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Mental Health Week Small Grants
The Mental Health Council of Tasmania are excited to be facilitating a small grants program again this year, to help organisations and schools run Mental Health Week events. If your organisation or school is thinking of hosting an event this year, why not apply for a small grant to help cover some of the costs?
Before applying, please read through the information below.
Grant applications have now CLOSED for 2024. Applicants will be informed of outcomes in the coming weeks.
Eligibility
Show "Eligibility"- The applicant must NOT be a ‘for profit’ organisation and the primary reason for the event or activity must NOT be to fundraise for or promote the applicant organisation. This incldues schools (Note that school events have their own category).
- Organisations must have an ABN, or be auspiced by an organisation with an ABN, and be undertaking the event or activity in Tasmania.
- The planned activity must clearly align with the theme for Mental Health Week 2024 ‘Appreciate the little things’.
Selection Criteria
Show "Selection Criteria"Small Grants applications will be reviewed and assessed by the Mental Health Week Selection Panel. The funding process is competitive, and your application will be rated against the following selection criteria. Please also note, your full requested funding amount may not be available, and another amount may be allocated, should your Small Grant application be successful. The selection criteria are as follows:
- Meets all necessary eligibility requirements, including incorporating the 2024 Mental Health Week theme, ‘Appreciate the little things’.
- Willingness to explore collaboration and partnership with other organisations/agencies on the event, in particular those targeting the same audience and in the same location
- Innovation and creativity of the event concept
- Demonstrated clear targets around event size and audience
- Demonstrated clear promotional planning and methods
- Demonstrated considerable thought and planning has gone into budget and expenditure
- If a previous applicant, has met all financial acquittal and reporting requirements in previous events or activities
Other Requirements and Considerations
Show "Other Requirements and Considerations"- All grant recipients must use Mental Health Week, Mental Health Council of Tasmania, AND ‘Supported by the Tasmanian Government’ logos on all promotional material. Logos, as well as other resources, are available here.
- All grant recipients must register their 2024 event on the MHCT Mental Health Week event program via the Event Registration Page.
- Grant recipients are strongly encouraged to complete the National Communications Charter online training (20-30 minutes) and sign up as signatories to the Charter.
Event Categories
What Category should I nominate for my proposed event in my grant application?
In your grant application, you will need to advise us on the amount and category of event you are applying for. Below are the details of each category to help you make that selection. If you still are unsure of which category to select, please get in touch either via [email protected] or phone on 6224 9222.
Categories
$500 - $1000 for small scale public event
Show "$500 - $1000 for small scale public event"A small public scale event grant is considered to be for events or activities with an audience of between 50 – 100 people.
(This number does not include event organisers, staff or volunteers who run the event or people from partner organisations.)
$1000 - $2000 for large public events/activities
Show "$1000 - $2000 for large public events/activities"A large scale public event grant is considered to be for events or activities with an attendance of more than 100 people.
(This number does not include event organisers, staff or volunteers who run the event or people from partner organisations.)
Up to $500 for small targeted community group events
Show "Up to $500 for small targeted community group events"A small targeted community group event grant is considered to be for events or activities that are for specific demographic (e.g. new mothers, older Tasmanians) and will be hosted by a community organisation. The event or activity does not have a minimum audience requirement but application still needs to demonstrate how the event will achieve meaningful engagement with the target audience.
Up to $750 for school community events
Show "Up to $750 for school community events"A large school community event grant is for schools hoping to host an event or activity for their students and/or wider school community. The event needs to be for an audience of 50 people or more.
(This number does include staff, volunteers or event organisers. It does not include people from organisations outside the school community that may be attending the event)