Mabel Community Grants
Established in 2019, the Mable Community Grants (MCG) are a philanthropic initiative to fund people and projects that promote inclusion for people with disability and older Australians in the arts, sports and recreation and business and technology.
Our Purpose
At Mable, we are dedicated to breaking down the barriers for older Australians and people with disability to social and workforce participation. We advocate for a society that sees people of all ages, demographics, and abilities have the opportunity to live a life of their choosing and discover meaning, purpose and belonging.
Through our Mable Community Grants, we reward like-minded changemakers who are having a positive impact on their community.
Who Is Eligible To Make an Application for Grant Funding?
Individuals and groups are eligible to participate
- The individual, or group submitting the application must Australian residents living within Australia
- Applicants who have previously received funding via Mable Community Grants may apply. However, when assessing your application, we will consider any previous Mable funded-activities and minimise the risk of duplication in funding for similar activities when making a decision.
- You don’t need to use the Mable platform as a client or care worker to apply, the grant application process is open to the broader Australian community.
The Mable Community Grants selective grant application process opens once a year for interested individuals or groups to submit their applications.
From a total pool of up to $50,000 p.a. The grants range from $2,000 to $20,000 and must relate to promoting independence or inclusivity in one of the following areas:
- The Arts
- Sport and recreation
- Business and Technology
Grants valued at more than $5,000 may receive funding via staggered payments, based upon prior milestones being attained. When this occurs a timeline will be agreed to with the grant recipient, prior to the finalisation of the grant agreement.
Any successful recipient of a Mable Community Grant has one year in which to spend the funding from the receipt of the first payment or lump sum.
- The project that the grant is funding , must be launched within 18 months from the receipt of the first payment or lump sum.
The grant funding must be used for the purpose of activities and outcomes that promote independence and inclusion for Australians living with disability and / or who are ageing within at least one of the following areas:
- The Arts
- Sport and recreation
- Business and Technology
- Larger projects may aggregate these funds with other funding or use the funding to complete a particular stage of a project. The specific details of what the funding will go towards must be outlined within the application.
- If some of the elements within a funding proposal do not meet the particular grant round purpose or otherwise at our discretion, we may consider funding part of an application.
How to Apply
The Mable Community Grants applications open in September each year and applications can be made by an individual, group or business. Please see the Grant Guidelines below for more information. Applicants are required to complete the application form in full and are requested to provide relevant evidence and consideration of how the grant will be spent
