2024/2025 Youth Projects Grants Program

2. Individuals are not eligible to apply. Only not-for-profit groups and organisations can apply.

3. This Form is for applications for Youth Projects Grants  only. The maximum amount available for this grant is $5,000

4. The main aim of this program is to support projects that reflect a Strategic Direction from the 2021-2025 Council Plan:

• Strategic Direction 1: Vibrant, Respectful and Connected 
• Strategic Direction 2: Prosperous, Liveable and Flourishing
• Strategic Direction 3: Climate, Green and Sustainable

• The project must also have a direct benefit to Darebin's young people and aligns with the Youth Services Strategy following goals, that supports young people to be;
  • Goal 1: Healthy, Connected and Resilient
  • Goal 2: Employed, Educated and Financially Secure
  • Goal 3: Safe and Welcomed
  • Goal 4: Empowered and Engaged
  • Goal 5: Hopeful About The Future. 

Applications should also address:

• Local priorities through new, innovative and creative approaches
• Promote active participation of Darebin's young people, especially those who have been identified as 'at risk' of exclusion such as people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) backgrounds, young women, Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait people, people with disability, people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, low income earners, recently arrived migrants, refugees, people seeking asylum, LGBTIQA+  people.
• Provide an alternative to Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) and reduce the harm associated with EGM use. 

5. How will the Grant Application be assessed?

Council assesses each application on its merits. Eligible applications will be assessed using the questions and criteria listed below. The percentage weightings are provided as a guide to the importance of each question in the assessment process:

Community need (25%)

• Does the application support the priority areas?
• Does the project address the community need?

Community benefit (25%)

• Does the proposal identify the expected outputs and outcomes?
• Is there a clear link between the community need, the community outcomes and the activities that will be delivered?
• Does the application address environmental sustainability?

Equity and Inclusion (30%)

• Does the proposal engage group/s who are 'at risk' of discrimination or exclusion?
• Does the application address issues of social exclusion or barriers to participation?

Budget and planning (20%)

• Is the application well planned and achievable within the timeframe?
• Does the budget accurately reflect the scope and scale of the application

6.Each year, we receive an increasing number of applications and Council is unable to fund 100% of all projects. As such, applications might be awarded an amount which is less than the amount requested (please refer to the Financial Information section of this application form).

7. Only one Youth Project  grant application per organisation will be accepted. Eligible applicants may also choose to apply for a Venue Hire Support Grant (Refer to Community Grants Guidelines 2024/2025).

8. Closing date for applications is Friday  31 May 2024 at 11.59pm (end of day). Late applications cannot be accepted.