2017 Social Investment Grants Program

$200,000

Eligibility and criteria

Applicants must meet all eligibility criteria to proceed with the application:

• Applicants must be not-for-profit organisations

• They are not required to have deductible gift recipient (DGR) status.

• Activities that the grants support should be completed by end of 2018

• Only available for projects that benefit communities within Australia

• Community Sector Banking customers are encouraged to apply, but this is not a criteria

• Confirmation of other funding sources is encouraged

Exclusions

Grants will not be awarded for:

• Ongoing operating costs

• Capital works

• Housing capital

• Research or policy development

• Overseas projects

• Retrospective requests

• Scholarships

Application process

Applications are to be submitted electronically through the Community Enterprise Foundation™. The Community Enterprise Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Group.

Applications will be requested to demonstrate

• The extent to which they generate value

• The extent to which they build resilience and capability

• How the grant will build capacity within the organisation to deliver the project or program sustainably

• How many people will be directly assisted

How to apply

Ensure your organisation or program to be funded meets all eligibility criteria. Apply online through the Community Enterprise Foundation portal. Applications close at 5pm AEST, Friday 4 August 2017.

Community Sector Banking will be in touch with all ap-plicants within three months of the closing date.

For enquiries regarding our Social Investment Grants Program, call 1300 304 541 (Community Enterprise Foundation) or email communications@csbanking.com.au

Building resilience and capability for people experiencing homelessness or domestic and family violence.

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Funds available

Community Sector Banking invites not-for-profits to apply for grants across two categories:

An organisation (project/program) may apply for category 1, 2 or both.

Frequently asked questions

How do I apply for a grant?

When applications are open, you will need to apply online through our website. You will be directed to an online application form on the Community Enterprise Foundation’s website.

Can an organisation apply across both categories?

Yes, organisations can apply for both.

Do I need to be a Community Sector Banking customer to apply?

No.

Our organisation doesn’t have Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status – can we still apply?

Yes, you can still apply, so long as your organisation is classified as a not-for-profit by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO).

Our organisation is based in Australia, but the project will be carried out overseas – do we qualify?

No – funded projects must be carried out within Australia.

Must my organisation be nation-wide to be eligible?

No.

Can I apply for a grant if I have applied and have been successful in previous years

Yes.

What happens if my application is unsuccessful?

You will be advised via email.

What is the assessment process?

The Advisory Committee will review and assess all applications and make recommendations to the Trustees of the Community Enterprise Foundation. The Trustees will then assess and approve applications for funding.

If successful in receiving a grant is regular reporting required?

We will request acquittal reports, which will be discussed and agreed with successful applicants. These conditions will be part of the Grant Agreement. When applying for a grant, do we need to provide full copies of quotes and financials?

Yes – as outlined in the Supporting Documentation Checklist in the application form, you must provide complete copies of original project quotes and financial statements.

Community Sector Banking ABN 88 098 858 765 (Australian Financial Services authorised representative No. 265317 and Australian Credit authorised representative No. 379667) is a franchisee of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank Limited ABN 11 068 049 178, AFSL and Australian Credit Licence No. 237879 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Community Sector Enterprises Pty Ltd ABN 95 098 858 354. Community Sector Enterprises is a 50/50 joint venture between Bendigo and Adelaide Bank and Community 21 Limited ABN 79 097 612 416. Banking products are products of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank. Any information provided is of a general nature only and does not take into account your objectives, financial situation or needs. Before acting on this information, you should consider its appropriateness to your personal circumstances. You hould read the applicable Disclosure Documents available online at communitysectorbanking.com.au before making any decision. Terms, conditions, fees and charges apply. All loans subject to normal lending criteria.

$200,000 total grant pool

Category 1

4 x grants

$25,000$25,000 $25,000$25,000

Category 2

2 x grants

$50,000$50,000

Domestic and family violence

Domestic and family violence is the single largest driver of homelessness for women, a common factor in child protection notifications and results in a police call-out on average once every two minutes across Australia.

The combined health, administration and social welfare costs of violence against women have been estimated to be $21.7 billion a year, with projections suggesting that if no further action is taken to prevent violence against women, costs will accumulate to $323.4 billion over a thirty-year period from 2014-15 to 2044-45.

Key statistics

• On average, one woman is killed every week by a current or former partner

• A woman is hospitalised every three hours as a result of domestic or family violence

• One in four Australian women has experienced physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner

• One in four Australian women has experienced emotional abuse by a current or former partner

• Intimate partner violence contributes to more death, disability and illness in women aged 15 to 44 than any other preventable risk factor

• Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women are 31 times more likely to be hospitalised due to family violence related assaults than other women

• Women with disabilities are 40% more likely to be the victims of domestic violence than women

without disabilities and more than 70% of women with disabilities have been victims of violent sexual encounters at some time in their lives

What is domestic and family violence?

While domestic violence and family violence are related, they are different terms.

Domestic violence refers to acts of violence (physical, sexual, emotional and psychological) that occur between people who have, or have had, an intimate relationship. It involves an ongoing pattern of behaviour aimed at controlling a partner through fear.

Family violence is used to recognise the broad range of marital and kinship relationships in which violence may occur. In order to cover both definitions, experts often use the expression “domestic and family violence” in Australia.

Violence against women is any act of gender-based violence that causes or could cause physical, sexual or psychological harm to women, including threats of harm or coercion.

It’s not always physical. It includes psychological, economic, emotional and sexual violence and abuse, and a wide range of controlling, coercive and intimidating behaviours.

Domestic and family violence is the single largest driver of homelessness for women. But ultimately, it is preventable.

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Homelessness

While the cost of sleeping rough to the economy can be as much as $27,000 for an individual per year, the impact on a person experiencing homelessness can be harder to quantify. Homelessness makes accessing training and educational opportunities difficult, leaving people exposed to long term unemployment and severe health issues. It also excludes people from participating in social, recreational and economic opportunities within their communities. The cycle of homelessness can be impossible to break without support and intervention.

The causes of homelessness are diverse, with family and domestic violence, the chronic shortage of affordable housing, financial crises and intergenerational poverty all playing a large part.

What is homelessness?

There is no one definition of homelessness. The definition used most by the not-for-profit sector includes three categories recognising the diversity of homelessness:

• Primary homelessness is experienced by people without conventional accommodation (e.g. sleeping rough or in improvised dwellings)

• Secondary homelessness is experienced by people who frequently move from one temporary shelter to another (e.g. emergency accommodation, youth refuges, “couch surfing”)

• Tertiary homelessness is experienced by people staying in accommodation that falls below minimum community standards (e.g. boarding housing and caravan parks)

People who are experiencing homelessness are usually staying in the following areas:

• Improvised dwellings, tents or sleeping out

• Supported accommodation

• Temporarily in other households

• Boarding houses

• Other temporary lodging

• Severely overcrowded dwellings

Key stats

Australia’s peak body for homelessness, Homelessness Australia, has generated a snapshot of the issue:

• In January 2016, there were 105,237 homeless people in Australia. That means that on any given night in Australia, 1 in 200 people are experiencing homelessness

• 56% of people experiencing homelessness are male and 44% are female

• In 2014/15, over 255,600 people received support and almost seven million nights of accommodation were provided by homelessness services

• 25% of people experiencing homelessness are Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander people

• 206,000 people are on the social housing waitlist

For people experiencing homelessness, the costs and impacts can be enormous. But the costs of homelessness also flow through to communities and the nation as a whole.

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