Deadline: 17-Dec-2024
The Australian Government is inviting applications through a Targeted Competitive process to apply for funding under the Veteran Wellbeing Grant Program.
The program provides crucial funding to ex-service organisations for community-based projects that enhance the health and wellbeing of veterans and their families.
VWG supports initiatives that:
- improve mental health and overall wellbeing
- raise awareness of veteran-specific issues
- create safe, inclusive spaces that foster social connection, and
- engage younger veterans in meaningful ways.
Objectives
- The objectives of the VWG Program are to:
- maintain and improve the independence and quality of life of members of the veteran community, by providing funding for activities and projects that sustain or enhance health and social wellbeing
- deliver activities and projects not already provided by Commonwealth or state funding to the veteran community to build future community capacity
- expand on existing activities and projects offered to veterans in new regions within Australia or in the development of new activities and projects that will be offered in more than one location
- raise awareness of the important issues faced by the veteran community.
Funding Information
- Eligible organisations can apply for small grants of up to $50,000 and large grants of up to $200,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, an organisation must be one of the following entity types:
- Company
- Cooperative
- Incorporated Association
- Indigenous Corporation
- Statutory Entity.
- Applications from Trustees on behalf of a Trust and consortia are acceptable, as long as:
- at least one of the members is an ESO
- the lead applicant has an eligible entity type as per the list above
- the lead applicant is solely accountable to the Commonwealth for the delivery of grant activities.
For more information, visit Australian Government.