The CALD COVID-19 Small Grants Fund
With the success of the COVID-19 Small Grants Fund, the Department of Health has extended the funding for additional projects. FECCA will administer grants of $5000 for projects that actively address the following objectives:
- Address barriers to accessing information on COVID-19 and the vaccination program and the recent inclusion of booster shots and vaccinations for 5-11 years old.
- Provide the opportunity for communities to identify and respond to issues and concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the vaccination program
- Provide accurate and culturally relevant information on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program
- Foster community involvement and participation
- Encourage partnerships among community organisations
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
All eligible applicants should seek to address the following weighted assessment criteria in
their applications:
| No. | Crieria | Weight |
| 1 | Clearly identified community need (problem & scope) | 20% |
| 2 | Relevance to the objectives | 20% |
| 3 | Creative and strategic approach and reach | 20% |
| 4 | Planning, partnerships, and capacity to deliver | 20% |
| 5 | Potential to apply the program to other areas | 20% |
| TOTAL | 100% |
ELIGIBILTY CRITERA
To be eligible, applications must:
1. Align with the above Assessment Criteria.
2. In addition to the Assessment Criteria, Groups or Organisations must meet the following general eligibility criteria:
a. Organisations must be a not-for-profit constituted body, such as an incorporated association, or
b. Groups must be auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation that is incorporated and be able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the project. (Note: the administrative costs of the auspicing organisation should be factored into the grant amount. Please contact FECCA for more details and support about auspicing)
3. Group or Organisation member(s) preparing the application are encouraged to attend the relevant briefing session.
4. Groups or Organisations must be located within, or deliver a project within, the target community and must have evidence of direct benefit to people in the target community.
WHAT WILL NOT BE FUNDED
FECCA, as Grant Administrator, will not consider applications that will fund—
1. Activities, projects, or initiatives that are inconsistent with the objectives
2. Individuals, private and profit-making organisations
3. Activities, projects, or initiatives that have already commenced or where the organisation has committed expenditure prior to the notification date
4. Professional fees (e.g., labour, salary, wages)
5. Interstate or overseas travel
6. Competitions, prizes, sponsorships, donations, or gifts outside of the project
7. Organisation social outings and gatherings that do not meet the objectives (e.g., excursions/trips or celebrations/parties)
8. Fixed assets and equipment (such as the purchase a computer or camera equipment – you can use the funds to hire equipment), building maintenance or capital improvements
PROJECT REPORTING
Grantees will be required to deliver a final report with:
- a summary of communication engagement activities and outcomes, i.e. example of where content has been created and shared;
- learnings and recommendations; and
- budget acquittal.
A Completion Report Template will be given to applicants to complete.
Some grantees will be invited to appear in videos for ongoing updates on the Small Grants
Fund and contribute to case studies that will be highlighted in various FECCA publications
Organisations must indicate their GST status on the application form. Successful organisations with an ABN that are not registered for GST will receive their grant without GST. Successful organisations with an ABN that are registered for GST will receive a Recipient Created Tax Invoice, which will include their grant, plus 10% GST.
