Sexual Violence Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 3-Apr-23

The NSW Government is inviting applications for the Sexual Violence Grants Program that will fund a range of one-off and time-limited early intervention and response projects that address and respond to sexual violence in priority populations in NSW.

Purpose of the NSW Sexual Violence Project Fund

• The NSW and Australian Governments have committed a total of $10 million of grant funding to support projects of up to two years duration focused on sexual violence early intervention or response strategies for high priority groups. Additional funding has also been provided to support administration and evaluation of the Fund.
• Early intervention (also known as secondary prevention) refers to strategies that identify and aim to address the early signs of violence to stop it from escalating or prevent it from recurring. It includes efforts to change the trajectory of violence and prevent the progression of violence.
• Response efforts (also referred to as tertiary prevention) involve intervening once the violence is already occurring and aims to support victim-survivors and hold perpetrators to account.
• The Sexual Violence Project Fund is not designed to replicate or duplicate existing services or programs already operating in NSW. It will not support primary prevention projects or projects that aim to deliver an established project with no evidence of adaptation to priority groups.

Program Objectives

• The Fund will provide $10 million in grants to support projects for up to two years focusing on high priority groups that:
  • Improve the capacity of the system to intervene early and respond appropriately to high priority groups
  • Increase delivery of early intervention and response projects to communities across NSW, to high priority groups informed by co-design principles.
  • Improve outcomes and effectiveness of service delivery and improve integration through stronger coordination, collaboration, and information sharing
  • This program is administered by Department of Communities and Justice.

Types of projects funded under this grant

• The Sexual Violence Project Fund is intended to fund projects focused on early intervention and response strategies for high priority groups, including:
  • Women and children at risk of or experiencing sexual violence
  • First Nations people
  • Culturally and linguistically diverse communities (in particular, people of refugee, refugee-like experiences, and asylum seeker backgrounds)
  • Rural and remote communities
  • LGBTIQ+ people
  • Older women
  • Children and young people (in particular, those who have experienced trauma, sexual and domestic violence or who are in or leaving out-of-home care)
  • People with disability.

Funding Information

• Stream 1: Eligible organisations can apply for a minimum funding amount of $100,000 and maximum funding amount of $1,000,000.
• Stream 2: Eligible organisations can apply for a minimum funding amount of $500,000 and a maximum funding amount of $1,500,000.

Geographic locations – projects must be implemented within the state of NSW only.

Eligibility Criteria

• The Sexual Violence Project Fund (SVPF) has 2 streams:
  • Stream 1
    • Only organisations with the following legal status will be eligible to apply for funding:
      • Incorporated organisation registered and approved as not-for-profit body by NSW Fair Trading
      • NSW based not-for profit company limited by guarantee (must be registered with ACNC and/or have DGR status)
      • NSW based Indigenous Corporation (must be registered with Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations)
      • NSW Local Aboriginal Land Council
      • Religious organisation operating in NSW
      • NSW non-government organisation established under its own Act of Parliament
    • For more information see:
      • NSW Fair Tradinglaunch
      • Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commissionlaunch
      • Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporationslaunch
  • Stream 2
    • Stream 2 is designed for projects delivered by a group of organisations or partnership. The lead applicant must be an eligible entity included in the list of eligible organisations mentioned.
    • Non-lead partner can include:
      • NSW Government agencies and Local Government Councils
      • Unincorporated community groups
      • Non-profit organisations
      • For-profit organisations providing pro bono services, and/or.

Who can’t apply?

• The Sexual Violence Project Fund is not intended to fund projects that replicate or duplicate existing services or programs already operating in NSW.

For more information, visit Sexual Violence Grants Program.