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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor="#F4F4F4" lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Hi all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'>Forwarding Funding Centre Alert<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Kind Regards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Lucy Pentony<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Office Coordinator <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Riding for the Disabled Association (NSW)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Quad 1, Level 2, 8 Parkview Drive<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Sydney Olympic Park NSW 2127<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>(PO Box 710 Sydney Markets NSW 2129)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Ph: (02) 8736 1256<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Email: <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au"><span style='color:#0563C1'>stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB>Web: <a href="http://www.rdansw.org.au/"><span style='color:#0563C1'>www.rdansw.org.au</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=200 height=279 style='width:2.0833in;height:2.9062in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image001.jpg@01D89A8D.FA6F3D10"><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><img border=0 width=99 height=71 style='width:1.0312in;height:.7395in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:image002.png@01D89A8D.FA6F3D10"> <img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_7" src="cid:image003.jpg@01D89A8D.FA6F3D10" alt="ACNC-Registered-Charity-Logo - small"> </span><img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_4" src="cid:image004.png@01D89A8D.FA6F3D10"><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=EN-GB><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal> <o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US> The Funding Centre <hello@ourcommunity.com.au> <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 14 July 2022 7:41 PM<br><b>To:</b> stateoffice@rdansw.org.au<br><b>Subject:</b> Funding Centre - Updated Grants<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:450.0pt'><tr><td style='background:#F4F4F4;padding:0cm 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p align=center style='margin:0cm;text-align:center'><span style='font-size:1.0pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:white'>Here are the latest grants that match your Funding Centre grantseeker preferences. (You can log in to update your preferences at any time.)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/"><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=680 height=175 style='width:7.0833in;height:1.8229in' id="_x0000_i1027" src="https://static.fundingcentre.com.au/img/emails/fc-alert-email.png"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='background:white;padding:30.0pt 9.0pt 22.5pt 9.0pt'><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Hi ,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The following grants have recently been updated.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G10983"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Extension </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>31 Jan 2023 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Health </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The purpose of the COVID-19 Aged Care Support Program Extension grant opportunity is to reimburse approved aged care providers for eligible expenditure incurred in managing direct impacts of COVID ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G05103"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Mental Health Matters Awards </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Mental Health Association NSW (WayAhead) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The Mental Health Matters Awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals, groups and organisations that have worked to improve understanding, awareness, service provision and the gen ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G02794"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Community Grants Program </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>31 Jul 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Sisters of Charity Foundation </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Community grants support organisations who are working towards fighting poverty, loneliness, suffering and oppression in their community. </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G02550"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Incubator Grant </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>12 Aug 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Australia </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Incubator grants provide seed funding for the early stages of innovative new research efforts, with the aim of generating preliminary data needed to support future grant applications.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G07068"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Community Grant </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>31 Oct 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>The Deafness Foundation </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Deafness Foundation is currently inviting applications from organisations across Australia for funding for projects that support the deaf and hard of hearing and which address one of the Deafness ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G11658"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Holiday Break Program </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>29 Jul 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Office for Regional Youth (NSW) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The Holiday Break program provides young people with opportunities to connect, socialise, and have fun during the school holidays by delivering a range of free and subsidised activities across reg ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G07884"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Small Grants Program </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>14 Nov 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Pride Foundation Australia (PFA) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The Small Grants program supports projects proposed by individuals and or organisations and or communities who would otherwise be limited by the constraints of other funding programs.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/U00194"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>NSW Digital Games Rebate </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>30 Jun 2023 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round now open. <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Create NSW </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The NSW Government is now offering a 10 per cent rebate for digital games with a Qualifying NSW Expenditure of at least $500,000. The initiative will complement the Australian Governmen ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G09829"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Infrastructure grants </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>18 Jul 2022 </span><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:#B40000'>Incredibly short deadline</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'> <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Office of Responsible Gambling (NSW) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The NSW Government offers grants to communities across NSW to support the building, renovation and fit-out of community infrastructure.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/A00281"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Excellence Awards </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>14 Aug 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>HESTA </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The HESTA Excellence Awards recognise exceptional achievements in a range of settings across aged care, allied health, community services and disability services.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G09583"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Lendlease FutureSteps Community Grants Program (NSW & Qld) </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>31 Aug 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> Dates announced - round opens August 1. More information to come. <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Lendlease FutureSteps </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The Lendlease FutureSteps Community Grants Program is an initiative to aid not-for-profit community organisations to increase the supply of accommodation with support services that assist individu ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G10488"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>The Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) </span></b><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'></span></b><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'> Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Closing Date: </span></strong>07 Sep 2022 <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Dementia, Ageing and Aged Care Mission aims to support older people to maintain their health and quality of life as they age, live independently for longer and access quality care when they need i ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G05982"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Dreams for a Better World Community Grants</span></b><b><span style='color:#6D4D77;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=18 height=17 style='width:.1875in;height:.177in' id="_x0000_i1026" src="https://static.fundingcentre.com.au/img/emails/fc-alert-star.png"></span></b><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'> </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>What's changed:</span></strong> Please note that we have been advised by the provider that the Dreams for a Better World Community Grant is no longer available. This grant is now discontinued. <br><strong><span style='font-family:Montserrat'>Provider: </span></strong>Sunsuper </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Sunsuper's community grants are here to give you the leg up, a helping hand to make your dream a reality.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>These grants match what you've told us you're interested in hearing about. You can change these settings and how often you receive these alerts online at:<br><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/account/alerts"><span style='color:#6D4D77'>https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/account/alerts</span></a> </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>Good luck,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;color:black'>The Our Community Grants Team</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:black'><a href="https://communitydirectors.com.au/training/diploma-overview"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=580 height=300 style='width:6.0416in;height:3.125in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/images/FundingCentre/Diploma-EDM.jpg" alt="CIC 2022"></span></a></span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:Montserrat'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:15.0pt 3.75pt 0cm 9.0pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:lightslategray'>The Funding Centre is Australia's most comprehensive grants and fundraising hub - an initiative of Our Community.<br>Copyright @ OUR COMMUNITY <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style='padding:7.5pt 0cm 11.25pt 9.0pt'><p><strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:lightslategray'>Our email address is: </span></strong><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif;color:lightslategray'><a href="mailto:service@ourcommunity.com.au">service@ourcommunity.com.au</a><br>This email was sent to: <a href="mailto:stateoffice@rdansw.org.au">stateoffice@rdansw.org.au</a> as part of your Funding Centre membership - either an individual subscription or as a nominated recipient of a multi-user subscription organised by your organisation.<br><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/account/alerts"><span style='color:#6D4D77'>update alert preference or unsubscribe</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p></td></tr></table><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>