Youth Development and Support Program 2010-2011

The Youth Development and Support Program is a national program designed to provide financial support to non-government, not-for-profit organisations to deliver community-based projects to develop young people by creating practical and innovative opportunities in their communities.

Eligible organisations will be able to apply for the level of assistance appropriate to the scale and scope of the proposed project. In 2010-11 there are two Streams.

Stream 1 – supports Community-based Organisations
Organisations applying under Stream 1 of the 2010-11 Funding Round, can apply for grants of up to $40,000 GST exclusive to manage small-scale, community-based, ‘youth designed, youth led, local community focused’ projects. These projects will support Young People to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate the project. These projects are to be completed by 31 May 2011.

Stream 2 – supports National Youth Organisations
Organisations applying under Stream 2 of the 2010-11 YDSP Funding Round, can apply for grants of up to $70,000 GST exclusive to manage youth designed, youth led, projects. These projects will support Young People to initiate, plan, implement and evaluate the project. These projects are to be completed by 31 May 2011.

It is anticipated that the majority of grants made as part of the Program will be around $15,000.

Click here for more information and application forms.

Applications for the Youth Development and Support Program 2010-11 are now open. Applications will close 5pm AEST Friday 9 July 2010.

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Sidney Myer Fund: Poverty and Disadvantage Program
The Sidney Myer Fund sees that poverty affects the areas of a secure income, culture, housing, health, community relationships, and employment, as well as a lack of financial resources.

The Poverty and Disadvantage Program aims to address underlying problems that give rise to poverty and disadvantage, and to find ways to strengthen systems, services and communities to prevent impoverishment and to reduce its impact.

The current priority areas for the Poverty and Disadvantage Small Grants Program are as follows:

- Communities experiencing social and economic exclusion with particular emphasis on Indigenous Australians, asylum seekers and refugees, and people living in isolated rural and remote areas of Australia.
- Children and young people from impoverished backgrounds whose opportunities for development and advancement are curtailed.
- Small, discrete projects that meet the needs of a community rather than supplementary funding for large projects. A small, discrete project will be considered to have a total budget of up to $50,000 (Grants for this program are capped at $10,000).

This is an ongoing grants program. Applications may be sent at any time.

For more information: http://www.myerfoundation.org.au/programs/overview.cfm?loadref=21

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 Check local, state and federal government websites for current and upcoming future funding opportunities.