Funding for Parenting Events
A small grants scheme is available through Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents for activities located in Inner West Sydney (up to $2,000) or South East Sydney (up to $3,000) only. Funding is not presently available for other regions.
The grant scheme is proudly supported by Families NSW to encourage and assist not-for-profit agencies (for example pre-schools, early intervention services, health, non-government agencies, councils, schools) to deliver parenting information, support and education initiatives to families in their community who have children aged 0-8 years.
The funding criteria for Inner West and South East Sydney are different. Please read the criteria before downloading an application form:
Please take the time to read through our Frequently Asked Questions, below:
- What are the closing dates for applications?
- How long until we find out if we are successful?
- If we are unsuccessful will someone explain why?
- Who are the members of the Selection Committee?
- How often will the Selection Committee meet?
- Why do we have to include six copies of our application?
- If we are successful can we apply again?
- What suburbs do you cover for the Inner West region and the South East Region?
- What is Families NSW?
| 1. | Q. | What are the closing dates for applications? |
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Inner West Sydney Round One Now complete Round Two will open in August and close in September 2010 Date to be Advised South East Sydney To be Advised |
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| 2. | Q. | How long until we find out if we are successful? |
| A. | You will be contacted by the Parenting Coordinator Approximately 4-6 weeks after the closing date for submissions. | |
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| 3. | Q. | If we are unsuccessful will someone explain why? |
| A. | Yes. You will be notified by phone, and offered a time to contact the Parenting Coordinator who will explain the strengths in your application and also areas that may be improved. You may than choose to resubmit your application in the next funding round. | |
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| 4. | Q. | Who are the members of the Selection Committee? |
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The Selection Committee is made up of representatives from Families NSW, Department of Health, Local Government Authorities, Department of Education and the non-government sector. In the Inner West the Selection Committee is currently made up of the Four Families NSW Interagency CoOrdinators and local representatives. If they have been invloved in an Application they will absent themselves for the discussion of that Application. In the South East Selection Committee members will be recruited for each funding round and will not be eligible to submit for funding in that round. The representative from Families NSW will be a standing member. The Committee will be chaired by the Parenting Coordinator who will not have voting rights. |
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| 5. | Q. | How often will the Selection Committee meet? |
| A. | Every six months. | |
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| 6. | Q. | Why do we have to include six copies of our application? |
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In the Inner West all Applications are now on line.We will forward your Application to the Selection Committee. In the South East every application is read by the 6 member Selection Committee. By already supplying us with enough copies for each person we can distribute them quickly and without needing to allocate resources for the task of photocopying and purchasing paper. More money to support programs. |
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| 7. | Q. | If we are successful can we apply again? |
| A. | Yes. You need to demonstrate that your previously funded initiatives have at least commenced. | |
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| 8. | Q. | What suburbs do you cover for the Inner West region? What LGAS are covered by the South East Sydney Region? |
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The Inner West region covers the following suburbs: Rhodes, Concord West, Breakfast Point, Cabarita, Abbotsford, Drummoyne, Birchgrove, Homebush, Concord, Russell Lea, Balmain, Canada Bay, Rodd Point, Rozelle, Lilyfield, Strathfield, Burwood, Croydon, Haberfield, Annandale, Glebe, Strathfield South, Burwood Heights, Ashfield, Lewisham, Stanmore, Camperdown, Greenacre, Belfield, Croydon Park, Ashbury, Dulwich Hill, Enmore, Hurlstone Park, Marrickville, St Peters, Campsie, Belmore, Lakemba, Wiley Park, Punchbowl, Roselands, Kingsgrove, Riverwood, Narwee, Beverly Hills, Kingsgrove, Earlwood and Tempe. View map [PDF 88KB] The South East Region covers the following Local Government Areas: Botany Bay, City of Sydney (excluding Glebe), Hurstville, Kogarah, Randwick, Rockdale, Sutherland, Waverley and Woollahra. |
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| 9. | Q. | What is Families NSW? |
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Families NSW is a prevention and early intervention strategy to help parents give their children a good start in life. This means supporting families during pregnancy and in the early years of a child's life, when development is rapid. The aim of Families NSW is to build the capacity of parents and carers, through a coordinated network of services, to raise their children and help them solve problems early before they become entrenched. For more information, see www.families.nsw.gov.au |
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