Deadline: 6 May 2018
The Sidney Myer Fund & the Myer Foundation is seeking applications for its Poverty and Disadvantage Small Grants Program to support strategies to benefit Australian communities.
The aims are to:
- alleviate the negative effects of poverty and disadvantage;
- demonstrate new ideas about how to address poverty and disadvantage;
- strengthen communities’ abilities to deal with poverty and disadvantage.
Priority Areas
- For the next three years this program will particularly prioritise the needs of asylum seekers living in the Australian community. Up to 15% of the total available grants pool will be available specifically for organisations and groups supporting and working with asylum seekers. Activities to be supported include health, education and employment initiatives, housing support and material aid, social connectedness and community engagement programs, and individual advocacy and legal support.
- The program will continue to support initiatives targeting the following groups:
- communities experiencing social and economic exclusion with particular emphasis on Indigenous Australians,
- asylum seekers and refugees, and people living in isolated rural and remote areas of Australia,
- children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds who lack the opportunity to improve their wellbeing.
- The program will support small, discrete projects that meet the needs of a community rather than supplementary funding for large projects.
Small Grant Size
Grants are capped at $10,000 and are generally made for a 12 month period only. The requested amount may be part of a budget of up to $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligibility for Organisations
- Applications will be accepted for grants for charitable purposes from Australian incorporated organisations that have been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as Tax Concession Charities (TCC).
- If applicants are unsure of their organisation’s tax status, check with their financial advisor or the Australian Government’s ABN Lookup website.
- If applicant’s organisation is not endorsed as a TCC, but applicants are an Australian incorporated organisation, applicants may still be eligible to apply as long as the foundation can be satisfied that the nature of their project is charitable.
- Eligibility for Individuals
- The Myer Foundation and Sidney Myer Fund do not provide grants directly to individuals or unincorporated bodies.
- If applicants fall within this category, an application for funding may be made through a funding partner that has been endorsed by the ATO as a Tax Concession Charity. If applicant’s funding partner organisation is not endorsed as a TCC, but is an Australian incorporated organisation, applicants may still be eligible to apply as long as the foundation can be satisfied that the nature of the project is charitable.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
Eligible Country: Australia
For more information, please visit The Myer Foundation.