IMPORTANT: Please read the information below to assist you in completing your application online.
ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA:
To apply for a grant and to register your activity with the official Children’s Week calendar, you must meet all of the following:
PLEASE NOTE: Schools, early childhood services and for-profit organisations are not eligible to apply for a Children’s Week grant.
ASSESSMENT CRITERIA
Grants will be assessed against the following criteria:
In determining the allocation of Children’s Week grants, the Department of Education and Training will endeavour to ensure that the total of funded activities represents a balance across participant age groups, numbers and organisation types. Priority will be given to activities in local government areas that are experiencing vulnerability and disadvantage.
GRANT AMOUNTS
The maximum grant value for a Local Government Council or a not for profit organisation is $1000. As this is a competitive grants process, there is no guarantee that every organisation that meets the eligibility criteria will be funded.
ACTIVITY CONDITIONS
To receive a grant and register your activity with the official Children’s Week calendar of activities, organisations must:
The official Children’s Week Calendar of Activities will be promoted on the Department of Education and Training’s Children’s Week webpage www.education.vic.gov.au/childrensweek and through the Department’s communication channels with the early childhood and school sectors in Victoria.
GRANT PAYMENTS
Once a grant has been approved, the recipient organisation will be notified and a Common Funding Agreement will be issued to the organisation receiving the grant to complete and return to the Department of Education and Training. Once the Common Funding Agreement is finalised, the Department of Education and Training will request an invoice from the organisation to pay the grant.
GRANT EXPENDITURE
Grant applications must clearly detail a breakdown of anticipated expenditure. Applicants must use the grant solely for the provision of the Children’s Week activity as detailed in their application. Children’s Week grants may be directed to costs such as:
ACTIVITY FEEDBACK AND GRANT ACQUITAL
Organisations in receipt of a Children’s Week grant and/or who register their activity with the official Children’s Week calendar are required to provide online feedback post-event and, if applicable, an acquittal declaration by 1 December 2018. For those in receipt of a grant, this includes a photo of the activity that may be used in the annual 2018 Children’s Week Report.
Organisations are encouraged to use the full value of their grant on their activity, as any unused funds must be returned to the Department of Education and Training by 31 December 2018.
You may begin anywhere in this application form. Please ensure you save as you go. Applications must be submitted by 5pm 7 September 2018.
Organisations will be notified of the outcome of their grant application in late September 2018. Approved applications will be registered with the official Children’s Week calendar of activities. If your application is not granted, but meets the Children's Week event criteria, you still have the option to register your activity.
For queries about the guidelines, timelines, or questions in the form, please email us at childrens.week@edumail.vic.gov.au and quote your application number.
If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)
If you wish to leave a partially completed application, press 'save' and log out. When you log back in and click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.
You can also download any application, whether draft or completed, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application form.
You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.
Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed.
Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.
When you submit your application, you will receive an automated confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.
If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.
You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.
You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.