Apply for Oakey Youth Grants Program – Australia

Deadline: 19-Apr-21

The Toowomba Region is accepting applications for its Oakey Youth Grants Program to deliver positive mental health outcomes for young people in Oakey, they are proud to support community-led projects through an Oakey Youth Grants Program.

Program objectives

To deliver positive mental health outcomes for Oakey’s young people, we have been delivering a number of programs, collectively referred to as the Oakey Youth Project – including engagement, mentoring, skill development and other mental health and social well-being programs. Many of these programs have been designed from the outset to be community-led and build the capacity of both young people and the wider Oakey community. The Oakey Youth Grants Program exists to ‘strengthen the things that remain’. It principally aims to:

Empower community organizations to provide programs, activities and events which support the mental health, resilience and social well-being of young people aged 12–24 who live, work or study in Oakey.
The program also aims to:
- recognize the contributions young people and community organizations make to the enrichment of the Oakey district
- create opportunities for young people to connect and participate in the community, and support their access to a range of arts, cultural, sporting and active recreation opportunities
- empower young people to take active roles in the development of the community, create platforms for youth mentoring and community connection and foster young people’s knowledge, confidence and skills
- support young people’s improved access to programs and services to meet their social, economic and mental health needs
- foster collaboration between community organizations to deliver positive mental health outcomes for young people
- support equity, diversity and inclusion in partnership with young people from marginalized backgrounds, including young women, young people living with disabilities, LGBTQI+ young people, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and culturally and linguistically diverse young people

Eligible community groups and organizations can seek support to deliver a range of local programs, activities or events that contribute to the mental health of Oakey’s young people.

Funding Information

Grants of up to $5,000 are now available.

Eligibility Criteria

Organizations can apply under the Oakey Youth Grants Program if they:
- are an eligible community organization registered as a not-for-profit entity
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN)
- operate or provide services within the Oakey community.

Individuals and community groups may apply under the auspices of an eligible community organization.
Public and private educational institutions (including primary, secondary, tertiary, Parents & Citizens, and Parents & Friends Associations) may apply to fund projects which do not form part of their core business and demonstrate broader community benefit.

Who can’t apply?

The following groups can’t apply:

for-profit companies, trusts and other organizations
government organizations, semi-government organizations and statutory authorities
unions and student guilds
research foundations
professional associations
an organization that has been granted approval for support through another Toowoomba Regional Council funding program for the same project
Organizations that have previously defaulted on the conditions of funding.

Eligible Projects

A wide range of support will be considered on its merits and benefit to Oakey’s young people. Eligible projects include, but are not limited to:

Programs, activities, or events which support the program objectives.
Projects which target issues impacting young people in Oakey.
Projects which engage young people in planning, delivery, and evaluation.
Projects which provide arts, cultural, sporting, and active recreation opportunities for young people.

Example projects include community events, workshops, or education; complimentary and lifestyle interventions delivered in groups settings (e.g. exercise, relaxation, or mindfulness classes); or up skilling of community members to assist with mental health first aid or suicide awareness, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.

Preference will be given to projects that:

Support the mental health, resilience, and social well-being of program participants.
Align with relevant observances or days of celebration, such as Queensland Mental Health Week.
Facilitate deliverable outcomes for the young people of Oakey.
Are youth-led or youth-driven programs, activities, or events.
Demonstrate self-help, commitment, and future sustainability.
Are not duplicating existing programs, activities, or events.

Ineligible Projects

Oakey Youth Grants will not fund: