Deadline: 8-Feb-23
The Government of Western Australia is excited to announce its Youth Engagement Grants Program to provide grants for local governments and community service organisations to implement projects that engage young people (aged 10-25 years) in creative ways and help to achieve positive outcomes for young people in the community.
Objectives
- Youth engagement initiatives and projects that promote and empower young people will be prioritised. In particular, projects that support, inform, and build capacity of young people in the following areas:
- Increase representation of Aboriginal young people with youth development and youth support decision-making mechanisms. For example, increasing representation on boards and committees and/or supporting Aboriginal young people to lead the co-design of initiatives or service.
- Increase the representation of young people in the development of preventative, early intervention and diversion projects for vulnerable young people or young people engaged with the youth justice system.
- Improve mental wellbeing outcomes for young people who are underrepresented such as young carers, young people living with disability, and young victims of family and domestic violence.
- Peer mentoring and respectful relationships training for young people.
- To be eligible for funding, proposed projects must also align to one or more of the following Program Objectives:
- Develop the knowledge, confidence and skills that young people need to be actively involved in community life and to respond to issues impacting on their lives.
- Provide opportunities for young people to learn and develop life skills to help them to achieve their personal and professional goals.
- Promote and create environments and accessible services and programs to keep young people well and promote lifelong healthy lifestyles.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $5,000 are available for short-term, one-off activities or initiatives (up to 6 months).
- For example: a project that involves young people in the planning and delivery of a specific community activity, or workshops where young people can learn and develop life skills.
- Grants of up to $10,000 are available for longer term (6-12 months), community-wide, strategic initiatives.
- For example: developing community-wide, multi-organisation youth service plans, a youth engagement conference or planning for youth-friendly communities.
Example of Activities
- Examples of initiatives and activities that would qualify for funding include:
- Projects that increase representation of Aboriginal young people with youth development and youth support decision-making mechanisms
- Increasing the representation of young people in the development of preventative, early intervention and diversion projects for vulnerable young people or young people engaged with the youth justice system
- Improving mental wellbeing outcomes for young people who are underrepresented such as young carers, young people living with disability, and young victims of family and domestic violence.
- Funded initiatives can also include peer mentoring and respectful relationships training for young people.
Eligibility Criteria
- Eligible organisations must be:
- An incorporated, not-for-profit, community sector organisation;
- A Western Australian local government authority; and
- An unincorporated organisation or community group, applying through the auspice of an incorporated body or a local government authority.
- A group or organisation is not-for-profit if its governing documents prohibit distribution of profits to individual members while the organisation is operating and upon its wind-up.
- Each application will be assessed against the following criteria:
- The project will benefit young people aged between 10 and 25 years of age.
- The project addresses one or more of the Program Objectives.
- The project aligns with Communities’ Youth-Friendly Communities Principles.
- Young people are actively involved in the design, development and implementation of the project. Further information available in Communities’ Youth Participation Kit,
- The project demonstrates community need through evidenced consultations and research.
- Evidence of sound planning and ability to manage the project, including clearly defined aims, project outcomes and evaluation measures to determine the effectiveness, feasibility and sustainability of the initiative.
- Ongoing benefits for young people following completion of the project.
- The project delivers value for money. The amount requested is reasonable given the number of young people involved and the anticipated outcomes for young people.
Ineligible
- Entities not eligible to apply for funding through this program include:
- Commonwealth or State Government agencies;
- Individuals;
- Commercial, for-profit organisations;
- Unincorporated, community sector organisations (unless applying through an incorporated body or a local government authority); and
- organisations located in the Indian Ocean Territories.
- Organisations that have outstanding acquittal or evaluation requirements from previous Communities’ grant or program funding are ineligible to apply until the required documentation has been submitted.
For more information, visit Government of Western Australia.