ClosedNon-ProfitRound 1 2024/25
Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25 — NSW
Up to $10K available
Office for Veterans Affairs
The Community War Memorials Fund provides funding to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. It supports heritage specialist advice and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
Funding
Up to $10K
Closed
24 July 2024
Duration
One year
Location
New South Wales
Who Can Apply
• Applicant must be an organisation, not an individual.
• Applicant must be an eligible organisation type, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, New South Wales local councils and section 355 committees, approved not-for-profit bodies, eligible companies limited by guarantee, Indigenous Corporations, New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils, religious organisations operating in New South Wales, certain New South Wales non-government organisations, and New South Wales Government agencies responsible for a war memorial.
• Applicant must either own the war memorial or have the endorsement of the owner of the war memorial.
• Project must relate to an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
• Project must fit an eligible category: specialist reports/advice or physical conservation works.
• Project must not be for constructing a new war memorial.
• Project must not have already started or been finished.
• War memorial must be recorded on the NSW War Memorials Register.
• Activities must align with best practice heritage conservation principles and processes.
• Applications must be submitted online through the OVA SmartyGrants website.
Applicants must be organisations responsible for the management of war memorials in New South Wales. An applicant must be an eligible organisation type and must either own the war memorial or have the endorsement of the owner to undertake the project and apply. Eligible applicant types include incorporated not-for-profit community organisations; New South Wales local councils and their section 355 committees; incorporated organisations registered and approved as not-for-profit bodies by NSW Fair Trading; not-for-profit companies limited by guarantee registered in New South Wales with ACNC registration and/or DGR status; Indigenous Corporations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations; New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils; religious organisations operating in New South Wales; New South Wales non-government organisations established under their own Act of Parliament; and New South Wales Government agencies who own or are responsible for a war memorial, including government schools. Individuals cannot apply. Projects must relate to existing war memorials in New South Wales and align with Category A specialist advice or Category B physical conservation works. Projects must not have already started or finished, and memorials must be recorded on the NSW War Memorials Register.
What's Funded
Eligible activities include engaging heritage or other relevant specialists to prepare reports for repair, protection or conservation of existing war memorials, and physical conservation works such as restoration, repair, maintenance, preservation, accessibility improvements, and in limited cases relocation for public safety.Before you apply
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Get a 48-hour grant fit auditExpected Outcomes
Projects are expected to conserve, repair and protect existing war memorials in New South Wales, support community commemoration, follow best practice heritage conservation principles, and deliver documented specialist advice or completed conservation works.Grant not accepting applications
Applications for this round are closed. A new round may open in the future.
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Applicant Types
non_profitlocal_governmentindigenous_organisationother
Stage
any
Funding Purposes
communitycapital_expenditureother
Keywords
war memorialsheritage conservationcommunity commemorationveteransmemorial restorationlocal councilsnot-for-profitNew South Wales
Frequently Asked Questions
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What is the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25?
The Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25 is a non-profit grant offered by Office for Veterans Affairs in Australia, providing Up to $10K in funding. The Community War Memorials Fund provides funding to conserve, repair and protect existing community war memorials across New South Wales. It supports heritage specialist advice and physical conservation works that follow best practice conservation principles.
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How much funding does the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25 provide?
The Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25 provides Up to $10K in funding. The typical project duration is One year.
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Who is eligible for the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25?
- Applicant must be an organisation, not an individual.
- Applicant must be an eligible organisation type, including incorporated not-for-profit organisations, New South Wales local councils and section 355 committees, approved not-for-profit bodies, eligible companies limited by guarantee, Indigenous Corporations, New South Wales Local Aboriginal Land Councils, religious organisations operating in New South Wales, certain New South Wales non-government organisations, and New South Wales Government agencies responsible for a war memorial.
- Applicant must either own the war memorial or have the endorsement of the owner of the war memorial.
- Project must relate to an existing war memorial in New South Wales.
- Project must fit an eligible category: specialist reports/advice or physical conservation works.
- Project must not be for constructing a new war memorial.
- Project must not have already started or been finished.
- War memorial must be recorded on the NSW War Memorials Register.
- Activities must align with best practice heritage conservation principles and processes.
- Applications must be submitted online through the OVA SmartyGrants website.
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When does the Community War Memorials Fund - Round 1 2024/25 close?
Applications closed on 24 July 2024.
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What activities are funded?
Eligible activities include engaging heritage or other relevant specialists to prepare reports for repair, protection or conservation of existing war memorials, and physical conservation works such as restoration, repair, maintenance, preservation, accessibility improvements, and in limited cases relocation for public safety.
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