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Open Grants February 2

nd 2017

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Table of Contents

Featured Grants

Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund 4

Resilient Economy Grants 5

Building Better Regions Fund 6

Grow with NBN 7

Festivals Australia 8

Community Wellbeing Grants 9

NDIS - Community Inclusion & Capacity Development

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Holden Home Grown Advantage

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Places for People Grants 12

ClubGRANTS Category Three - Arts & Cultural Infrastructure

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Surf Club Facility Grant

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Living Environment Grants 15

Community Litter Grants

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Flying Fox Grant Program

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Featured

Grants

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Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund

The 2017 NSW Aboriginal Regional Arts Fund (ARAF) supports arts projects that celebrate and promote Aboriginal cultural identities in regional NSW and, by doing so, make the rich and diverse Aboriginal cultures of regional NSW more visible and accessible. Types of activities funded:

workshops

arts activities as part of festivals or events

artist-in-residence programs

public art and design projects

performances

exhibitions

other local arts initiatives

professional development. Who Can Apply

Individuals based in regional NSW.

Organisations based in regional NSW.

The project must include Aboriginal practitioners/arts workers in key creative roles, and incorporate Aboriginal cultures as the focus of the project.

Funding Available: Up to $20,000 for organisations and up to $5000 for individuals

Closing Date: 27th February 2017

For more information please visit: Arts NSW

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Resilient Economy

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Building Better Regions Fund

This program provides funding for infrastructure projects and community investment that will create jobs, drive economic growth and build stronger regional communities into the future. There are two streams of funding available under the program:

Infrastructure Projects Stream

Community Investments Stream The Infrastructure Projects Stream provides funding for projects which involve the construction of new infrastructure, or the upgrade or extension of existing infrastructure that provide economic and social benefits to regional and remote areas. Applications for the Infrastructure The Community Investments Stream will fund community building activities including, but not limited to, new or expanded local events, strategic regional plans, and leadership and capability building activities. These projects will deliver economic and social benefits to regional and remote communities. The Infrastructure Projects Stream will close at 5pm local time on 28 February 2017 and the Community Investments Stream will close at 5pm local time on 31 March 2017

Funding Available: Up to $10,000,000

Closing Date: 28th February 2017 and 31st March 2017 respectively

For more information please visit: Building Better Regions Fund

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Grow with NBN

This grant encourages growth using better, faster internet connectivity. There are three categories of grants, including:

Business grants

Community grants

Education grants. To apply, your organisation must be registered and operating in Australia with a valid ABN. You must be over 18 and authorised representative of your organisation to submit your application. Business category applicants must be organisations with fewer than 50 employees. Community category applicants must be Incorporated Associations. Education category applications are welcome from schools, but also from organisations providing training or education programs inside and outside of formal learning environments. There is a total grant pool of $150,000. This includes:

Three grants $25,000

Six grants of $10,000

An nun Staff Choice Award of $15,000.

Funding Available: Up to $25,000

Closing Date: 17th February 2017

For more information please visit: Grow with NBN

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Festivals Australia

Supports community participation in, and access to, the arts and aims to support partnerships and collaboration across the sector.

Festivals Australia funds high-quality arts and cultural heritage projects that invite community participation and audience engagement. Activities can include but are not limited to a parade, performance, workshop, installation or exhibition.

The aim is to give community members living in regional or remote Australia the chance to participate in or attend an arts experience at a festival, or a significant one-off community celebration.

Projects must be a single discrete activity, not a range of unrelated activities across a festival program.

The Australian Government provides approximately $1.2 million each financial year through this program

Funding Available: Unclear

Closing Date: 17th March 2017

For more information please visit: Department of Communication & The Arts

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Community Wellbeing

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NDIS - Community Inclusion & Capacity Development

The main objective of this grant is to: Build the capacity and readiness of organisations to implement information, linkages and capacity building for people with a disability The grant will fund two key activity areas:

Capacity building for mainstream services; and/or

Community awareness and capacity building. Projects must achieve one or more of the following outcomes:

People with disability are connected and have the information they need to make decisions and choices.

People with disability have the skills and confidence to participate and contribute to the community and protect their rights

People with disability use and benefit from the same mainstream services as everyone else.

People with disability participate in and benefit from the same community activities as everyone else

People with disability actively contribute to leading, shaping and influencing their community*

Expressions of interest close Wednesday 8 March 2017. No matched funding is required. For more information please visit: Funding Available: Unclear Closing Date: Wednesday 8th March 2017 For more information please visit: Community Grants Hub

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Holden Home Grown Advantage

Inspired by the power of local communities, Holden started the Home Ground Advantage grants program - to help clubs improve facilities, purchase equipment and even develop exceptional talent. Holden has committed to helping grass roots sport. To date, they have awarded over $1 million to almost 80 clubs across Australia, with $4 million still available over the next 8 years. Who Can Apply Any sporting club or community organisation which runs and supports sporting activities within Australia Types of Activities Funded: Any sporting club or community organisation which runs and supports sporting activities within Australia Funding Available: Unclear Closing Date: 31st March 2017 For more information please visit: Holden

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Places for People

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ClubGRANTS Category Three - Arts & Cultural Infrastructure

This grant supports the development of high quality, accessible, sustainable and well

used large scale community infrastructure projects.

The focus of the 2017 round is on the development and enhancement of arts and cultural facilities. Liquor & Gaming NSW is inviting applications for projects that support communities across NSW to increase participation in arts and culture and drive cultural tourism. Projects with a particular focus on disadvantaged and regional and remote communities will be highly regarded. The funding range available for a single project is between $100,000 and $300,000. Arts and cultural funding is available for:

Construction, alteration, renovation and fit-out of buildings

Purchase of capital equipment integral to a facility, i.e. seating, stage machinery, lighting, audio-visual equipment, sound systems, air conditioning or accessibility upgrades.

Funding Available: Up to $300,000 Closing Date: 10th March 2017 For more information please visit: Liquor & Gaming

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Surf Club Facility Grant

Surf clubs can apply for grants from $40,000 to $350,000 to help develop their facilities and address significant building condition issues. These improvements will increase usage and safety for surf club members and the wider community. Types of projects that will be funded include:

construction of new surf club facilities;

capital enhancement of the facilities at existing clubs; and

priority will be given to those clubs identified as being in a poor or unserviceable

condition.

Funding Available: Up to $350,000

Closing Date: 10th February 2017

For more information please visit: NSW Sport & Recreation

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Living Environment

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Community Litter Grants

Community Litter Grants started in 2013 to equip locals with tools and resources to implement litter solutions in their neighbourhoods.

Litter is a universal issue. Understanding why litter occurs in a particular location is necessary to tackling the problem at its root.

All organisations applying for a grant must first conduct a Local Litter Check, which uses specific methodology to collect information on a litter ‘hotspot’ and compare it with a clean area. The comparison allows you to drill down what will be most effective in your community. Your community group will receive $500 reimbursement for completing your local litter check.

Your group is then eligible to design a litter reduction grant project and request up to $5,000 (GST inclusive).

Funding Available: Up to $5000 Closing Date: 2nd April 2017

For more information please visit: Keep NSW Beautiful

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Flying Fox Grant Program

Objective The Flying-Foxes Grants Program has been established to help councils manage flying-fox camps in their areas, consistent with the Flying-Fox Camp Management Policy 2015. Funding is available under three streams: Stream 1 Implementing emergency flying-fox camp management measures where there are significant community impacts. Stream 2 Preparing flying-fox camp management plans. Stream 3 Implementing approved actions in flying-fox camp management plans. Who can apply? Grants are open to NSW local government organisations including local councils, county councils and Regional Organisations of Councils (ROCs). Collaboration with NSW agencies, Aboriginal Land Councils, businesses, research and community organisations is encouraged however each grant application must be lodged by a local government organisation that will be responsible for administering the grant. Funding Available: Varies with streams Closing Date: 17th February 2017 for stream 3 and 30th April 2017 for stream 1 & 2

For more information please visit: Flying Foxes Grant Program