Deadline: 7-Jun-23
Application are now open for FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants program which helps communities act on issues of current concern for young Australians, as identified by youth at the annual Canberra Heywire Youth Summit.
The Haywire Youth Summit provides an opportunity for youth from across Australia to collectively identify issues that have impacted them growing up in remote, rural and regional Australia, and then develop project ideas that address these issues.
The Heywire Youth Innovation Grants provide up to $10,000 for communities to act on these issues by either adopting or adapting the project ideas That might include implementing the idea as developed by the Heywiras or by adapting it to respond to the issue the project idea seeks to addresswith an initiative that meets the needs of young people in your community.
Through these grants this program aims to
- Make remote, rural and regional Australia a better place to grow up for young Australians
- Put young people at the centre of decision making about issues affecting them within their community,
- Strengthen young people’s connections to their community, by providing an avenue for organisations to engage well with youth.
Priorities
- Projects that can demonstrate local youth engagement, consultation andior involvement in the design and delivery of the project will receive creference.Priority will be given to projects thatare either:
- Youthled projects this program highly encourages projects where youth are responsible for the design and delivery of the entire project, with oversight from supporting organisations whore flooded. through this grant programs youth are provided with the opportunity to gain &penance and skills in project delivery and the granting process.
- Partnerships between youth and community organisations this program encourages projects that facilitate meaningful partnerships between organisations and the youth in their community. Youth should have input into the design and delivery of the project, with the community organisation responsible for the actual program delivery. Opportunities should be provided for Youth to step in and out of the project design and delivery as needed. In developing and strengthening these partnerships, youth will be supported to become active participants in local community organisations.
- Youth participation in projects that strengthen the connection to their community Community organisations that have stcng connections with youth can deliver projects for the benefit of local youth.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $10,000 are available for communities across Australia to adopt, adapt and act on the ideas generated at the Heywire Summit.
- In 2023, there is $115,000 available nationally, thanks to the generous support of the David Mactaggart Foundation, Sally Foundation, AMP Foundation and private donors.
- In addition, there is $35,000 specifically for Queensland projects thanks to the support of The John Villiers Trust.
- Projects that can demonstrate local youth engagement, consultation and/or involvement in the design and delivery of the project will receive preference.
What can be funded?
- Funds will be available to implement or pilot one of the Heywire ideas. A broad range of charitable projects are considered under this program, including:
- Delivering, or providing activities, events, programs and services;
- Purchasing or hiring equipment and materials;
- Community infrastructure projects;
- Organisational capacity building;
- Community resource development.
- Projects must be undertaken between November 2023 to June 2025.
Is this grant available in my area?
- Projects must take place in regional Australia, as defined by ABC Heywire – they must be outside of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Eligibility Criteria
- To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
- Applicant organisations must be a not-for-profit organisation with either an Incorporation Certificate and/or an ABN. If you are unsure if your organisation is a registered not-for-profit (e.g. if you are a Co-operative, Other Unincorporated Entity, Public Company or Trust), please contact FRRR;
- Project must be for charitable purposes and offer clear public benefit;
- Not-for-profit organisations with or without DGR-1 endorsement are eligible;
- Organisations can submit one application per grant round;
- Projects must address a local issue distinctive to your community.
- Projects must take place in regional Australia, as defined by ABC Heywire – that is, outside of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth or Sydney.
- For program purposes, youth is generally defined as ages 12-28.
- Please note, you will be considered ineligible if the:
- Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
- Application is submitted by an organisation that is not a legal entity (i.e. a registered not-for-profit), without the written consent of the governing / partnering body who holds the ABN / Incorporation Certificate;
- Application is submitted without required financial documentation;
- Overdue final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years have not been acquitted (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports);
- Application is for a project or activity that has already occurred / is occurring prior to the announcement of funding;
- Application is incomplete. NOTE: Due to the volume of applications received, applications are assessed based on the documentation received at the time of application. FRRR is unlikely to follow up missing documentation after applications have been submitted.
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