Deadline: 2-Dec-22
Grants of up to $250,000 available to support projects that enable young people living in regional NSW to lead and participate in youth radio and podcasting activities.
The Regional Youth Radio Program aims to increase young people’s participation in activities that strengthen their opportunities to have a voice, as well as their connection and belonging to their communities. The 2023 Regional Youth Radio Program is an initiative of the Office for Regional Youth.
Objectives
The 2023 Regional Youth Radio Program supports organisations to empower young people to design and deliver projects, enabling them to:
- have a greater sense of voice, and feel a sense of choice and control in their lives
- participate in youth-led and youth-driven community outcomes
- address and overcome barriers to participating in the community
- build community-based partnerships and networks
- feel a greater sense of connection and belonging within their community
- feel empowered, as their ideas and opinions are respected, considered, and acted upon
- gain relevant training to support their participation
- feel more confident within themselves and their abilities, having expanded their knowledge and skills
- seek further opportunities to participate and stay engaged in their community
- strengthen connections with their Aboriginal culture and identity.
Priorities
- Community issues, cultural identity and connection
- Cyber safety and awareness
- Financial literacy (budgeting, rent, phone, contracts, fines)
- Health and wellbeing (including mental health), COVID-19
- Domestic and family violence, homelessness/housing
- Young people impacted by drought, fire or flood
- Music, art, sport, technology, environment
Funding Information
- A total of $250,000 in funding is available for 2023 Regional Youth Radio grants.
- The 2023 Regional Youth Radio Program provides one-off, time-limited grants of between $10,000 and $25,000 to a range of eligible organisations in NSW.
- Funding is for new projects that involve young people aged 12 – 24 years living in rural, regional, and remote NSW.
Eligible Projects
- Minor capital works or equipment purchases to upgrade youth radio sound studios
- Minor equipment purchases to support the development, recording and broadcasting of youth podcast series
- Short courses, training and skills development for young people in radio broadcasting, radio program development, podcast development and broadcasting
- Regional Youth Radio Program development
- Youth podcast series development
Eligibility Criteria
- The program encourages applications from Aboriginal, and culturally and linguistically diverse organisations
- Eligible organisations must be one of the following:
- an incorporated entity and hold an Australian Business Number (ABN), Australian Company Number (ACN), be registered with NSW Fair Trading under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 or incorporated under an Australian federal, state or territory Act of Parliament
- a regional university or TAFE
- an eligible NSW Council, including:
- NSW regional councils
- NSW regional joint organisations of councils
- To be considered, applicants must also:
- be located within an eligible LGA
- hold or be able and willing to purchase at least $20 million in public liability insurance for the duration of the project.
Ineligible
- You should not apply for this grant if you are:
- a council of Greater Sydney, Wollongong or Newcastle
- a Commonwealth or State Government agency
- an individual or sole trader
- an unincorporated organisation
- a commercial and/or for-profit organisation
- a school (including P&Cs)
- a sub-contractor engaged to manage or deliver the project on behalf of a non-eligible organisation.
For more information, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/media-releases/young-people-voice-regions