Responding to COVID-19 in the sexual, domestic and family violence sectors grants program

The Queensland Government recognises that the COVID-19 pandemic has had a lasting impact on the delivery of frontline sexual, domestic and family violence support and services have seen a rise in demand and an increase in complexity.

The Queensland Government is committed to enhancing service responses to address these impacts and challenges and this one-off grant process will support organisations to implement projects that achieve this. The grants program is supported by funding from the Commonwealth Government.

Before completing this form, ensure you have read the 2020 Grant Information and Application Guidelines available here: https://www.csyw.qld.gov.au/campaign/not-now-not-ever-together/grants/responding-covid-19-sexual-domestic-family-violence-sectors-grants-program

One-off grants are being offered to support frontline sexual, domestic and family violence services to respond to the challenges posed by COVID-19 by assisting services to:

• Adapt service delivery, for example by making service adjustments or modifications to respond to changing client needs or social distancing requirements.
• Expand service delivery, for example by increasing capacity to deliver more services to more clients.
• Introduce new services, in accordance with demand arising from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Funding will be made available to support initiatives addressing the impact of COVID-19 through:

• Organisations that provide a direct and frontline service to people experiencing, or at risk of experiencing, sexual, domestic and family violence; or provide services or programs for perpetrators, as part of their overall service delivery model.
• Initiatives that target groups that, for various reasons, face either a higher risk of being subjected to this violence or face greater challenges in accessing support services to help them escape, or recover from, the violence including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with a disability, LGBTIQ and CALD communities (including people on temporary visas), rural regional and remote communities and particular age cohorts such as young people or older Queenslanders.
• Initiatives that target prevention, early intervention and post crisis support.
• Initiatives that target non-physical forms of abuse.
• Initiatives that relate to Queensland’s Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Strategy 2016-2026 to reduce domestic violence reoffending, including working with perpetrators and/or with victim-survivors.
• Initiatives that relate to Prevent. Support. Believe. Queensland’s Framework to address Sexual Violence.

This one-off non-recurrent funding is available for events/projects/activities to be delivered once the successful recipients have been announced and completed by 31 December 2021.

The total allocation of funds for this grant round is $2 million with applications invited from $50,000 to $150,000.

The grants are one-off, COVID-19 specific funding for 2021 only and should not be sought to support initiatives with recurrent funding implications.

When completing the grant funding application form:

• All sections of the form must be completed.
• Keep your answers concise by observing the word limit for each selection criterion.
• Applicants may attach letters from collaborative partners that state how their organisation supports the work you hope to undertake through this Community Grant.
• Applicants may quote or summarise other documents within the response to a selection criterion. Please do not attach the whole document. 
• Note this funding application form is for one event/project/activity only. A separate application form must be completed for each event/project/activity for which funding is sought.

The Department of Justice and Attorney-General is collecting information, including personal information, on this form for the purpose of assessing your application. Your personal information will only be accessed by authorised departmental officers for purposes directly related to assessing this application. 

Your personal information will be managed in accordance with the Information Privacy Principles outlined in the https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/legals/privacy.

The department may provide local Members of Parliament with the contact details of organisations approved for funding. 

Your personal information will not be disclosed to any other third party or used for any other purpose without your consent.

If you have any questions about your application or require further information please contact the Department of Justice and Attorney-General on (07) 3097 6442 or via email on partnerships@csyw.qld.gov.au