Deadline: 24-Jul-20
The Courier Charity Fund Grant Program is an annual grants program delivered by the Ballarat Foundation United Way Inc (the Ballarat Foundation), in a bid to break the cycle of disadvantage within the Ballarat and surrounding areas. It is funded through distributions from the Courier Charity Fund.
The Ballarat Foundation’s four pillars of:
- Early Childhood: Every child enters school ready to learn and with an opportunity to proposer
- Youth Success: Every young person has the skills and opportunities to prosper in employment
- Housing Security: Every child, person or family has the security of a home
- Food Security: Every child, person or family has continous access to safe and nutritions food
Funding Information
The Courier Charity Fund Grants Program will distribute two (2) grants of $15,000 to community groups with projects or programs.
The Foundation will fund:
The goal of the Courier Charity Fund is to support the community with projects and programs that:
- Projects that have an impact on early childhood success, youth success, food or housing security.
- Projects that promote collaboration within the community.
- Projects that seek to avoid duplication and maximise resources within the community.
The Foundation will NOT fund:
- Staff expenses.
- Operating or recurring costs (eg wages, insurances, utilities, rent, telephone, internet).
- Projects in which the funds will be removed from the Ballarat or surrounding local government areas or where the project activity is carried out outside these areas.
- Retrospective funding (including funding requests where the project commences between the grant round closing date and the allocation date). Prizes or gifts.
- Interstate or international travel and accommodation costs.
Eligibility Criteria
Organisations are eligible to apply in consecutive years however priority will be given to projects and organisations requiring funding while they transition to secure longer term financial sustainability.
For more information, visit https://ballaratfoundation.org/community-impact/community-grants/
