Deadline: 10-Feb-23
The Government of South Australia is seeking applications for its Positive Ageing Fellowship Grants (PAFG) to provide one-off ageing specific capability building grants of up to $40,000 for projects that support older South Australians to age well, and that contribute to delivering South Australia’s Plan for Ageing Well 2020-25.
Thematic Areas
- 2022-23 PAFG will fund projects of up to 12 months duration that align to one or more of the following themes, which reflect the strategic priorities and enabling factors set out in the Plan:
- Home and community – There is no place like home
- Meaningful connections – The key to a good life
- Navigating change – Building resilience
- Tackle ageism
- Grow diversity
- Increase accessibility.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $40,000.
What project items can be funded?
- One-off salaries for project staff or labour.
- Instructor fees, venue hire or rent.
- Transport or travel.
- Project administration costs, for example: phone, postage, stationery, photocopying, rental or leasing of office equipment or computers.
What will not be funded?
- Capital works: construction costs, building repairs or alterations e.g. installation of physical resources such as air conditioning systems, fences or toilets.
- Motor vehicles.
- Equipment only projects – funding for equipment will be considered only as part of a project.
- Food or beverages (unless required for the program/project e.g. ingredients for cooking classes are eligible but a lunch outing for participants is not).
- Start-up costs for new organisations.
- Applications where the intent of the funding is primarily to promote the organisation.
- Research projects.
- Applications that duplicate existing services or programs already available to the community.
- Applications established for financial gain by members
- Applications for which there are more appropriate funding sources such as Office for Ageing Well’s Grants for Seniors program or Age Friendly SA Grants.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-government, non-profit community organisations or registered charities that:
- have an active Australian Business Number (ABN);
- are Incorporated; and
- are active in South Australia.
- Incorporated organisations can submit an application on behalf of a non-incorporated organisation – an arrangement known as auspicing.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Sole traders or partnerships.
- For-profit organisations and private companies that are not registered charities.
- Research foundations or trusts.
- Professional bodies and associations.
- Commonwealth or South Australian Government departments or Statutory Authorities.
- Local governments – except where auspicing a non-incorporated organisation.
- Organisations that have licensed gaming machines in their facilities.
- All educational institutions e.g. primary, secondary or tertiary institutions.
For more information, visit PAFG.
For more information, visit https://www.sahealth.sa.gov.au/wps/wcm/connect/public+content/sa+health+internet/about+us/department+for+health+and+wellbeing/office+for+ageing+well/community+grants/positive+ageing+Fellowship+grants