Eligibility

Eligibility requirements can be found on the Grant Guidelines page here.

Funding may be used for reasonable and necessary costs directly related to the approved activity. Here are some examples of what funding may be used for:

• Healthy eating and nutrition
  Cooking classes, healthy food workshops, nutrition education, healthy recipe activities, and food preparation resources

• Community gardens and food security
  Seeds, seedlings, garden materials, basic tools, soil, raised beds, and freight for approved project materials

• Social and emotional wellbeing
  Men's, women's, youth, family or Elders' wellbeing activities, peer support activities, and community connection events

• Cultural wellbeing
  Activities that connect health and wellbeing with culture, language, art, traditional practice or on-country learning

• Health promotion and awareness
  Workshops, inormation sessions, health education resources, local campaigns and community awareness events.

• Facilitators and trainers
  Facilitator, trainer, presenter, instructor or specialist provider costs directly linked to the approved activity

• Venue and activity costs
  Venue hire, equipment, hire, set-up costs, and cleaning directly related to the event

• Travel within TSRA Communities
  Ferry, charter, fuel, vehicle hire, bus hire or other reasonable travel costs directly linked to eligible participation

• Promotion and communication
  Posters, social media promotion, local advertising, participant information and registration support

• Freight
  Freight or transport of equipment needed for the approved activity

• Catering
  Reasonable catering directly related to the activity and within approved limits

• Auspicing fees
  Reasonable auspicing fees where an eligible organisation auspices the activity

Funding cannot be used for the following:

• Retrospective costs -costs incurred before written approval or before the funding agreement is signed

• Activities outside TSRA Communities - travel to outside-region carnivals, competitions or events

• Private or commercial benefit- activities for private gain, commercial profit or personal business benefit

• Debt or loans - repayment of debts, loans, fines or existing liabilities

• Land or vehicles - purchase of land or vehicles, unless specifically approved as exceptional and essential

• Ongoing operating costs - ongoing rent, utilities, insurance, administration or general operating expenses not directly tied to the activity

• Ongoing wages - permanent wages or ongoing employment costs, unless specifically approved

• Alcohol, tobacco or gambling - any activity associated with, or promoting, alcohol, tobacco or gambling products

• Excessive catering - catering that is unreasonable or not directly connected to the activity

• Prizes and personal benefits - prize money, cash payments, gift cards, personal gifts or personal benefits, unless specifically approved

• Duplication - activities that duplicate existing funded services or programs

• Government responsibility - activities that are the primary responsibility of another government agency

• Unclear community benefit - projects that do not provide clear and direct benefit to TSRA Communities