Inner West Sydney Funding Criteria

The next funding round willl open in Autumn 2012

Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents Inner West Small 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. Launched in July 2003. Each year, the small grants scheme contributes to approximately 35-40 parenting initiatives. Agencies are welcome to apply for subsequent grants.We welcome the opportunity to discuss Agencies applications prior to their submission contact Belinda Power by email bpower@resourcingparents.com or Telephone 97369852 on Tuesdays or Wednesdays.

Please read the Funding Criteria before downloading an application form.

Download forms for Inner West Applications:

Application for Inner West [78KB]

Additional forms required for the Inner West include:

• End of Project Report [44KB]

  In order to complete the End of  Project report you will need the data from the two forms below.

1. The SFRP Essential Questions

SFRP Essential Questions [20KB] - for all projects please add these questions to your Agency's Evaluation Form, to be used for every Funded Project SRFP Questions translated in Chinese - this is a Chinese translation of the SFRP Essential questions.For all projects run in Chinese please add these questions to your Agency's Evaluation Form. 2.  The Parent Concerns Questionnaire - please use for all GROUP Projects.

Parent Concerns Questionnaire- Brief Version English [287KB] Instructions are on the form.

Translated Parent Concerns Questionnaire - Brief Version - please down load the three documents for each language.

• Vietnamese Initial Form 
• Vietnamese Notes for PCQ
• Vietnamese Post and Follow up Form
• Arabic Initial Form
• Arabic Notes for PCQ
• Arabic Post and Follow up Form
• Chinese Initial Form
• Chinese Notes for PCQ
• Chinese Post and Follow up Form
  
  
  

Inner West Sydney Funding Criteria

Essential:

• Addresses parenting education for parents of children 0-8 years;
• Service to be provided within Inner West Area, using Families First geographic boundary;
• Demonstrate responsiveness to community needs outlined on the Application Form;
• Agencies applying for funding will need to outline their contribution of resources to the project;
• Committment to providing an end of project report using the tools provided see below.
• All projects will need to include answers to the SFRP Essential Reporting Questions in their their End of Project. See above Download forms for Inner West Applications:SFRP Essential Questions to download forms.
• All sucessful GROUP projects will be required to use the Parent Concerns Questionnaire Brief Form Pre-group questionarrie and Post group questionnaire both can be found above Download forms for Inner West Applications: Parent Concerns Questionnaire - Brief Version to download forms.

 Please note: If you have received the free Triple P training from Families NSW, this grant cannot be used to pay for salaries or materials, but may be used for other costs such as childcare,venue hire etc.

Helpful Hints for Applicants:

• Funding can be utilised for: Childcare Workers, Program Resource Materials (eg workbooks and tip sheets);
• Administration costs please make sure they are less than 10% of the cost and that the Agency's contribution is highlighted;
• Salaries for Out of Business Hours facilitators;
• Salaries for Daytime external facilitators only.

Desirable:

Initiatives that provide assistance to families who need extra support (Families First Field of Activity 3);

Initiatives that improve the connection between families and the community (Families First Field of Activity 4);

Initiatives that demonstrate use of strengths based practice;

Initiatives that demonstrate collaboration and partnerships with other agencies;

As well as funding parenting initiatives, the Strengthening Families Resourcing Parents Inner West Small Grant Scheme has established a number of ongoing projects:

The Resourcing Families Website

The Parenting Practitioners Network (The PPN ) including the Inner West Triple P Interagency

This initiative provides parenting practitioners opportunities to

reflect on their practice work,

support and further develop the groupwork skills and strategies that are already working well for them, and

explore and experiment with new skills and strategies aimed at making a difference future groups.

Congratulations to the Successful Projects from the Autumn 2011 Round

Congratulations to the Successful Projects from the October 2010 Round

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the April 2010 Round

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the October 2009 Round

Congratulations to  the Successful Projects from the April 2009 Round