DVA Grants Workshop

1. DVA Grants Workshop

2. Types of DVA Grants • Veteran and Community • Saluting their Service • BEST(Building Excellence in Support and Training)

3. Men’s Sheds Grants for Men’s Sheds are considered under DVA’s Veteran and Community Grants

4. Veteran & Community Grants Aim To maintain and improve the independence and quality of life of members of the veteran community by providing funding forprojectsthat support activities and services that sustain and enhance their health and well being.

5. Veteran & Community Grants Key health promotion objectives • Promote and enhance healthy lifestyles • Support quality independent living at home • Encouraging involvement in community activities • Reducing social isolation • Encourage supportive and safe communities • Increase access to community services • Address gaps in local services • Support carers

6. Veteran & Community Grants Guidelines • Provide funds for the development of projectsthat will become sustainable and financially viable; or • Provide funds for one off projects that have an ongoing health benefit for members of the veteran community

7. Veteran & Community Grants Funding will not be considered for: • Ongoing running costs, purchase or lease of land, major capital works, a project that duplicates and existing service at the same location, meals and refreshments, expenses already incurred or ongoing wages or salaries

8. Veteran & Community Grants Who can apply? • Ex-service Organisations • Community Organisations • Relevant private or government organisations

9. Veteran & Community Grants The Applicant • The applicant will be the organisation who will receive the grant funds and be responsible for acquitting the grant. • If organisations are sponsoring groups (e.g. RSL sponsoring a Day Club grant application) the RSL is deemed the applicant.

10. Veteran & Community Grants Information about the Applicant • All applications should include a brief history of the organisation including information about the area they service, date of establishment, location of clubrooms, membership numbers/profiles and future directions in terms of delivering service to the target group.

11. Veteran & Community Grants Target Group • The target group for projects is the veteran community and includes: • Veterans • Widows/widowers • Spouses/partners • Carers • Dependants and family members • Projects may also benefit the wider community.

12. Veteran & Community Grants What is a Project? • A project is a commitment to achieving an outcome within a specific timeframe. • Once a project has been developed, a grant application is just one of many possible options for obtaining funding.

13. Veteran & Community Grants Project Name Give the project a name that reflects the project purpose. • Bus Trips Project– On the Road Again • Toilet Project – Operation Digger Relief • Furniture Project – It Ain’t Heavy It’s Our Tables • Air Conditioning project – Beat the Heat • Yoga classes – Mind, Body and Soul

14. Veteran & Community Grants Steps in Project Development • Stage 1 – Needs Analysis • Stage 2 – Project Plan • Stage 3 – Budget Plan • Stage 4 – Evaluation Plan

15. Veteran & Community Grants Stage 1 - Needs Analysis • Identifying the need is the most important part of any project • A good Needs Analysis increases the success of the project and any subsequent funding • Consultation is the key to an effective Needs Analysis

16. Veteran & Community Grants Stage 2 - Project Plan • Develop a Project Aim The aim of your project is broadly what you want to do to address the need that you have identified Example To identify members of the veteran community in the region who are socially isolated and assist them to link in with ex-service and community organisations of their choice.

17. Veteran & Community Grants • Stage 2 - Project Plan • Project Objectives are statements of what you are trying to accomplish – how you will achieve the aim of your project. • Objectives should be clear, concise and achievable.

18. Veteran & Community Grants • Stage 3 – Budget Plan • Funding is required to achieve the aim of your project Points to consider: • What is the total project cost? • Does your project represent value for money? • Can you reduce costs by sharing resources with other groups? • What are other possible funding sources? • What in-kind contributions can you identify?

19. Veteran & Community Grants • Stage 4 - Evaluation Plan • Evaluation is the ongoing process of monitoring your project by asking questions, reviewing what you are doing. • Evaluating ensures that your project is ‘on track’ – that you are achieving the aim and objectives of your project.

20. Veteran & Community Grants • Stage 4 - Evaluation Plan Ensure that the evaluation plan is: • Achievable • Affordable • Clear and concise • Measurable • Meets target groups needs

21. Veteran & Community Grants Grant Acquittal • DVA requires acquittal documents to be completed. • Requirements differ for V & G grants up to $10,000 and those greater than $10,000. The later requires a Audit Statement relating specifically to expenditure of grant moneys.

22. Veteran & Community Grants Helpful Hints • Ensure you have covered everything – go through the checklist we have provided to be sure • If you have written the grant application yourself, ask another suitably skilled person who is independent of the project to read through it

23. Veteran & Community Grants Summary Veteran & Community Grant applications must: • show that a needs analysis has been undertaken • contain a project plan, including timeframes • contain a detailed budget plan, including quotes • provide an evaluation plan for the project

24. Saluting Their Service DVA Resources • Website – www.dva.gov.au • Factsheet GS14 - Overview

25. Contacts DVA / VAN Office 133 254 (metro) 1800 555 254 (country)