Deadline: 30-Sep-2024
The City of Fremantle is accepting applications for the Youth and Community Grants.
The Community Grants supports programs and activities that address a specific need or provide a benefit to the Fremantle community.
The Youth Grants supports programs, projects and initiatives that encourage social and civic participation and increase wellbeing, skills, empowerment, and resilience of young people aged 12 – 25 who live, work and/or study in Fremantle.
Community Grant
- Applications for community focused projects and initiatives that meet the following objectives will be considered for funding:
- Identifies and addresses a need in the community which could a focus on:
- Diverse communities including people with disabilities, Aboriginal people, culturally and linguistically diverse people and older people
- Celebrating Aboriginal culture and heritage, including truth telling
- Supporting vulnerable or high-need communities with a focus on:
- Mental health and wellbeing
- Healthy relationships
- Access to services for people experiencing vulnerabilities
- Builds capacity in the community for social inclusion and connectivity. For example:
- Increase volunteer participation
- Increased awareness of community events, groups, and activities
- Enhancing connections and collaborations between community members and organisations.
- Skill development
- Enhances healthier lifestyles and community enjoyment through:
- Providing opportunities for the community to participate in physical and social activities.
- Encouraging social connection at a suburb level, particularly in the suburbs of Beaconsfield, Hilton, Samson, North Fremantle and South Fremantle
- Aligns with key strategic priority areas as outlined in the City’s focused Action Plans, including:
- Aboriginal Engagement Plan
- Access and Inclusion Plan
- Walyalup Reconciliation Action Plan
- Age Friendly City Plan
- Homelessness Action Plan
- Identifies and addresses a need in the community which could a focus on:
Objectives of Youth Grant
- To provide young people an opportunity to develop social connections and contribute to the broader community.
- To encourage young people to be more physically and mentally healthy.
- To develop resilience in young people and empower them to make quality decisions about their health and well-being.
- To provide activities that enable young people to explore their interests and participate in learning and development opportunities.
- The project takes into consideration the Fremantle Local Government Area demographics and trends (CaLD, People with disability, high school students, university students, etc.) of the area where the project will take place
Funding Information
- Up to $7,500
Timeframe
- Assessment Timeframe: Up to 6 weeks
- Funding Agreement: 1 Year
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications will be considered from:
- An organisation or group that is legally constituted as an incorporated association (or has secured an auspice) or not-for-profit
- Application that meets the grant objectives
- Applicant that has obtained the appropriate level of Public Liability Insurance for the proposed project and/or event
- Project or initiative delivered in City of Fremantle and directly benefits its community
- Youth Grant applications only- Primary target group to include young people aged 12 – 25 years who live, work and/or study in Fremantle.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The following applications are ineligible for funding:
- Unincorporated or un-auspiced organization
- Applicant or auspice with an open funding agreement in the Community or Arts Grant Program
- Recurring or pre-existing events that don’t demonstrate significant changes or new initiative areas
- Activities, events or programs occurring outside the City of Fremantle
- Projects that duplicate an existing or similar service or project that operates in the City of Fremantle
- The application disparages or excludes any groups in the community
- The application contravenes an existing City of Fremantle Policy or Plan
For more information, visit City of Fremantle.