Deadline: 22-Oct-21
The Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation has opened Applications for its grant program that provides funding for community projects in the Hunter, Central Coast, Central West, Mid North Coast, New England and Northern Rivers areas of NSW.
Focus areas
The Charitable Foundation funds projects that directly benefit those most in need in the community and actively seeks to support projects that are sustainable over the long term or deliver an enduring community benefit beyond the funding period. The three areas of focus are:
Health
- Projects that provide improved health outcomes for the most disadvantaged, isolated, and vulnerable in the community, with a priority for:
- projects that use new technology to deliver improved health services to regional areas
- initiatives that improve health awareness and resources in regional communities and disadvantaged groups
- initiatives that support good mental health in regional communities, and
- projects that focus on key health issues for regional communities.
Young people
- Projects that provide improved life outcomes for marginalised and at-risk young people in the community. The Charitable Foundation prioritises projects that:
- support early intervention initiatives for childhood education, development, and wellbeing
- facilitate remediation, development, and mentoring for disadvantaged and disengaged youth, and
- assist initiatives that support youth mental health in regional communities.
Social wellbeing
- Projects that provide improved social wellbeing for the most disadvantaged or marginalised in our community. The Charitable Foundation prioritises projects that:
- assist socially disadvantaged people in our community to build new skills
- facilitate socially marginalised and isolated groups to build social connections, and
- help communities build resilience through social infrastructure, connectedness, and healthy lifestyle.
Funding Information
- Foundation grants generally range from $20,000 to $200,000 with an average grant size of approximately $50,000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for funding applicant must be:
- Endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Type 1 Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR)
- Endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office as a Tax Concession Charity (TCC)
- Registered with the Australian Charities and Not-For-Profit Commission
- A not-for-profit organisation which is charitable at law
- A legal entity such as an incorporated association or corporation.
For more information, visit https://www.newcastlepermanent.com.au/charitable-foundation/funding/eligibility-criteria