Deadline: 16-Jul-23
The Victorian Department of Education is inviting eligible organisations to apply for a grant of up to $1,000 to contribute to the cost of hosting a Children’s Week activity that celebrates the theme “Children have the right to relax, play and to take part in activities they enjoy”.
Aims
- The grants program aims to:
- provide children and their families an opportunity to participate in a range of community activities
- engage Victorian families to connect and play together
- provide a financial contribution to support eligible organisations to deliver high-quality events that celebrate the national Children’s Week theme.
Theme
- The theme for Children’s Week 2023 is: “Children have the right to relax, play and to take part in activities they enjoy”.
- The theme is a simplified version of Article 31 of the UNCRC which states:
- Rest, play, culture, arts. Every child has the right to rest, relax, play and to take part in cultural and creative activities.”
Children’s Week is a national celebration that recognises the talents, skills, achievements and rights of children. It is based on the articles expressed in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC), highlighting the importance of play, wellbeing and protection. Children’s Week 2023 will be held between Saturday 21 October to Sunday 29 October 2023.
Funding Information
- Local councils or eligible not-for-profit organisations can apply for a grant of up to $1,000 to help host a Children’s Week activity.
Activity Conditions
- To receive a grant, organisations must agree to:
- promote their activity through a range of media channels to encourage participation and generate community awareness of Children’s Week
- include the official Children’s Week and State Government logos and tagline “This Children’s Week event is presented by (organisation name) in partnership with the Department of Education” on all promotional materials.
- The official Children’s Week Calendar of Activities will be promoted on the Department of Education’s Children’s Week webpage and through the Department’s communication channels with the Victorian early childhood and school sectors.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for a grant, you must meet all the following criteria:
- the organisation must be a Local Government Council or an eligible not-for-profit (NFP) organisation*
- the organisation must be covered by applicable insurance/s including Public Liability
- the activity must be launched and/or occur within Children’s Week (21 October – 29 October 2023)
- the activity must be offered free of charge to Victorian families with children (0 – 12 years) and open to children from multiple early childhood services and/or schools
- the activity must demonstrate an educational outcome or benefit
- the activity must explore the 2023 Children’s Week theme
- the activity must not be intended to promote commercial interests.
- *NFP organisations provide services to the community and do not operate to make a profit for its members (or shareholders, if applicable). A few examples are art centres, neighbourhood associations and sports clubs.
Ineligible
- Any for-profit or NFP organisation that operates the following is not eligible to apply for a grant. However, they are permitted to work in partnership with eligible organisations. The eligible organisation must submit the application.
- The following organisation types are not eligible to apply independently:
- kindergarten
- long day care
- outside school hours care service
- family day care
- playgroup**
- schools
- individual / sole trader.
- **Community or Neighbourhood Houses that deliver a playgroup as part of a suite of community services are eligible to apply if attendance to their Children’s Week event includes families and children from across their local community.
- Organisations can only apply for one grant. If you are a large organisation, please consider if any other teams within your organisation are also applying for a grant – for example, a Local Government Council that operates multiple libraries.
For more information, visit Children’s Week Grants Program.