Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Northern Territory of Australia is seeking applications for its Multicultural Grants Program to provide migrant and multicultural communities in the Northern Territory with funding for projects or activities that promote: social inclusion; cohesion; multicultural diversity; linguistic diversity.
The grants program demonstrates the government's commitment to assist migrant and multicultural Territorians to expand their own, and the Territory's, social and cultural development.
Aims
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The aim of the grants program is to:
- Assist migrant and multicultural communities by providing funds towards innovative projects that promote multicultural diversity in the Northern Territory.
- Projects that will be considered are assessed on how well they meet the following criteria:
- Encourage migrant and multicultural communities to expand their own, and the Territory's, social and cultural development
- Assist the community's knowledge and appreciation of different cultures
- Provide links throughout the Northern Territory population
- Foster opportunities for multicultural communities to maintain, develop and express their cultural and linguistic diversity
- Assist the development of community support and building of capacity within migrant and multicultural organisations, through events such as cultural celebrations and activities, community development programs and website development and upgrades
- Address emerging issues in the multicultural community such as education and skills development, employment, governance and other such issues.
Two grant rounds are advertised each year. First round applications open on 1 March and close on 31 March for activities generally starting from July. Second round grant applications open on 1 September and close on 30 September for activities generally starting from January next year. All grants must be completed by the end of that financial year.
Funding Information
- For unplanned events or changing circumstances OMA will accept quick response applications for projects up to $2,000. You must submit this application four to six weeks before the event.
Eligible Projects
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Projects must:
- Be consistent with the aims of the grants program
- Have identifiable outcomes and project objectives
- Be part of a comprehensive plan to address need(s) identified by the applying organisation/group
- Not have commercially-oriented objectives
- Be completed within twelve months of receipt of the funding assistance
- Be based in the Northern Territory.
Eligibility Criteria
- Funding is available to not for profit organisations only.
- To be eligible for funding an organisation must
- be operating as a not for profit organisation
- be physically located and actively operating in the NT
- Types of organisations that are eligible for funding include
- Migrant and multicultural community organisations that are voluntary, charitable or not for profit.
- Applications from other not-for-profit organisations, where a proposed project is entirely dedicated to address an issue faced by a group or groups of migrants and multicultural population, can be considered on a case by case basis.
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Applicants must:
- Provide all of the information requested including a detailed itemised budget
- Include an outline of the plans for promoting the activity
- Demonstrate a need for assistance
- Demonstrate an ability to manage the funds and the project effectively
- Contribute to the project through other funding sources or income or 'in kind' support
- Be based in the Northern Territory, however, flexibility can be considered to support organisations that have a Northern Territory representative.
For more information, visit Multicultural Grants Program.
For more information, visit https://grantsnt.nt.gov.au/grants/round-2-multicultural-grants-program-2022-23
