Our Community Grant is currently closed. We are currently updating our program.
We are currently updating our Community Grant program so we can continue giving kids across NSW and the ACT the opportunities they need to overcome challenges, experience joy, and reach their full potential. Please follow us on Instagram or Facebook for updates.
If you have a project but you’re not sure if it meets the grant guidelines, please reach out to the Kids Support Team – [email protected].
Applications are assessed on their merit, how they create a sense of belonging and promote inclusion and accessibility for children with disabilities or those experiencing disadvantage.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Be a community-based organisation that provides services directly to:
- Children aged 0 – 18 years &
- Children living with a disability or chronic illness &/or
- Children experiencing disadvantage or living under financial hardship
- Be based and operating in NSW or the ACT
- Be a not-for-profit or community organisation classified by the ACNC as small or medium sized and/or that have an annual revenue below $8M
- Be a school, social or sporting group or association
- Require financial support to deliver a project that will directly promote inclusion and/or accessibility for children living with a disability or experiencing disadvantage.
- Name and contact details of applicant and authorised representatives
- Detailed description of the project and requested item(s), and why the project and grant funds are needed.
- Objectives and intended outcomes of the project and how the project will be evaluated.
- Itemised quote from preferred supplier. For items over $5000 a second quote is required
- Organisations most recent audited financial statement or your schools RAM funding.
- Communication software and portable amplification equipment
- Inclusive recreation equipment and resources
- Accessible sporting equipment such as inflatable surf boards
- Ability switches and switch-adapted toys
- Customised or adjustable furniture
- Mobility equipment and resources
- Community garden/food education set-up costs
- Musical instruments and/or sports equipment that have a clear purpose to invite, include and support children living with a disability or experiencing disadvantage
Feel free to contact the Kids Support team at Variety before completing an application to ensure your project aligns with the guidelines.