Deadline: 19 March 2018
The Mercy Foundation is currently accepting applications for its Social Justice Small Grants Program that provide seed funding to assist communities and organisations to build capacity that will help create structural change and bring about greater social justice in Australia.
The Mercy Foundation seeks to create greater social equity and inclusion in the Australian community.
Grant Information
Grant amounts range from $1,000 to $10,000 per organisations.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applications are invited from Not for Profit Organisations in Australia only.
- The following criteria will be used to assess small grant applications:
- Innovative projects that require seed funding to increase social equity and inclusion and challenge unjust structures and systems will be prioritised.
- The focus for 2018 is on projects that help develop an inclusive and sustainable economy. Australia has realized great benefits of economic growth over recent decades. However, not all have shared in the prosperity of the nation. This year, they are prioritizing projects that help build an inclusive economy founded on justice and offers dignity and inclusion to every person.
- Projects that address other social justice areas may also be submitted for consideration.
- The Mercy Foundation prioritises projects that target disadvantaged women and/or women with children, regardless of the annual social justice focus issue.
- Applications are accepted for projects that are run wholly within Australia, by community based groups or organisations based in Australia.
- Organisations applying for funds must be a legal entity (or auspiced by a legal entity), not-for-profit and therefore exempt from income tax, but are not required to have Deductible Gift Recipient status.
- Small to medium organisations with a turnover of less than $500,000 with limited access to other funding sources are prioritised.
- Other considerations:
- The objective of the project must be clear and measurable.
- Organisations must demonstrate capacity to implement and manage the project.
- Organisations need to explain how a project will continue if the key person (who might be a board member, staff member or volunteer organiser) leaves the project while it is still being implemented.
- The application should include how the project will be evaluated and what developments or future actions will come from the project.
- Applications require the completion of the appropriate application form and a brief description of the organisation and an annual report or similar document to substantiate the organisation’s status.
- Applicants must provide referees who can vouch for the organisation’s competencies and the project’s viability.
How to Apply
Interested applicants must download the application form via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit Social Justice Small Grants Program.