Apply for Pride Foundation Australia Small Grants Program

The project needs to directly or indirectly assist, involve and benefit LGBTQIA+ people and promote positive social outcomes and mental health in the community.

Funding Considerations    

• Individuals
  • An application needs to satisfy at least one of the following intended outcomes. Through the project, LGBTQIA+ community members will:
    • be more connected to each other and to their community;
    • have improved skills and knowledge;
    • have enhanced wellbeing and resilience;
    • participate more fully in their community.
• Organisational Capacity
  • An application needs to satisfy at least one of the following intended outcomes. Through the projects, the organisation will:
    • be better able to recruit and retain volunteers and members;
    • work better with the community and/or other organisations;
    • improve the skills and knowledge of volunteers/members;
    • develop resources it needs to undertake its work.

Funding Information

• Applications for funding beyond $1000 will not be considered.

Eligible Activities

• Examples include but are not limited to funds towards:
  • Venue rental for meetings or social events;
  • Advertising and marketing costs for events;
  • Speaker’s fees;
  • Artist’s fees;
  • Website maintenance costs;
  • Website hosting fees;
  • Catering costs for community events.

Eligibility Criteria

• Eligible applicants must meet the following criteria:
  • Must be a citizen or permanent resident, or a community group that is operating in Australia.
  • Applicants need only be a group of people with a common interest.
  • It is preferred that individuals / groups apply through an Auspice organisation, but it is not a necessary requirement.

Ineligible

• The following are ineligible for funding:
  • Projects that do not benefit the LGBTQIA+ community.
  • Projects that have commenced or been completed.
  • Projects that are not based in Australia.
  • Projects that are considered core business of an organisation.
  • Funding for individual travel expenses.
  • Costs of organising and running competitions, prizes, awards, or fundraising events (for example, judges expenses, administration and infrastructure costs).
  • Projects managed by grantees who have not acquitted previous grants from Pride Foundation Australia.
  • Grantees that received a PFA small grant in the previous 2 years.
  • Limited and Propriety.
  • Limited companies which are for-profit organisations.

For more information, visit Pride Foundation Australia.