Deadline: 11-Aug-24
Applications are now open for the Youth Vibe Holiday Grant Program to provide a range of events and activities during the school holiday period for young people, their families and the wider community throughout the Northern Territory.
The Youth Vibe Holiday Grants program is available for activities and events during September/October, December/January and June/July school holidays.
The Office of Youth Affairs administers the Youth Engagement Grants Program, which aims to provide financial support to community groups and organisations enabling young Territorians to engage and participate in a variety of drug and alcohol free recreational activities, personal development and leadership programs.
Funding Information
- Applicants can apply for up to $2,000 for each school holiday, or up to $6,000 for the combined holiday periods.
What this grant can fund?
- Exciting and creative ideas which provide safe and secure entertainment opportunities for young people.
- Programs which encourage the development of skills and attributes such as self-esteem, cooperation and trust for young people.
- Projects that involve young people at all levels.
- Travel costs, for travel within Northern Territory only, associated with an event/activity but must not be the sole purpose for the requested funding ie. your application must include other reasons for funding.;
- Wages or salaries for external course providers (e.g. instructors) up to 50% of the total requested amount of the grant, only if required for an event or activity and is not the organisation’s normal business; and
- Activities and/or opportunities providing youth friendly engagement for and with young people.
- There is flexibility for the delegate to consider funding multiple applications to one organisation in the same school holiday period in different locations with the Northern Territory.
What this grant can’t fund?
- Organisations, community groups and individuals outside of the Northern Territory, unless the activity benefits the young people of the Northern Territory.
- Payment for working with children checks or events and activities that the facilitator does not possess an Ochre Card or Exemption Authority.
- Payment of membership, registration or participation fees (includes visa application fee, travel insurance, sporting registration and course registrations for long term learning opportunities).
- Events and activities that do not have a specific youth focus.
- Commercial or business activities, i.e. to make a profit.
- Grant funding contributions directly towards fundraising or charitable activities.
- Purchase of any capital equipment (Exceptions to this guideline may be considered by the delegate on a case-by-case basis).
- Programs or activities which are political or discriminatory against another, based on their gender, culture, religion or marital status.
- Projects that the office considers do not represent value for money or the responsibility of other funding bodies or government agencies.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations and community groups can apply for a grants up to $6,000 each financial year (with a maximum of $2,000 per school holiday period).
- Organisations must be a legal entity under the Associations Incorporated Act as grant funding must be awarded through a legally incorporated organisation. The office may request a copy of the organisations certificate of incorporation or you may upload this document in your Grants NT organisation profile. Applicants must identify and demonstrate that the funds will contribute to supporting at least two outcomes from the Youth Strategy.
For more information, visit Northern Territory Government.
