National Youth Week Grants

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National Youth Week Grants

Closing date:
18 January 2019

Contact Officer
Community Development Officer
Phone: 02 6499 2222
Council

Funds available = $5,000

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National Youth Week 2019 - 10 to 18 April

Bega Valley Shire Council is providing grants of up to $1,000 to support NYW activities. This funding will assist community members to work with young people to run free events and activities to celebrate the positive contributions of young people in our communities. All activities should promote positive images of young people to the wider community.

Youth Week Grants are intended to partially fund youth focused activities that strongly involve young people in their planning and delivery.

Grant details

Background - Grants are provided to partially fund youth focused activities that are held during National Youth Week. National Youth Week is Australia’s largest celebration of young people (12- 25 years). It recognises the valuable contribution that young people make to the community. These grants assist not for profit community organisations and groups to work alongside young people to run free events and activities, and to celebrate the positive contribution of young people in our communities.

Overall grant program objectives

Youth Week grants aim to:

promote positive images of young people to the wider community;
encourage the involvement of young people in the planning and delivery of activities;
provide access to activities for a broad range of young people;
Increase community awareness of young people and the issues that are important to them;
Identify opportunities and develop strategies that nurture the ideas and aspirations of young people.

Grant specific criteria/information

Grants of up to $1,000 are provided to not for profit organisations and community groups to support activities held during National Youth Week
Young People are to be actively involved in the planning and delivery of Youth Week activities.
Activities should be free to all participants and encourage diverse participation.

Grant program timelines

The timing of grants will enable events and activities to eld during Youth Week

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Activity undertaken
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