Deadline: 20-Oct-20
The Noongar Charitable Trust is seeking applications for its 2020 Grant Program to provide financial assistance to the Noongar Community.
The Trust aims to support projects run by Aboriginal Community Controlled Organizations which offer a direct and noticeable benefit to the Noongar community.
Funding Categories
- Health – to promote health in the community.
- Crisis and Hardship – to provide assistance in a time of urgency.
- Aged – to provide for the needs of the elderly and infirm members of the Noongar community.
- Housing – provide assistance to the community for housing programs.
- Cultural and Heritage (including Traditional Practices) – to provide cultural and heritage benefits to the Community.
- Education, Training and Employment – to improve access to education, training, employment and economic and enterprise development opportunities for Noongar people.
- Children and Youth (0 to 25 years) – to provide for the long term needs of future generations of members of the Community.
Funding Information
- The Noongar Charitable Trust provides grants starting from $5,000 and allocates up to $10,000 per grant round to community projects.
Eligibility Criteria
Grants will be made to incorporated, Aboriginal Community Controlled Organizations that are based and delivered within Noongar Community.
Preference will be given to organizations and projects:
- That meet the charitable objects and purpose of the trust;
- That offer a direct and noticeable benefit to the Noongar community;
- That are supported by the organization’s local Noongar community;
- That keep proper accounting records and have,at least, yearly financial statement or reports.
- That have an operational bank account in the organization’s name.
Grants are unable to be given to:
- Organizations that fail to submit required documents or information requested by NCT.
- Organizations that have failed to carry out or complete any previous projects funded by NCT.
- Individuals;
- Political Organizations or political activities.
Reporting
Successful grant recipients are required to lodge a report at the conclusion of the grant, detailing the achievements and evaluating the success of the activities for which funding was given. For 12 month or more grants, six monthly progress reports are required to be submitted before subsequent grant instalments will be paid.
For more information, visit https://noongarcharitabletrust.com.au/apply-for-a-grant/#qedaccordion1_3