Deadline: 15-Jul-22
The State Government of Victoria is inviting applications from Local government councils or eligible not-for-profit organisations for a grant of up to $1,000 to contribute to the cost of hosting a Children’s Week activity.
Aims
The grants program aims to:
- Give children and their families an opportunity to participate in a range of community activities
- commits Victorian families to connect and play together
- provide a financial contribution to support eligible organizations to deliver high-quality events that celebrate the national Children’s Week theme.
Thematic Areas
The 2022 theme is: All Children have the right to a standard of living that supports their wellbeing and healthy development.
Funding Information : Up to $1,000 to help host a Children’s Week activity.
Eligible Activities
In-person or online activities may include:
- Art exhibitions / virtual art gallery
- Messy play activities / take home packs
- Dance workshops
- musical performance
- Picnics
- Online guest speaker/ entertainment event
- Organizations are encouraged to involve children in the planning and design of their event. The National Quality Standard (NQS) recognizes children as competent and capable. Supporting children’s agency and involving them in decisions cuts across all seven quality areas of the NQS.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for a grant, you must meet all the following criteria.
- The organization must be:
- local government council or an eligible not-for-profit (NFP) organization
- covered by applicable insurance/s including Public Liability
- The activity must:
- launch and/or occur within Children’s Week (22 October to 30 October 2022)
- be free of charge to Victorian families with children (0 to 12 years) and open to children from multiple early childhood services and/or schools
- demonstrate an educational outcome or benefit
- explore the 2022 Children’s Week theme
- not be intended to promote commercial interests.
- NFP organizations provide services to the community and do not operate to make a profit for its members (or shareholders, if applicable).
For more information, visit https://www.vic.gov.au/childrens-week-grant