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Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities

Emergency Recovery Victoria · Australia

The Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities supported Aboriginal community or Traditional Owner led projects that value and respect Aboriginal culture, address trauma, support healing, and promote cultural safety, ownership, resilience and participation in bushfire-affected Victorian communities.

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Funding

Up to $500K

Closed

23 Aug 2020

Location

Victoria

Who Can Apply

• Applicant must be an Aboriginal organisation that is an incorporated legal entity, or a social enterprise with a clearly stated purpose related specifically to supporting Aboriginal communities in bushfire recovery • Applicant must be capable of reporting to BRV on funded project outcomes and activities • Stream 1 applicants must have had their Country directly impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires • Applicant must have a current Australian Business Number (ABN), unless applying through an eligible auspice organisation • Applicant must have no outstanding final reports or final reports required for previous government grant programs • Organisations that are not incorporated or do not have an ABN may apply with an eligible auspice organisation that agrees to manage the grant • State and federal government departments and agencies cannot apply • Individuals and sole traders cannot apply • Unincorporated community organisations cannot apply as lead applicants • Commercial enterprises cannot apply alone as lead applicants • Fixed trusts cannot apply • Local councils, and registered schools, preschools, TAFE institutes and universities cannot apply as lead applicants, but may act as auspice organisations
Eligible applicants were Aboriginal organisations that are incorporated legal entities, or social enterprises with a clearly stated purpose related specifically to supporting Aboriginal communities in bushfire recovery. Applicants had to be capable of reporting to BRV on project outcomes and activities. Stream 1 applicants had to have Country directly impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires. Applicants also needed a current ABN and no outstanding final reports for previous government grant programs. Organisations that were not incorporated or did not have an ABN could still apply with support from an eligible auspice organisation that agreed to manage the grant. Ineligible lead applicants included state and federal government departments and agencies, individuals and sole traders, unincorporated community organisations, commercial enterprises, fixed trusts, local councils, and registered schools, preschools, TAFE institutes and universities, although some of these could act as auspice organisations or partners.

What's Funded

Projects led by Aboriginal communities or Traditional Owners that support bushfire recovery, cultural safety, healing from trauma, community participation, and related wellbeing or economic development initiatives in bushfire-affected areas.

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Expected Outcomes

Funded organisations are expected to deliver direct benefits to bushfire-affected Aboriginal communities, demonstrate Aboriginal community participation and leadership, complete the project as proposed, comply with legal and COVID-19 requirements, and report outcomes and activities under a Victorian Common Funding Agreement.

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Key Information

Applicant Types

non_profitindigenous_organisationother

Stage

any

Funding Purposes

communityemploymentother

Keywords

bushfire recoveryAboriginal communitiesTraditional OwnersVictoriacommunity recoverytrauma healingcultural safetyresilience

Official Grant Page

Emergency Recovery Victoria

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities?

The Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities is a non-profit grant offered by Emergency Recovery Victoria in Australia, providing Up to $500K in funding. The Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities supported Aboriginal community or Traditional Owner led projects that value and respect Aboriginal culture, address trauma, support healing, and promote cultural safety, ownership, resilience and participation in bushfire-affected Victorian communities.
2

How much funding does the Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities provide?

The Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities provides Up to $500K in funding.
3

Who is eligible for the Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities?

  • Applicant must be an Aboriginal organisation that is an incorporated legal entity, or a social enterprise with a clearly stated purpose related specifically to supporting Aboriginal communities in bushfire recovery
  • Applicant must be capable of reporting to BRV on funded project outcomes and activities
  • Stream 1 applicants must have had their Country directly impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires
  • Applicant must have a current Australian Business Number (ABN), unless applying through an eligible auspice organisation
  • Applicant must have no outstanding final reports or final reports required for previous government grant programs
  • Organisations that are not incorporated or do not have an ABN may apply with an eligible auspice organisation that agrees to manage the grant
  • State and federal government departments and agencies cannot apply
  • Individuals and sole traders cannot apply
  • Unincorporated community organisations cannot apply as lead applicants
  • Commercial enterprises cannot apply alone as lead applicants
  • Fixed trusts cannot apply
  • Local councils, and registered schools, preschools, TAFE institutes and universities cannot apply as lead applicants, but may act as auspice organisations
4

When does the Bushfire Recovery Grants for Aboriginal Communities close?

Applications closed on 23 Aug 2020.
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What activities are funded?

Projects led by Aboriginal communities or Traditional Owners that support bushfire recovery, cultural safety, healing from trauma, community participation, and related wellbeing or economic development initiatives in bushfire-affected areas.
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