October 2022 Grants & Funding Opportunities

Informing committees, community groups, businesses, sporting organisations, Council, not-for-profits and individuals of potential funding opportunities through grants and programs.

Daylight saving has arrived! This October newsletter provides information on a selection of business, community, infrastructure and COVID-19 community & business funding and support opportunities currently available.

Links are provided at the end of each grant or support listing to direct you to the appropriate website for full details and how to apply for that program.

For details on Glen Innes Severn Council grants for EOFY 2022/2023 currently up to 31 August 2022, see the 'Annexure A' table on page 99 of the Annexures document of the 23 September 2022 council meeting.

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Enjoy the longer days of October.

Richard Quinn - Grants Officer
Glen Innes Severn Council

The NSW Government has launched Parents NSW Vouchers to reward and thank eligible NSW households for their efforts to support learning from home in 2021. The 5 x $50 Parents NSW vouchers can be used at participating businesses:

•  7 days a week, including public holidays;
•  at participating businesses that offer arts, tourism and recreational activities; and
•  at “Stay NSW” businesses for accommodation bookings.

Further information and eligibility.

Projects and activities relating to all wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations are eligible. However, given the conclusion of the Anzac Centenary Period, projects and activities that commemorate later wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations are now encouraged.

The program aims to provide funding for projects and activities that are ready to proceed and where the funding will ensure their completion. Projects must be able to be completed within 12 months of the funding agreement being executed.

There are two categories of grants available under this program:

• Community grants (up to $10,000)
  These small grants are for projects and activities that are focused on the local community, commemorate the service and sacrifice of local community members, and are primarily accessed by the local community.
• Major grants ($10,001 to $150,000)
  These projects may include the construction of new war or peace memorials, where none currently exist, as well as additions to existing memorials.

Further information and eligibility.

The Strengthening Rural Communities (SRC) Rebuilding Regional Communities (RRC) stream gives small remote, rural and regional communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds for a broad range of initiatives that directly and clearly benefit local communities.

Recognising the impacts of COVID-19 on communities, the Australian Government has partnered with FRRR to distribute $5 million from 2022 to 2024 to support community-led initiatives that:   

• enhance the process of recovery of remote, rural and regional communities from the COVID-19 pandemic;
• reduce social isolation and foster stronger, more resilient remote, rural and regional communities; and/or  
• sustain local remote, rural and regional organisations and their work.  

Further information & eligibility.

An exciting project that will provide high-quality STEM learning resources including weather stations and resources to selected rural and remote schools.
 
Eligible applicants must:

•  be a government or non-government school;
•  have current public liability insurance cover; and
•  either:
  • have an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander student population of more than 15% of the total student population; or
  • be classified as a rural, remote or very remote school according to MySchool.

• Weather station;
• Class set of lab coats and goggles;
• Microscopes;
• DeadlyScience t-shirts; and
• DeadlyScience Australian Geographic books.

• training on how to set up the weather station;
• Zoom sessions with a climate scientist at the start and end of the project;
• Zoom sessions with the DeadlyScience team during the project; and
• educational resources to support climate and weather lessons.

Further information & eligibility.

Google Ad Grants is the non-profit edition of AdWords, Google's online advertising tool. Your not-for-profit organisation could raise awareness, attract donors and recruit new volunteers using Google search ads. Google Ad Grants shows your message to people searching for a non-profit organisation like yours. Each qualifying non-profit organisation could have access to up to AU$13,000 per month in search ads shown on Google.com. Additional Google Ads may be purchased in a separate account.

Further information & eligibility.

The Royal Agricultural Society Foundation (RASF) Community Futures Grant program provides funds of up to $25,000 for vital community projects in rural and regional NSW.
 
Past grants have helped communities create playgrounds, community gardens and workshops, assisted with funding for upgrades of shared facilities including showgrounds, and restorations of community halls and kitchens.

Further information & eligibility.

• activities that creatively engage communities;
• professional skills development, including mentoring and residencies;
• creation of new work festivals and exhibitions;
• promotion and marketing;
• creative development;
• touring;
• productions, plus more!

If you’ve been affected by a bushfire, storm or flood, Legal Aid NSW can help you with everyday legal problems including insurance claims and disputes, financial hardship, tenancy and Centrelink.
 
An Early Resolution Assistance (ERA) approval of $2000 in professional fees is available for legal services and up to an additional $5000 is available for disbursements. Funding extensions are available in reasonable circumstances. An eligible business or primary producer with more than one bushfire related legal matter may receive more than one approval for legal services and related expenses.

To be eligible for funding under the Scheme, the applicant must be:

• a primary producer or small business owner;
• have a farm or business located in a designated LGA (Glen Innes Severn is included on this LGA eligibility list); and
• have a legal issue arising from the 2019/2020 bushfire season in one of the designated LGAs.

You can phone Legal Aid through LawAccess NSW on 1800 801 529 between 9am and 5pm Monday to Friday.

Further information & eligibility.

Regional recipients of the Minimum Viable Product grant can now claim up to $2,000 to help them travel for an innovation-related purpose. The stipend removes cost barriers that would otherwise prevent an early-stage startup from participating in innovation-related meetings, programs or events at the Sydney Startup Hub launch or run through the Local Innovation Network. This helps to ensure regional entrepreneurs can access the full benefits of the NSW Government’s investment in creating sustainable innovation communities.

Further information & eligibility.

Get independent business advice, practical insights and business skills training on a range of topics for your small business. Business Connect supports NSW businesses as they navigate the challenges of starting, running, adapting and growing their business. Personalised advice and practical information can be provided on a range of business topics to help you achieve business success. 

If you want to start a business:
 If you have a new business idea but aren’t sure how to take it further, Business Connect can help you to:

• evaluate your idea and develop a business plan;
• understand your target customers through market research
• consider your business structure; and
• connect with other support to get you started and increase your chance of success.

• business planning;
• market to reach new customers;
• growing your digital presence and social media;
• accessing finance and managing cash flow
• sales and pricing strategies;
• adopting digital tools;
• innovation;
• cyber security; and
• selling to government.

Further information & eligibility.

Give a young person a valuable chance in life through a work trial at your business. During the trial, you don't pay the young person. Instead, the Australian Government gives them $200 a fortnight on top of their income support and covers their insurance.

Businesses can also receive up to $10,000 (GST inclusive) through a Youth Bonus wage subsidy if they hire an eligible young person between 15 and 24 years of age.

Further information & eligibility.

Applications are invited to support revegetation activities for communities in the Local Government Areas (LGA) listed as impacted by the 2019-20 bushfires.
Glen Innes Severn is listed.

1. individuals with an ABN, who can show experience with large-scale plantings and project management;
2. community-based groups or organisations, or not-for-profit organisations with an ABN; or
3. government agencies working on public land; and
4. implementing restoration works in one of the Local Government Areas (LGA’s) listed by State or Commonwealth Government.

Further information & eligibility.

Get Connected is Destination NSW’s website membership program. Simple and easy to use Get Connected membership is free and is open to all tourism operators within New South Wales.
 
This program gives you the opportunity to showcase your tourism products on Destination NSW’s consumer websites FREE of charge and tap into over 1.5 million potential customers a month, both domestic and international - that’s over 18.5 million people a year who are looking for tourism products.

Further information & eligibility.

If you own or operate a farm or a business that uses quad bikes or an SSV, or you work on one, you may be eligible for a safety rebate.

As an owner or operator, you'll be eligible to apply for a maximum of $2,000 per ABN.

Further information & eligibility.

The NSW Football Legacy Fund is an initiative established by the NSW Government, Football NSW and Northern NSW Football as a result of NSW hosting FIFA Women’s World Cup matches in Sydney in July 2023.

The Fund aims to improve football facilities and support infrastructure, increase participation opportunities, and improve female player pathways.

The Fund will support football at all levels through the construction or upgrade of community facilities, participation initiatives, leadership and development programs.

Further information & eligibility.

The objective of this program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and disaster-affected communities.

Who can apply:

• Not-for-profit organisations that will be responsible for operating and/or maintaining the infrastructure.
• Schools - applicants must consider if and how the infrastructure project is accessible to the public outside school hours.
• Local councils - applicants are required to cash-match the funding amount requested.

Further information & eligibility.

• Enhance the process of recovery from the COVID pandemic for remote, rural and regional communities;
• Reduce social isolation and foster stronger, more resilient remote, rural and regional communities; and/or
• Sustain local, regional, rural and remote organisations and their work.

The following tax relief support is available for NSW businesses impacted by COVID-19:

• 2021 payroll tax deferral and new support payment arrangement for ALL businesses.
• 50% reduction in 2021/22 payroll tax liability for businesses with grouped Australian wages of $10 million or less who experienced a 30% decline in turnover.
• Payroll tax customers eligible for a 2021 COVID-19 Business Grant or JobSaver payment whose total grouped Australian wages for the 2021/22 financial year are $10 million or less, will have their annual tax liability reduced by 50% when they lodge their 2022 Annual Payroll Tax Reconciliation online.
• Customers with total grouped wages of $10 million or less, who did not receive a 2021 COVID-19 Business Grant or JobSaver payment, may still be eligible for the 50% reduction if they are able to demonstrate that they have experienced a 30% decline in turnover during a minimum 14-day period during the ‘Greater Sydney lockdown’ (26 June to 30 November 2021) compared to the same period in 2019 or 2020.

Further information & eligibility.

Information for this October 2022 newsletter was sourced from www.grants.gov.au, www.business.gov.au, Regional Development Australia Northern Inland and/or the following government departments, business, industry or philanthropy organisations on grants and support programs, including NSW Government – Service NSW, Australian Government – Department of Veteran’s Affairs, Foundation for Rural Regional Renewal, Deadly Science, Google, Royal Agricultural Society of NSW, Australian Government – Australian Council of the Arts, Legal Aid NSW, NSW Government, Australian Government – Workforce Australia, NSW Government - Foundation for National Parks & Wildlife, NSW Government - Destination NSW, NSW Government – SafeWork NSW, NSW Government – Office of Sport, and NSW Government – Revenue.