Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Government of Western Australia has announced the applications for Local Government Partnership Fund for Homelessness to provide one-off financial co-contributions towards new initiatives that are identified and led by local governments to respond to and prevent homelessness around Western Australia.
Objectives
The key objectives of the Fund are to:
- Enable the development of place-based initiatives that respond to and prevent homelessness around Western Australia;
- Create opportunities for local government, the community sector, business and philanthropic organisations to collaborate and co-fund initiatives that will address homelessness and service gaps in their local community; and
- Encourage the development and delivery of locally designed, innovative initiatives that support implementation of All Paths Lead to a Home: Western Australia’s 10-Year Strategy on Homelessness 2020-2030.
Funding Information
- Grants ranging from $25,000 to $200,000 are available.
Eligibility Criteria
The following bodies are eligible to apply for funding:
- local government authorities
- incorporated not-for-profit community organisations, provided that they:
- are located within, or have an established local presence within, the local government area in which the project will be delivered,
- can demonstrate an active partnership (including a financial or in-kind contribution towards the matched funding requirement) with the local government authority where the project will be located, and
- include a formal letter of support from the local government authority where the project will be located.
- unincorporated organisations or community groups, provided that they apply through the auspice of an incorporated body or a local government authority and they:
- are located within, or have an established local presence within, the local government area in which the project will be delivered,
- can demonstrate an active partnership (including a financial or in-kind contribution towards the matched funding requirement) with the local government authority where the project will be located, and
- include a formal letter of support from the local government authority where the project will be located.
For more information, visit https://dlgc.communities.wa.gov.au/GrantsFunding/Pages/Local-Government-Partnership-Fund-for-Homelessness.aspx