Applicants

You are considered eligible for Category 1 Funding if your project falls under specific community welfare and social services, community development, health services and other projects aimed at improving the living standards of low income and disadvantaged people

For Example:

Community Welfare and Social Services • Family support • Supported emergency or low-cost accommodation • Counselling services • Childcare and child protection • Aged, disability or youth services • Veteran welfare services • Services to victims of natural or other disasters • Volunteer emergency services, such as surf lifesaving and rural fire services.

Community Health Services • Early childhood health • Child and family services • Community nursing • Therapy, including art therapy • Community mental health services • Health promotion initiatives • Drug and alcohol services • Palliative care/women’s health/dental/disability services • Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health services • Home and community care services.

Community Development • Neighbourhood centre activities • Community education programs • Youth drop-in facilities • Community transport services • Tenants’ services • State-wide or regional services developing social policies and providing advocacy for local community services.