{"id":7953,"date":"2020-09-01T06:17:24","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/?p=7953"},"modified":"2020-09-01T06:17:24","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T06:17:24","slug":"taking-action-950000-for-youth-action-projects-grants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/2020\/09\/01\/taking-action-950000-for-youth-action-projects-grants\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking action: $950,000 for Youth Action Projects Grants"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Youth Action Projects Grant Scheme is now open to individuals and organisations supporting activities important to young Australians.
\nThe Australian Government understands the unprecedented impact COVID-19 and last summer\u2019s bushfire season has had on young Australians.
\nMinister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck, said the targeted scheme was an opportunity for individuals and organisations to apply for funding to support projects that will make a difference in the lives of young people.
\n\u201cIt\u2019s a difficult time in our nation\u2019s history and young people are feeling the repercussions of job losses, breaks in education and social isolation,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cLife as we know it is not the same, but we know young Australians are keen to take part in activities that will help them and their communities thrive.\u201d
\nAs part of the program, grants of between $5000 and $20,000 are available for projects which respond to the social challenges facing those aged 15\u201324.
\nThe Government has engaged the Foundation for Young Australians (FYA) to administer the scheme.
\nFYA is a non-profit organisation committed and passionate about improving the outcomes and life opportunities for youth.
\nProjects need to be either new initiatives that recognise and respond to the hardship young people face now and will face in the future, or existing initiatives which already provide a valuable on-going service to young people, but which need further funding to continue.
\nFunds can be used to pay for any type of project including but not limited to staffing, equipment purchase, consumables or marketing.
\n\u201cWhile grants will be used for projects which support young people in a variety of ways, there will be a particular focus on employment, transportation, mental health and the impacts of COVID-19 and the Australian bushfires,\u201d Minister Colbeck said.
\n\u201cI look forward to working with FYA and seeing the outcomes of the exciting projects funded by the Australian government for the benefit of young Australians everywhere.\u201d
\nSuccessful grant recipients are expected to deliver projects over the 2020-21 financial year.
\nThe grant round opens today, Tuesday 1 September and closes Wednesday, 7 October, 2020.
\nFor more information and to download the application form, visit the\u00a0website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Youth Action Projects Grant Scheme is now open to individuals and organisations supporting activities important to young Australians. The Australian Government understands the unprecedented impact COVID-19 and last summer\u2019s bushfire season has had on young Australians. Minister for Youth and Sport, Richard Colbeck, said the targeted scheme was an opportunity for individuals and organisations … Continue reading “Taking action: $950,000 for Youth Action Projects Grants”<\/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":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7953","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-aussie"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953","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=7953"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7953\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7953"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7953"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.16news.com.au\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7953"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}