Putting Queensland Kids First Partnership Fund
Putting Queensland Kids First: Giving our kids the opportunity of a lifetime builds on the strengths and opportunities that help children and families to thrive. Putting Queensland Kids First recognises the ecosystem of supports that help families raise their children, including communities, kin, and non-government service providers including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations.
We know we make the biggest impact when families, communities, government agencies, and service providers work together with a shared vision. Putting Queensland Kids First was shaped through extensive consultation with our vibrant community service sector. We heard the importance of delivering meaningful supports to respond to community and family needs.
Putting Queensland Kids First delivers on this with a dedicated $15 million Putting Queensland Kids First Partnership Fund that will invest in community-led, place-based solutions delivered by non-government organisations (NGOs) including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander community-controlled organisations.
Round 1 of the Putting Queensland Kids First Partnership Fund is open for expressions of interest from 27 September to 25 October 2024.
Round 1 provides the opportunity of funding from $500,000 up to $1.5 million from a total pool of $5 million.
Further details on eligibility, program guidelines, supporting resources, process and key dates are below.
Eligibility, guidelines, and supporting resources
The program guidelines provide detail on eligibility and the assessment process.
Further support for the application process is outlined in the Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) and Grant Writing Tips document. Please note the FAQs will be continuously updated throughout the expression of interest process.
Process and Key Dates
We acknowledge the grant application process can be onerous for service delivery focused organisations
To best value the time of interested organisations, an initial Expression of Interest process will be undertaken which will seek preliminary proposal and eligibility information. Following a shortlisting process, select applicants will be invited to submit a Detailed Application.
Key dates:
- 27 September 2024 – program guidelines published and Expressions of Interest open
- 25 October 2024 – Expressions of Interest close
Following the EOI process, shortlisted applicants will be contacted for more detailed information later in 2024.
Apply now
From 27 September to 25 October 2024, we are seeking Expressions of Interest through our SmartyGrants page.