Archived Grant Opportunity View - GO6699

The purpose of the Edge of Nowhere (EON) Foundation Thriving Communities Program grant in this Grant Opportunity Guideline is to support primary prevention activities for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander young people and adults by encouraging healthy lifestyles through nutrition and sustained health practices.

The objectives of the grant are to:

• Establish and foster community gardens that are used to provide healthy meals to local First Nations children and their families.
• Support First Nations men, women, and children by providing access to fresh produce, adopting healthier lifestyles, and reduce their risk of chronic disease.
• Train local senior students and adult community members to ensure sustainability and job creation with local job networks.

The intended outcomes of the grants are to:

• Establish edible gardens in remote First Nations communities and schools that can continue to be used and developed at the cessation of the program.

Provide education, training and skills for local people to assist and maintain healthy eating practices and the development of local gardens. 

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To be eligible, you must be the listed organisation below and have received an invitation to apply from the department.

Legal name of organisation:
Edge of Nowhere Foundation

ABN:
30 018 685 040

Rationale for Invitation:
The eligible organisations are invited to apply for this grant opportunity as they have been assessed to have:

• capability to deliver the project activities and demonstrated ability to have successfully delivered these activities in the past
• existing infrastructure and relationships to support the project activities
• experience and capability to deliver the grant objectives and outcomes; and
• demonstrated value for money  to deliver outcomes in the current market.

The Department has considered the Edge of Nowhere Foundation to be the only organisation that can deliver the Thriving Communities Program.

The eligible organisation as listed in Table 1 is considered to have established administrative and infrastructure arrangements that will help the department deliver the activities quickly and efficiently.

The eligible organisation is considered to provide the best value for money in the delivery of these activities based on demonstrated capacity to successful deliver these activities in the past.

$1,438,000.00

This is a non-application-based process. The eligible organisation/s does not need to submit an application for this grant opportunity.