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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 - Updated Grants<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_1257757215" src="cid:image001.jpg@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00"><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="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image002.png@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00"> <img border=0 width=60 height=60 style='width:.625in;height:.625in' id="Picture_x0020_3" src="cid:image003.jpg@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00" 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@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00"> <img border=0 width=133 height=75 style='width:1.3854in;height:.7812in' id="Picture_x0020_5" src="cid:image005.jpg@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00"><span lang=EN-GB><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-ligatures:standardcontextual'> <o:p></o:p></span></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> Friday, 13 December 2024 7:16 AM<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:"Helvetica",sans-serif;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:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=100 height=100 style='width:1.0416in;height:1.0416in' id="Picture_x0020_1" src="cid:~WRD0000.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender."></span></a></span><span style='font-size:8.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><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:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Hi ,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The following grants have recently been updated.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15855"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Telstra Footy Country Grants </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>24 Jul 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>AFL, Telstra </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The Telstra Footy Country Grants is designed to financially assist initiatives that can support Community Clubs affiliated to the AFL to strengthen the base and secure the future in three key stra ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15898"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Supporting People with Cancer Grant </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>20 Feb 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Cancer Australia </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The Supporting people with cancer Grant initiative is an annual grants program that aims to support people affected with cancer through actions to improve equity in cancer outcomes and e ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15907"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>NSW Primary Prevention Multi-Year Partnerships </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>18 Feb 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> Brand new program opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Communities and Justice (NSW) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>This grant program is a three-year program that will support organisations to deliver primary prevention off Domestic, Family and Sexual Violence (DFSV).</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15862"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Regional Economic Development and Community Investment </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>20 Feb 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Regional NSW </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The Regional Economic Development and Community Investment Program is open to initiatives that promote regional economic development and support employment creation and retention.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G00579"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Small Environment Grants </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened. The Small Environmental Grant Scheme has a very small application window. Submit your EOI as close to the opening date as possible. <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Wettenhall Environment Trust </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Providing support for people undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban. The Trust support grassroots organisa ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15849"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Youth Empowerment Program </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>28 Jan 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> Dates announced - round opens 7 January <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Attorney-General's Department </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The Youth Empowerment Program will provide funding to organisations for programs for youth aged 10 to 17 who are engaged in, or at-risk of becoming engaged in, criminal and/or anti-social behaviou ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15850"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Fair Work Commission (FWC) Commonwealth Home Support Programme (CHSP) Base Funding Grant </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>09 Jan 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> New round opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Health and Aged Care </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The purpose of this grant opportunity is to provide one-off funding of the actual cost to CHSP service providers to meet the costs of increased wages of eligible aged care workers to the new minim ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15858"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Volunteer Grants 2024-25 </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>10 Jan 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> EOIs are now open to nominate your organisation via your local MP <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Social Services (DSS) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Volunteer Grants support the work of local community organisations by reducing barriers for volunteers and increasing participation in volunteering.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15863"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>General Grant Round </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>28 Mar 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> Dates announced - Round opens 28 January 2025. <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>National Foundation for Medical Research and Innovation (NFMRI) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Around the beginning of each calendar year, NFMRI opens its general grant round nationally, which seeks to support innovative biomedical research projects covering all diseases and conditions.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15871"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Aboriginal Communities Disaster Preparedness </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>28 Feb 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> Brand new program opened <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Department of Communities and Justice (NSW) </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The program aims to support two Aboriginal Communities, Mogo and Toomelah, to develop local emergency management plans.</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'><a href="https://www.fundingcentre.com.au/grant/G15885"><b><span style='color:#6D4D77'>Specialist Radio Programming Grants </span></b></a><br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Closing Date: </span></strong>04 Mar 2025 <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>What's changed:</span></strong> Dates announced - Round opens 13 January 2025. More information to follow. <br><strong><span style='font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'>Provider: </span></strong>Community Broadcasting Foundation Ltd </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>This funding support is designed to encourage stations to carry specialist radio programming and assists with the maintenance and development of specialist programming content in community broadca ... </span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;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:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>Good luck,</span><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:black'>The Our Community Grants Team</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='color:black'><a href="https://www.ourcommunity.com.au/advocate/subscribe"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0cm;text-decoration:none'><img border=0 width=650 height=650 style='width:6.7708in;height:6.7708in' id="Picture_x0020_2" src="cid:image006.jpg@01DB4D35.7E7B0B00" alt="Image removed by sender. 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