Deadline: 27-Nov-22
The NSW Government has announced the applications for Investing in Women Funding Program.
The aim of the Investing in Women Funding Program is to advance the role, status and contribution of women and girls in their communities.
Three Pillars
- The Strategy focuses on 3 key priority areas for action that women from across NSW have consistently said are important to them.
- Economic opportunity and advancement
- Gender equality in the workplace
- Transitions between careers and life stages
- Pathways into work and careers
- Financial wellbeing and retirement
- Health and wellbeing
- Safe relationships, safe communities
- Understanding and awareness of women’s and girls’ health needs
- Services and support for women’s and girls’ physical and mental health
- Secure housing, preventing homelessness
- Participation and empowerment
- Leaders in community and work
- Uplifting focus communities
- Rebuilding connections, engaging with community.
- Economic opportunity and advancement
Project Categories
- Explore and scope Up to $25,000
- Test and grow Up to $50,000
- Replication and sustainability Up to $100,000.
Focus Communities
- Projects that specifically target and support one of the following focus communities will be prioritised for funding over other equally ranked projects. Applicants should indicate which focus community the project will primarily target and will be able to select several secondary communities if required.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women and girls
- Women and girls from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities
- Women of diverse sexualities and genders including those who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, intersex, queer and/or asexual (LGBTIQA+)
- Women and girls with disability
- Women and girls living in regional, rural and remote areas
- Women and girls experiencing socioeconomic disadvantage
- Women and girls facing homelessness
- Carers
- Older women
- Young women
- Women veterans
- Women and girls in contact with the criminal justice system
- Girls and young women living in or who have lived in out of home care.
Type of project funded under this grant
- 2022 Investing in Women funding program seeks to fund innovative projects that will:
- Improve women’s financial wellbeing and security and support diverse and flexible employment opportunities for women and girls.
- Promote and support a holistic approach to women’s health across the lifespan.
- Support women’s engagement through social networks, access to information and building confidence using a diverse representation of women and girls.
Funding Information
- Grant amount: From $5,000 to $100,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a legally constituted Australian-based entity. This includes:
- Not-for-profit organisations, including community organisations
- Local councils and shires, including regional organisations of councils and consortia of councils
- Industry bodies and the private sector working in partnership with the community or government on initiatives directly supporting women and girls.
- Not-for-profit bodies are considered to be organisations that are registered and approved as not-for-profit bodies by NSW Fair Trading, Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC). They can include:
- Charities, trusts and cooperatives that are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC)
- Organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) or Public Benevolent Institution status
- Not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee and registered in NSW (these must have ACNC registration and or DGR status)
- Associations (registered under the Associations Incorporation Act 2009 and with NSW Fair Trading)
- Local Aboriginal Land Councils
- Religious organisations
- Organisations established under an Act of Parliament.
Note: organisations listed on the ACNC Register must have a current and up to date record.
An application must be made by a single organisation that will accept responsibility for the delivery of the project if the application is successful.
Section 355 committees must submit applications under the relevant local council name.
Ineligible
- Funding will not be provided to:
- Individuals or groups of individuals
- Unincorporated organisations
- For profit organisations
- Sub-contractors – either for program management or for project delivery on behalf of non-eligible organisations
- NSW Government or Australian Government agencies or their entities.
For more information, visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/grants-and-funding/investing-women-funding-program