Deadline: 25-Jun-25
The Queensland Mental Health Commission (QMHW) Community Events Grant Program helps organisations across the state host #QMHW events that raise awareness for mental health and foster connections.
The program is funded by the Queensland Government through the Queensland Mental Health Commission and administered by CheckUP.
Objectives
- The overall objectives of QMHW are to:
- raise awareness of the importance of mental health and wellbeing
- increase understanding of mental illness and recovery
- reduce stigma and discrimination.
Priority Areas
- One-off grants will be available in 2025 to support events to be held in Queensland to celebrate the week.
- The grant program will consider the needs of groups vulnerable to greater risk, including:
- Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples
- people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds
- people living in rural and remote Queensland
- people who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, asexual, or queer (LGBTIQA+)
- other groups at risk of marginalisation (e.g. people with disability, young people, and older people).
Funding Information
- A total funding pool of $150,000 (ex GST) is available for the delivery of events during QMHW in 2025.
Eligibility Criteria
- The organisation (or auspice organisation) applying for a grant must:
- be able to enter into a legally binding and enforceable agreement with the grant administrator;
- have an active ABN;
- be currently based or operating within a Queensland community;
- have the appropriate type and level of insurance (including Public Liability Insurance) for the event/activities that are proposed in the grant application;
- be willing to agree to the terms and conditions of the funding agreement; and
- be one of the following entity types:
- a company/association incorporated in Australia
- a registered charity or not-for-profit organisation
- a trustee on behalf of a trust
- a local council
- an Indigenous Shire Council
- an Indigenous Knowledge Centre
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants are not eligible to apply if they are:
- an individual;
- a sole trader or partnership;
- a political or religious organisation (excluding religious not-for-profits that deliver community services and faith-based schools)
- a state, territory or Australian government agency/entity (including state primary and high schools who should apply via their Parents and Citizens associations);
- an unincorporated association;
- an International Entity.
For more information, visit Queensland Mental Health Week.
