Financial assistance, or grants, can be provided by various entities, including Government, local councils and other funding bodies. These grants are designed to support specific projects, initiatives, and activities that align with the objectives and priorities of the grant-giving entities.
Grants in can cover a wide range of areas and sectors in:
- Community Development
- Education
- Health and Well-being
- Environmental Conservation
- Arts and Culture
- Development
- Research and Innovation
SLS Foundation Grant Seeking Unit
The Grant Seeking Unit aims to maximise Surf Life Saving’s access to private and Government grant funding across Australia. We provide a united, strategic and professional approach to grant making bodies.
By delivering expert grant research and writing support, the Grant Seeking Unit can assist with securing vital funds for a range of projects including the purchase of valuable lifesaving equipment, youth development and community education programs, mental health initiatives and capital works projects for clubhouses.
https://slsfoundation.com.au/grant-seeking-unit
Manage your grant activities
Funding opportunities are generally advertised or distributed to clubs via their state/territory entity or through direct contact with our staff. The Grant Seeking Unit can also assist your club in tracking grant outcomes, acquitting successful grants and end of year reporting.
The Grant Seeking Unit has produced a Grant Application Guide for SLS Clubs. This publication provides general guidance about grants as well as some template responses to common grant application questions
The Foundation has also created a GSU Grant Application Guide for Clubs to support you in submitting your applications.
GSU Grant Application Guide for Clubs
Alternatively, if you would like to speak to a member of the GSU to learn more about how the team can assist your club, please contact them on (07) 3177 5855.
Acquittals
Acquittals are as important as the Application If you’re successful with a grant make sure you understand the acquittal process and meet your acquittal obligations.
If you don’t acquit your project satisfactorily you may have to refund the project funding and/or may not be eligible to reapply for a grant through that organisation at a later date.
Grants and Club Communications often the grant making process can take several years. It is therefore imperative if the grant writer takes on a new role in the club or leaves the club, they communicate which grants have been applied for and uses the clubs contact details as opposed to their own personal details.
We strongly suggest therefore, the club sets up its own email address for this purpose and stores all grant applications centrally. There have been cases when clubs have been successfully awarded a grant 6 months to a year after their submission, but failed to obtain the funds because the grant maker could not make contact with the grant writer/club.
Also refer to Administration Operations Manual.
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