Youth Engagement Grants
What do the grants fund and who can apply?
Youth Engagement Grants provide local governments and community organisations in Queensland with an opportunity to fund projects for young people (aged 12 to 25). Grants are awarded to projects that provide opportunities for young people to both raise issues of relevance with government and community and implement projects to address these issues.
How much money is available?
Youth Engagement Grants of up to $20,000 per year have been allocated for two years to organisations in each of the ten Department of Communities regions. A total of $200 000 per annum is provided by the department under the Youth Engagement Grants program.
Examples of previous projects
The following is a selection of successful project applications that gained funding in previous years:
The Darumbal-Noolar Murree Aboriginal Corporation for Land and Culture identified Indigenous youth suicide in the Rockhampton area as a major social problem. They conducted a community youth forum which provided young people with an opportunity to identify issues, develop solutions and produce an action plan. This project provided young people with the opportunity to work with government and non-government agencies to implement a Youth Suicide Action Plan for Rockhampton and surrounding areas.
The Sarina District Youth Council and the Valley (Mirani) District Youth Council organised a regional youth symposium, 'Take Me Seriously'. Over 60 young people participated in workshops, forums and youth policy development. Following the symposium, the Youth Councils conducted follow-up meetings between young people and the Shire Councils of Sarina and Mirani resulting in the development and launching of Youth Polices for each shire.
How and when to apply
Applications for Youth Engagement Grants for 2007/08 and 2008/09 closed 4pm Monday 10 March 2008. Ten initiatives have been approved to enable community organisations across Queensland to support young people's participation in decision making and community life.
This funding is part of the Government’s commitment to promote the participation of young Queenslanders in their communities, and support them to have a positive future.
The objective of Youth Engagement Grants funding for 2007/08 and 2008/09 is to provide opportunities for young people to:
- raise issues of relevance for young people at local, regional and state levels
- discuss solutions to the problem of youth violence
- engage in decision-making processes within their communities
- develop and implement projects to address identified local and regional issues.
You can contact the Office for Youth or your local regional office for more information.
The full list of Youth Engagement Grants recipients for 2007/08 and 2008/09 are:
- Southern Downs Regional Council (Warwick)
- Tablelands Regional Council
- Rockhampton Regional Council
- Life Without Barriers (Gold Coast)
- Redcliffe Area Youth Space
- Mackay Regional Council
- Logan City Council
- The Youth Network NQ (Townsville)
- Sunshine Coast Regional Council
- Wandiny RAPASS Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Corporation (Hervey Bay).
Further information about funding offered by the department is available here. Alternatively you can contact the Office for Youth for more information.