Individual Grants Program (Australia)
Deadline: 9-Mar-22
Variety – the Children’s Charity has announced Individual Grants Program. Through this program Variety provides individual and community funding, to support children with a chronic illness, disability or financial disadvantage.
Purpose
Variety – the Children’s Charity helps children and their families with financial support for things like wheelchairs, specialist equipment and medical supplies, when they can’t afford it, and when government assistance isn’t available. Their work allows children to gain mobility and freedom, to get out and about in the community, to communicate, achieve independence and increase self-esteem, and where possible, assistance to help them integrate into mainstream school and activities.
Variety believe all Australian children have the right to reach their full potential regardless of ability or background.
Government Funding
Applicants must first determine if government funding is available. This includes but is not limited to NDIS, SWEP, ECDS and Better Start.
Should government funding be available an applicant must first apply to the relevant body. Should the government body decline funding a copy of the decline letter must be included with the application.
Variety will fund the SWEP gap even if the family are eligible for SWEP top up funding.
Outcomes
Outcome letters are emailed to applicants approximately 12 weeks after their initial submission
Unsuccessful Applicants
Reasons pertaining to unsuccessful applications are at the discretion of the Kids Support Committee.
Successful Applicants
Successful Applicants have 3 months from the date of approval on their outcome letter to use their funding
No retrospective funding is eligible
Successful applicants are directed to provide their outcome letter to the supplier associated with their approved funded item
The supplier must provide a tax invoice to Variety Victoria directly for the approved item and with the approved amount (please note Variety Victoria will not provide money directly to applicants and/or parent/carers; money is paid directly to suppliers)
It is the responsibility of the parent/carer to action all appropriate steps after receiving the outcome letter (as directed)
Any unused and/or unspent funds will be forfeited after the expiry date of the funding.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must live in Victoria
Applicants must be aged between 0 to 17 years old
Applicants must be medically diagnosed with a chronic illness or disability
Previous recipients must wait until 18 months after the date listed on their successful outcome letter
Variety Victoria recommends applicants consult their NDIS planner, GP, Specialist or Social/Support Worker before staring an application so they can best support them through the process.
For more information, visit https://www.variety.org.au/vic/grants/#:~:text=Variety%20VIC%20Grants&text=Thanks%20to%20our%20supporters,%20Variety,Wednesday,%20March%209,%202022!