{"id":10000,"date":"2021-01-22T04:14:45","date_gmt":"2021-01-22T04:14:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=10000"},"modified":"2021-01-22T04:14:45","modified_gmt":"2021-01-22T04:14:45","slug":"commemorative-grants-program-opens","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/01\/22\/commemorative-grants-program-opens\/","title":{"rendered":"COMMEMORATIVE GRANTS PROGRAM OPENS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle-based organisations are encouraged to apply for grants for projects that highlight the service and sacrifice of Australian personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations.<br \/>\nFederal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon MP said the\u00a0<em>Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program<\/em>\u00a0is designed to preserve Australia\u2019s wartime heritage.<br \/>\n\u201cI encourage community-based organisations to apply to undertake projects that will promote appreciation and understanding of the experiences of service and the roles that those who served have played in shaping the nation,\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cProjects may include the construction or restoration of war or peace memorials, commemorative events, digital content development, publications or public awareness activities.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Claydon said there are two categories of grants available.<br \/>\n\u201cGrants up to $10,000 are available for community-based commemorative projects and activities,\u201d Ms Claydon said.<br \/>\n\u201cA second category provides grants between $10,001 and $150,000 are available for major commemorative projects and activities that are significant from a regional, state or national perspective.\u201d<br \/>\nMs Claydon said that if organisations wanted her to provide a letter of support, they should email her a copy of their application at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sharon.claydon.mp@aph.gov.au\">sharon.claydon.mp@aph.gov.au<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>The closing date for applications is 11pm on Thursday 11 February 2021. For further information and to apply, visit\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.communitygrants.gov.au\/grants\/saluting-their-service-commemorative-grants-program\">www.communitygrants.gov.au\/grants\/saluting-their-service-commemorative-grants-program<\/a>\u00a0or contact Sharon Claydon\u2019s office on 4926 1555.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle-based organisations are encouraged to apply for grants for projects that highlight the service and sacrifice of Australian personnel in wars, conflicts and peace operations. Federal Member for Newcastle Sharon Claydon MP said the\u00a0Saluting their Service Commemorative Grants Program\u00a0is designed to preserve Australia\u2019s wartime heritage. \u201cI encourage community-based organisations to apply to undertake projects that &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2021\/01\/22\/commemorative-grants-program-opens\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;COMMEMORATIVE GRANTS PROGRAM OPENS&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10000","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-newcastle"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10000","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10000"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10000\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10000"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10000"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10000"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}