

Deadline: 15-Nov-21

The Australian Government is inviting applications in an open process to apply to deliver services under the Families and Communities Program – Strong and Resilient Communities (SARC) Activity – Inclusive Communities Grants.

These Grants aim to support vulnerable and disadvantaged people to participate socially and economically through local community-driven solutions that build self-reliance and empowerment. The Grants will focus on supporting people of working age (15-64 years) in geographic areas of high socio-economic disadvantage across all states and territories.

This includes addressing barriers to participating in community activities, reducing social isolation, developing soft skills and promoting social and economic participation through funding projects that support:

the development of young people aged 12-18 who are, or are at risk of, disengagement, marginalization and having limited engagement with education/training.
people with disabilities and/or mental health issues to participate in their community, and become/remain independent and engaged.
vulnerable women who are, or at risk of, isolation or discrimination to participate in their community and increase their sense of self agency and empowerment.
people who are unemployed to address individual barriers to employment and increase their capacity to engage with existing employment/training services and/or work towards gaining employment.

Funding Information

The Australian Government has announced a total of up to $63.0 million (GST exclusive) over 5 years for the SARC Activity – Inclusive Communities Grants.
Up to 12.6 million will be committed as part of this grant round. Projects will have a funding cap of $180,000 (GST exclusive) per year.
The maximum grant amount is $360,000 (GST exclusive) for a 2-year project.
The maximum grant period is 2 years.

Outcomes

Funded projects under the program may achieve one or more of the following intended outcomes:

increased social, civic and economic participation
increased social cohesion, connection and functioning within communities
reduced levels of social isolation/increased sense of belonging in communities
people are self-reliant, empowered and experience improved mental health
people are engaged with education, training and work-ready services and activities
people have improved work skills and increased opportunities for paid work
people engage with and sustain engagement with community services and activities
people are engaged with skills development and learning opportunities in their communities
people have improved connections and linkages to services that further support their increased social, civic and economic participation

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for a SARC Activity – Inclusive Communities Grant you must be a not-for-profit organization and be one of the following entity types:
- Indigenous Corporation
- Company
- Local Government
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Statutory Entity
- Trustee on behalf of a trust.
Applications from consortia are acceptable, as long as you have a lead applicant who is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities and is an eligible entity.
Your organisation must also be:
- a legal entity, able to enter into a legally binding agreement
- located in Australia.

Ineligible

You are not eligible to apply if you are:

an organisation, or your project partner is an organisation, included on the National Redress Scheme website on the list of ‘Institutions that have not joined or signified their intent to join the Scheme.
Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Non-Corporate Commonwealth Entity
Non-Corporate Commonwealth Statutory Authority
Commonwealth Company
Corporate State or Territory Entity
Non-corporate State or Territory Entity
Non-corporate State or Territory Statutory Authority
International Entity
Sole Trader
Partnership
Person
Unincorporated association.