Deadline: 31-Jul-20
Mental Health Month has launched a call for applications for the 2020 Small Grants Program.
Categories
There are five categories of grants available –
- General grants
- General grants are for projects focusing on any part of the community.
- Youth grants
- Youth grants are for projects focusing specifically on projects for young people.
- Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) grants
- CALD grants are for projects focusing specifically on Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities.
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Grants
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander grants are for projects focusing specifically on Indigenous communities.
- LGBTIQA+ grants
- LGBTIQA+ grants are for projects focusing specifically on the LGBTIQA+ communities.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations must have an ABN or be supported by an organisation with an ABN, and be undertaking the project in NSW.
- The planned activity must occur during Mental Health Month in October, promote positive mental health in the community and tie in with the theme for Mental Health Month 2020.
- Organisations or community groups wishing to submit a grant application can apply in only one category.
- Funds are not available for the self-promotion of for-profit organisations.
- Funds are not available for work that an organisation is already funded to undertake.
What do the Judges look for?
- Projects which are especially creative or innovative;
- Applications from small, community-led organisations or groups;
- Projects which respond to the needs of their local/target community;
- Projects which have a clear mental health focus;
- Projects with a strong link to the Mental Health Month theme (“Tune In”).
For more information, visit http://mentalhealthmonth.wayahead.org.au/information-and-categories/
