Variety – the Children’s Charity: Community Grants Program (Australia)
Deadline: 9-Mar-22
Variety – the Children’s Charity has announced Community Grants Program, to provide 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. Our 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.
Example of Funding Requests
The applicant can apply for one or more items as part of their funding request. The items must directly benefit children as per the eligibility criteria above. The following are examples only. They recommend the applicant contact the Kids Support team to discuss requests before completing an application form to ensure the requests are suitable for consideration:
Equipment
Supplies
Technology
Eligibility Criteria
School or Organisation must be based and operating in Victoria:
School or Organisation must directly service children aged 0-17 years in one or more of the following areas
Financial disadvantage
Geographic isolation
Disabilities
Chronic Illness
Previous recipients will not be considered for another community grant until 2 years after the date listed on their outcome letter.
Requests not eligible
The following falls outside of Variety Victoria’s funding guidelines:
Retrospective funding – only items purchased after the approval date will be eligible to claim as part of the grant
Servicing or maintenance
Installation costs
Insurance
Capital works
Employment/Contact Staff
Training & Seminars
Research
Program
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!