Deadline: 23-Jul-23
Applicants are now invited to submit their applications for the Variety ThriveKids Grants Program to provide practical equipment to help WA kids develop and thrive.
This includes items that promote behavioural regulation, physical development, independence, wellbeing, social inclusion and more. They provide assistance that is not accessible through government funding or alternative services.
Funding Information
- Category: Sensory
- Eligible Items
- Play equipment (monkey bars / swings)
- Sensory equipment
- Request limit: $2,000
- Eligible Items
- Category: Medical
- Eligible Items
- Medical devices
- Supplies / consumables
- Monitors
- Air-conditioning
- Request limit: $5,000
- Eligible Items
- Category: Mobility
- Eligible Items
- Modified bikes / trikes / scooters
- Hoists
- Hydrotherapy (pool / spas)
- Specialised car seats
- Request limit: $5,000
- Wheelchairs (recreational / customised)
- Specialised strollers
- Vehicle modifications
- Modified vehicles
- Vehicles to be modified
- Request limit: $10,000
- Eligible Items
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for this grant you are required to meet the following criteria:
- Child is residing in WA
- Child is aged 0-17 (must be under 18 at time of submission)
- Child has a disability or sickness (long-term health condition)
- The equipment is not available via government funding or alternative sources
Ineligible
- Items where funding is available from the government or other grant funds
- Individuals 18 years of age and older
- Projects that require recurring funding
- Expenses considered to be part of an individual’s typical cost of living
- Travel expenses – including public transport and petrol
- Warranties, insurance, maintenance, service agreements, batteries, repairs
- Retrospective expenses
- Incomplete application forms
- Services or therapies
For more information, visit Variety the Children’s Charity.
