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:
- Projects that do not target young people aged 12–24.
- Loan or other debt repayments.
- Projects already started or completed.
- Recurrent administration and running costs, such as:
- Regular wages.
- Regular office expenses.
- Projects with a commercial purpose.
- Projects already funded by other Toowoomba Regional Council grant programs.
- Infrastructure and/or building costs.
- Prize money, trophies, raffle prizes, or fundraising.
For more information, visit https://www.tr.qld.gov.au/community-business/grants-funding/apply-by-category/14717-oakey-youth-grants