FECCA | GRANTING | CALD COVID-19 Health Small Grants | applications close at end of January 2022.

[Edited extract from public address]

The CALD COVID-19 Health Small Grants Fund will help multicultural community groups lead grassroots communication activities around COVID-19 and the vaccination rollout, targeting CALD communities.

FECCA will administer grants of $2,500, $3,500 or $5,000 to groups or organisations to fund short-term, one-off, communication and outreach projects that aim to achieve the following objectives:

• Address barriers to accessing information on COVID-19 and the vaccination program
• Provide the opportunity for communities to identify and respond to issues and concerns surrounding COVID-19 and the vaccination program
• Provide accurate and culturally relevant information on the COVID-19 Vaccination Program
• Foster community involvement and participation
• Encourage partnerships among community organisations

Organisations must be a not-for-profit constituted body, such as an incorporated association, or groups must be auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation that is incorporated and be able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the project.

Groups or organisations must be located within, or deliver a project within, the target community and must have evidence of direct benefit to people in the target community.

All projects must be completed by 31 March 2022.

• Download full grant guidelines.
• More information and application form.

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Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA)

Address: FECCA House, Unit 1, No. 4 Phipps Close, Deakin ACT 2600

Tel: (02) 6282 5755

Email: smallgrants@fecca.org.au

Website: https://fecca.org.au