National Youth Week Grants

Community & Leisure / Community Support / Grants & Scholarships

In This Section

Related Categories

National Youth Week Grants

Closing date:
3 February 2020

Contact Officer
Grants Administration Officer
Phone: 02 6499 2222
Email: grantsadmin@begavalley.nsw.gov.au

Funds available = $5,000

Apply Online

National Youth Week 2020 - 1 to 9 April

Bega Valley Shire Council is providing grants of up to $1,000 to support National Youth Week activities. This funding will assist community organisations 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 help contribute to youth focused activities that strongly involve young people in their planning and delivery.

Grant details

Background - Grants are provided to help contributeto youth focused free 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 be held during Youth Week.

Grant steps	Nov	Feb	Apr
Advertise
Applications open	25 Nov
Applications close		3 Feb
Assessment Committee Review
Advise applicants and complete agreements
Activity undertaken			1-9 Apr
Activity reports / acquittals