Grants

ANZ Trusts
http://www.anz.com/personal/private-bank-trustees/trustees/apply-grant/
The overall aim of ANZ Trustees Grant Programs is: “To achieve a sustained positive impact on community outcomes, by supporting projects and initiatives that make a difference and leave the funded organisations and communities stronger.”  To achieve this aim, ANZ Trustees will consider applications relating to projects that show some or all of these characteristics:

• Aim to bring aboutchange, particularly beyond the immediate project target group and/or organisation;
• Focus on prevention;
• Address identified needs;
• Fit within the organisation’s strategic plan;
• Seek to produce tangible outcomes that benefit individuals or the community;
• Show how the project and/or its impacts will be sustained when philanthropic funding finishes;
• Have the potential to leverage additional funding;
• Show how results may be disseminated publicly and/or how projects or programs could be replicated elsewhere;
• Demonstrate collaboration internally and externally;
• Show capacity to evaluate the project and to learn from the findings;
• Build the capacity of the organisation;
• Have carefully prepared and realistic budgets.

To achieve this aim, the Trustees will generally favourably consider applications from organisations that:

• Focus on their clients and the benefits they can achieve for them;
• Demonstrate best practice and leadership in their field;
• Have a commitment to share knowledge gained with other organisations;
• Have appropriate management, governance and structures;
• Operate efficiently and effectively with the majority of funding allocated to services and knowledge generation.

Commonwealth Banks Staff Community Fund
http://www.commbank.com.au/about-us/in-the-community/employee-giving/staff-community-fund/local-grants.aspx

The Commonwealth Bank Staff Community Fund’s Community Grants Program supports youth and children’s charities.

Applications open on 1 June and close on 30 June each year.

Community Voices Grant Program
http://www.ofv.sa.gov.au/communityvoices.htm
Administered through the Office for Volunteers in partnership with Flinders University, the Community Voices Grant Program provides $50,000 of funding to enable volunteer organisations to promote and market themselves to the community.

Applications for the next round will open in October 2010.

Federal Volunteer Grants
http://www.fahcsia.gov.au/sa/volunteers/progserv/Pages/VolunteerGrants.aspx
Provides funding between $1,000 and $5,000 to help non-profit organisations to:

• contribute towards the costs of training courses for volunteers and/or undertaking background screening checks for volunteers; and/or
• purchase portable, tangible, small equipment items to help volunteers; and/or
• contribute towards fuel reimbursement for their volunteers, including those who use their cars to transport others to activities, deliver food and assist people in need.

NAB Community Grants
http://www.nab.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/nab/nab/home/about_us/4/2/1/5
20 NAB Community Grants of up to $2000 each are awarded quarterly to organisations nominated by NAB employees who are involved in their activities. NAB’s employees contribute their skills and time to over 300 community organisations across Australia through our employee volunteer program and hundreds more through activities outside of their work.  This program celebrates their contribution by providing financial support to enhance the capacity of the organisations with which they are involved.

Premier’s Community Initiatives Fund
http://www.premcab.sa.gov.au/dpc/community_initiatives.html
The Premier’s Community Initiatives Fund provides financial assistance to organisations that offer direct services and support to members of the South Australian Community, but do not receive mainstream funding. The Fund provides grants of up to $10,000 to assist organisations to undertake a one-off project that will benefit disadvantaged, disabled or socially isolated members of the South Australian community.

Round 9 is scheduled to open in approximately August 2010 and close in September 2010.

Saluting Their Service
http://www.dva.gov.au/commems_oawg/commemorations/grants/Pages/index.aspx
A commemorations grants program that supports projects and activities which directly commemorate Australia’s servicemen and women who served in wars, conflicts and peace operations. The grants also promote appreciation and understanding of the role those who have served have played in shaping the nation.

Up to $3,000 may be available for:

• restoration, preservation and interpretation of Australian wartime memorabilia for public display
• commemoration of significant anniversaries of battles and other military operations (eg 40th or 65th)
• schools initiatives (eg research projects involving local veterans or recording visits to commemorative sites overseas)

Up to $4,000 may be available for:

• restoration and upgrading community war memorials and improving access and safety to the immediate surrounds
• restoring vandalised memorials and improving security
• constructing new community memorials where none exists and where the new memorial will be the focus of community commemoration
• restoration of commemorative plaques and honour boards for public display
• new commemorative plaques and honour boards for public display

There are 2 funding rounds each year.

Veteran & Community Grants
http://www.dva.gov.au/health_and_wellbeing/veterans_community_grants/Pages/index.aspx
V & C grants aim to maintain and improve the independence and quality of life of members of the veteran community by providing financial assistance for activities, services and projects that sustain and/or enhance well being. V&C Grants are funded generally within the range of $2,000 to $50,000. However, projects outside these amounts will be considered, subject to competing priorities. The purpose of V&C Grants is to:

• provide seeding funds to develop projects that will become sustainable and financially viable, or
• provide funds for one-off projects that have an ongoing health benefit for members of the veteran community.

The objectives of V&C Grants are to:

• promote and enhance healthy lifestyles, particularly physical activity and mental well-being
• support quality independent living at home
encourage involvement in community activities
• reduce social isolation
• encourage supportive and safe communities
• increase access to community services
• address gaps in local services, and
• support carers.

There are 3 funding rounds each year.

Volunteer Support Fund
http://www.ofv.sa.gov.au/fund.htm
Administered through the Office for Volunteers. It is aimed at helping volunteer-involving organisations (who are incorporated, non-government and not for profit) to improve support to their volunteers. Organisations can apply for grants of up to $3,000 for one-off projects (general operating costs do not qualify).

The next round of the Volunteer Support Fund will open in August 2010.

Westpac Foundation
http://www.westpac.com.au/about-westpac/sustainability-and-community/westpac-foundation/funding-priorities/
The Westpac Foundation supports not-for-profit organisations with deductible gift recipient status throughout Australia that seek to create and sustain social enterprises in disadvantaged communities.  A social enterprise is a not-for-profit entity that combines an entrepreneurial approach to addressing social problems. Social enterprises may derive a proportion of their income from commercial or trading activities aligned with their social purpose and objectives.

Priority is given to programs with an emphasis on:

• Enabling life long learning and education leading to employment
• Encouraging youth leadership and empowerment
• Supporting youth and families at risk
• Promoting financial inclusion and responsible money management.

In addition programs must be:

• Innovative
• Preventative
• Collaborative
• Scaleable and replicable
• Open to evaluation
• Financially sustainable in the long term.

Woolworths Community Grants
http://www.woolworths.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/website/woolworths/fresh-food-kids/community-grants
The Woolworths Fresh Food Kids Community Grants program has helped fund grassroots initiatives to improve the health and wellbeing of primary school aged kids across the country. Organisations can be awarded a grant of up to $5,000 to help fund a project.