Deadline: 5-Aug-22
Are you interested in advancing the lives of women and girls and achieving gender equality? Are you a community group or organisation that has an idea for an event, resource or project that would benefit women and girls across Queensland? If yes, then apply for the Investing in Queensland Women Grants Program.
The Investing in Queensland Women grant program (the grant program) supports community groups and organisations across Queensland’s urban, rural and remote regions with resources to lead projects and events designed to create positive change for women and girls.
These grants provide support and resources for initiatives that focus on empowering women and girls, promoting partnership and networking, addressing existing gaps, removing barriers and addressing the unique issues faced by women.
Proposed Projects or Events Must
- target people who identify as women and girls and who may be more vulnerable or experience multiple levels of disadvantage, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, LGBTIQ+ people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds (including people on temporary visas), people in rural, regional and remote communities, young people and older people AND
- be delivered during the grant round’s six-month delivery period as outlined in the ‘timeframes’ section; AND
- be delivered in Queensland; AND
- support the purpose of the grant program.
Funding Information
- The funding available is one-off funding only. It provides up to $15,000 (excluding GST) for projects and/or events that are delivered within a six-month time period.
- A total allocation of $540,000 per annum (ex GST) will be made available through two grant rounds each year of $270,000 (ex GST) each.
- Organisations may submit one (1) application per round.
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The application will be considered under one of the following categories:
- Category 1: up to $5,000 for small scale projects and/or events (e.g. an awareness-raising event, a workshop or a training session, or development of basic resources);
- Category 2: up to $10,000 for larger scale projects and/or events involving a larger audience or multiple events, or with longer term impacts (e.g. a series of workshops or events, a set of resources to be used well into the future; a medium to large scale awareness-raising campaign); or
- Category 3: up to $15,000 for more substantial initiatives involving multiple elements, which may be delivered jointly between two or more organisations or community groups. Partnerships may include cash contributions and/or in-kind contributions.
Eligibility Criteria
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To be eligible for this grant, applicants must be:
- an incorporated, not-for-profit, community sector organisation (as defined by the Australian Charities and Not-for-profit Commission (ACNC); OR
- a Queensland local government authority.
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Applicants must also:
- be based in Queensland; AND
- have no outstanding financial accountability, service delivery or performance issues for funding provided by the Queensland Government; AND
- hold, or provide plans to obtain, insurance which will cover the appropriate time period.
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Please note:
- State-run entities such as schools, hospitals and the Queensland Police Service are not eligible to apply.
- Eligible P&C associations and Parents and Friends (P&F) Associations may apply.
For more information, visit Queensland Government.
For more information, visit https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/grants-for-queensland-women#How_to_apply