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On 25 November 2020, The Hon. Mark Speakman, SC MP, NSW Minister for the Prevention of Domestic and Family Violence, announced the successful recipients of the COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Grants program.
These grants will support sexual, domestic and family violence services to respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19, by assisting services to:
Further information about the grants are listed below.
View the list of successful applicants.
Frontline organisations which are experiencing increased demand in services as a result of COVID-19 could apply for a share in grant funding. The NSW Government understands that domestic, family and sexual violence services have had to respond to changes in service delivery, complexity or demand of their program resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $9 million COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Funding - Tranche 2 Grant program is supported by funding from the Commonwealth Government.
The $9 million COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Funding - Tranche 2 Grant program aims to support sexual, domestic and family violence services to respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19, including by assisting services to:
To be eligible for funding, applicants must have:
Eligible applicants may have included not-for-profit organisations including community organisations and/or faith based organisations.
Only the response to the application form will be used to assess the application, there is no need to email additional attachments such as support letters or references.
Applications opened at 10AM (AEST) on Wednesday 26 August 2020 and closed at 5PM (AEST) on Wednesday 23 September 2020.
All eligible applications will be assessed on merit against the assessment criteria within the COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Program Guidelines.
Late applications will not be accepted.
If you have any questions about the COVID-19 Domestic and Family Violence Funding - Tranche 2 Grant program that are not covered in the grant guidelines, please contact Women NSW via email at: WomenNSWGrants@facs.nsw.gov.au
22 Feb 2024