Australia: FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants

Australia: FRRR ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants

Deadline: 19-Aug-21

The Foundation for Rural & Regional Renewal (FRRR) is offering ABC Heywire Youth Innovation Grants to help communities take action on the ideas generated by young Australians who attend the annual Heywire Regional Youth Summit.

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Seed Grant for Grassroots Organizations and Women-led Initiatives. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021

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This year, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the inaugural 2021 ABC Heywire Youth Ideas Lab was held in Broken Hill, NSW, where 27 young regional Australians developed five exciting ideas to champion positive change.

The young people took part in a week of storytelling and leadership development to generate their ideas to make regional Australia an even better place to live

Objectives

3-year Pilot Grant-making Program to assist Small and New NGOs. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021

An Opportunity for NGOs engaged in eradicating Child Labour, Forced Labour, and Human Trafficking. Deadline to apply: 15 August 2021

Grants for Researchers working in the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences + Fully-funded to the US. Deadline to apply: 1 October 2021

Open Call for Young Leaders advancing SRHR. Deadline to apply: 15 July 2021

Human Rights Initiative for supporting Women ($20,000 Grants). Deadline to apply: 1 September 2021

Top Dutch Donors that fund internationally to improve livelihoods in communities

One-time Microgrant for NGO Projects that generate Social Impact. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021

$15,000-$25,000 Funding for Women and Children living in Extreme Poverty. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021

Seed Grant for Grassroots Organizations and Women-led Initiatives. Deadline to apply: 31 July 2021

Grants to support NGOs working to end the HIV Epidemic. Deadline to apply: 30 June 2021

Fellows will receive Project and Connect Fund to address Water-related Issues

Apply for Project Funding in areas of Art and Culture (Arab Region)

This Call is offering Seed Money to Research Projects in Africa

Global Humanitarian Initiative seeks applications from anywhere in the world

Unrestricted Grants for improving Health Equity and reducing Health Disparities among Vulnerable Communities

At the inaugural 2021 ABC Heywire Youth Ideas Lab in Broken Hill, NSW, 27 young regional Australians developed five exciting ideas to champion positive change.
The young people took part in a week of storytelling and leadership development to generate their ideas to make regional Australia an even better place to live.
This program helps communities take action on the ideas generated by young Australians who attend the annual Heywire Regional Youth Summit.
Grants up to $10,000 are available for communities to adopt, adapt and act on one of the following ideas:
Discover Your Future: How might they connect young people to their future pathways?
Open Field Fest: How might they create a fun and safe community event that includes all ages?
Support Squad: How might they create a youth-led peer support network?
The Story Link Project: How might they use stories to play the part in ending discrimination?
Contribute to the Change: How might they have conversations about the mental health that actually matter?
Funding Information

FRRR and the donor partners are offering $175,000 in funding to assist not-for-profit community-based organisations in rural, regional and remote Australia adopt and act on one of the five innovative Heywire project ideas.
What can be funded?

Funds will be available to implement or pilot one of the 2021 Heywire ideas. The projects can be adapted for your community, but must also do one of the following:

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Build community resilience;
Develop organisational resilience and capacity;
Enhance environmental sustainability;
Foster cultural vibrancy;
Encourage lifelong education & training;
Strengthen the local economy;
Improve community health & social wellbeing.
Projects must be undertaken between November 2021 to December 2022.
Projects must take place in regional Australia, as defined by ABC Heywire – they must be outside of Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
Projects must address a local issue.
What can’t be funded?

Groups that have overdue final reports with FRRR are not eligible.
Business-as-usual operating costs and administration will not be funded.
Applications from sporting organisations need to clearly demonstrate a charitable benefit to the wider community (e.g. that sport is only incidental to the wider purpose of the project).
Projects that do not have any youth involvement.
Projects that benefit a single individual, rather than a community.
Projects that support private / commercial business (excepting not-for-profit social enterprise / local economic development projects, which are eligible).
Federal, State and Local Government core business and areas of responsibility.
Overseas travel and overseas projects.
Eligibility Criteria
To apply, you must meet the following criteria:
Be a not-for-profit, community-based organisation with an ABN or Incorporation Certificate;
Project must offer clear public benefit (i.e. has a charitable purpose);
Organisations with or without DGR endorsement are eligible to apply;
Organisations can submit one application per grant round; and
Projects must be in a remote, rural or regional area.
Please note, you will be considered ineligible if the:
Application is submitted by individuals, sole traders, private or commercial businesses (as per the submitted ABN);
Application is submitted by an organisation that is not a legal entity, without the written consent of the governing / partnering body who holds the ABN / Incorporation number;
Application is submitted without required financial documentation (see additional information on the second tab);
Final report/s from any FRRR grants awarded in the previous seven years have not been acquitted (delivery organisations should check with legal organisation to see if there are any outstanding final reports);
Application is for a project or activity that has already occurred / is occurring prior to the announcement of funding;
Application is incomplete. NOTE: Due to the volume of applications received, applications are assessed based on the documentation received at the time of application. FRRR is unlikely to follow up missing documentation after applications have been submitted.
For more information, visit https://frrr.org.au/funding/people-grants/heywire-youth-innovation-grants/