Deadline: 7-Jul-23
The Multicultural NSW is accepting applications for the Stronger Together Project Grants Program 2024.
The Multicultural NSW invests in community projects and activities that foster community harmony and celebrate cultural diversity as a precious part of the identity and way of life.
The program funds projects that can make a lasting positive impact on social cohesion and meet a community need at the grassroots level.
Funding Information
- Project Grants range from $20,000 to a maximum of $40,000.
- Funding is available for projects delivered between 1 January 2024 and 31 December 2024.
Project Budgets and Use of Funding
- A detailed budget must be provided in the grant application. In-kind contributions should also be outlined in the grant application.
- The budget income and expenditure must balance. Multicultural NSW strongly encourages co-contributions from applications towards the project. It is unlikely that an application will receive a grant if there is no co-contribution.
- Funding restrictions apply for the following items:
- Catering: No more than 5% of the budget can be used for catering.
- Administration: No more than 10% of the budget can be used for administrative costs related to the grant funded project delivery. Administration costs include organisation staffing.
- Insurances: No portion of the grant funding can be used towards insurance costs. Including, but not limited to, Public Liability Insurance, Workers Compensation Insurance and Volunteers Insurance.
- Capital Expenditure or Purchases: No portion of the grant funding can be used towards capital expenditure or purchase costs. Including, but not limited to, building costs or maintenance and equipment purchase.
- Cash Prizes or Gifts: No portion of the grant funding can be used towards cash prizes or gifts, including gift vouchers.
- Independent Audit Fees: No portion of the grant funding can be used towards financial independent audit fees.
Eligibility & Exclusions
- To be eligible for a Stronger Together Project grant, applicants must:
- be a non-profit sharing organisation
- be located within NSW
- confirm past and current funding sources for the past three years
- have acquitted all prior grants
- show how the project aligns with Multicultural NSW’s strategic plan
- show how the project is meeting a community need
- outline how the Project will measure outcomes
- outline how the Project is cost effective and viable with an accurate budget
- have all appropriate insurances and licences
- submit an application using Multicultural NSW SmartyGrants portal before the closing date
- deliver the project within the delivery timeframe for the grant.
- promote the Multicultural NSW and NSW Government funded project on their website and social media platforms
- show co-contributions from applications towards the project. It is unlikely that the project will be funded if there is no co-contribution
- confirm other funding sources that are contributing to the total project budget.
Selection Criteria
- Applications must demonstrate how the project will link to Multicultural NSW’s 2021-2025 Strategic Priorities:
- Language Services
- Ensuring that language is not a barrier to information and that barriers are broken down between speakers of different languages.
- That small, new and emerging communities have language support.
- Sector Capability
- Developing programs and services to meet the needs of culturally diverse communities.
- Building resources that enhance leadership, engagement, communications, service delivery and planning capability for culturally diverse communities.
- Community Resilience
- Building and maintaining networks across the community that can solve respond to problems and actively support social cohesion.
- Settlement
- Establishing programs that help new arrivals to thrive in new locations.
- A Shared Sense of Value
- Building programs with strong intercultural and interfaith networks.
- Language Services
- Applications must show how the Project meets a community need.
For more information, visit Project Grants.