A broad range of institutions in Australia offer grant funding, including government departments, corporations, non-profit organisations, foundations, educational institutions and trusts.
The SLSF provides grant support at no charge to NSW SLSCs through The Surf Life Saving Foundation’s Grant Seeking Unit.
The GSU is another resource provided by the SLSF to support SLS state centres, branches and SLSCs at no charge. The GSU is a national grant research and writing support unit that can assist your SLSC to identify suitable funding opportunities, prepare a professionally written application and advice on lodgement and acquittal. Speak to a member of the GSU to learn more about how the team can assist your SLSC.
With each approved grant, a grant acquittal needs to be submitted after the project. A grant acquittal is the process of evaluating and reporting on the outcomes and expenditure of grant funds against the original grant application. A grant acquittal is also an important piece of documentation that can help secure more grant funding in the future. The initial grant funding agreement will detail exactly when the grant acquittal needs to be provided and what information needs to be included in the report.
The SLSF maintains the highest standards around legal and ethical fundraising practices and is a member of the Fundraising Institute of Australia (FIA). They also comply with the ACNC and the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Good Governance Principles and Guidance for NFP organisations.
Together with SLSNSW, the SLSF helps coordinate several activities throughout the year that SLSCs can be involved in to help raise much-needed funds for life saving equipment, water safety education and training, among other things.
For those SLSCs interested in preparing their own grant applications, the GSU has developed a grant guide for SLSCs, which outlines administrative functions associated with grant funding and provides sample responses for typical questions found in a grant application.
Refer to SLSNSW Grants webpage for more information on grant opportunities that have been identified and a Grant Application Guide. These are often communicated through the mail-outs.