In 2015/16 the foundation’s grants focus will be on supporting Law Week and legal information projects. With Law Week projects priority will be given for the development of new Law Week events or for the expansion or continuation of rural and regional events. We will also offer grants for legal information projects where a demonstrated need can be shown.

1Applicant details

Organisation name
Organisation summary
Tell us about your organisation
Address
Web address
ABN
Is the organisation registered for GST?
Head of organisation
Name
Position title
Direct telephone / Mobile
Email
Primary contact
Name
Position title
Direct telephone / Mobile
Email
Collaborating organisation– will you complete the project with a partner organisation?
Organisation
Name
Position title
Address
Direct telephone / Mobile
Email
Website

Declaration

I declare that the information in this application and any attachments areto the best of my knowledge true and correct and I am authorised to submit the application on behalf of the organisation. I consent to Victoria Law Foundation referring this application to third parties to assist the foundation in assessing this application.

Signature of the authorised person
Name
Position held
Date

2Project overview

Summary

Name of project
Project summary
Briefly summarise your project(1-2 sentences)
Total funding sought(excl. GST)
When do you plan to start your project?
When do you plan to complete your project?

Detailed project description

Provide us with a detailed description of your project (up to one page)

In 2015/16 the foundation’s grants focus will be on supporting Law Week and legal information projects. With Law Week projects priority will be given for the development of new Law Week events or for the expansion or continuation of rural and regional events. We will also offer grants for legal information projects where a demonstrated need can be shown.

Please select the category you are applyingfor:

☐Legal information project – go to section 2.1

☐Law Week 2016 event – go to section 2.2

2.1Legal information projects

Please complete this section if your application is for a legal information project.

Need
Tell us how you have identified the need for this project. Why does this work need to be done?
Production
If you are producing a publication, how many copies do you plan to produce and how have you decided this? How will you fund future reprints?
Distribution
How will you distribute your product? Please note it is a condition of foundation grants that online grant materials and publications be made available on the applicant’s and foundation’s websites.
Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD)publications
Is your publication aimed at CALD communities? Will it be translated into any community languages? Do you know what these languages are? How will you/have yoube determine which languages to use? How will you know that the publication is culturally appropriate?

2.2Law Week events

Please complete this section if your application is for a Law Week event.

Geographic location

☐Metropolitan Melbourne

☐ Greater Melbourne

☐ Regional or rural Victoria

Is this application for a new or existing project?

☐New project☐Existing project

Is the project for a one-off or ongoing event/activity?

☐One-off event☐Ongoing

Need
Tell us how you have identified the need for this project. Why does this work need to be done?

2.3Project plan

Provide us with a brief outline of the stages of your project and some detail about each stage (extend the table if you need to). We ask that you include evaluation as a stage of your project.
Milestone / Description / What will you achieve?
EXAMPLE / Establish reference groups / Establish a reference group of external representatives from relevant areas. The group will have a minimum of five members representing the community sector, library sector, legal profession and individuals affected in this area.
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Audience
Who will benefit directly from this project? Will other groups benefit indirectly?
Outcomes
What will you achieve?
Evaluation
How will you know your project has been successful? Tell us about what evaluation processes you have in place to assess the project.
Marketing and promotion
How will you ensure that your target audience knows about your project? How does your marketing and promotion address any special needs of your target audience?

3Project budget

When you are developing your itemised project budget, please consider the following:

  • the Grants Manager can assist you in developing your budget
  • check the items we cannot fund in the grants criteria
  • make sure that you have allocated an amount for each aspect of your project
  • be realistic, make sure your budget is accurate, don’t over or underestimate costs
  • attach quotes from suppliers to this application to support the budget amounts

Example budget

This is a sample of some of the types of costs that you might include in your budget and the type of information that you should provide for each items.

Funding sought from the Foundation / Total
(excl. GST)
Project worker: 0.4FTE for 6months @ $40,000pa (17% on costs) / $9360
Casual researcher: 50 hours @ $25 per hour (casual leave loading of 25%) / $1562.50
Printing 500 copies @ $5.09 per copy
(est attached) / $2545
Incidental costs associated with reference group / $200
Critical reader group attendance costs 10 people @ $20 per person for 3 meetings / $600
Additional editing (quote attached) / $500
Translation into Arabic (est. attached) / $1250
Launch catering 50 people @ $10 / $500
Total funding sought from the Foundation (excl. GST) A / $16,517.50
Applicant organisation contribution
Office accommodation and incidentals for 6 months / $1000
Supervision of project by Policy and Projects Manager 0.05FTE for 6 months @ $70,000pa (17% on costs) / $2047.50
Total applicant organisation contribution (excl. GST) B / $3047.50
Total project budget (A + B) /

$19,565

All grant applications must be submitted through the foundation’s website

General Grant application form 2015/16Last updated Aug 2015

3.1Application budget

Funding sought from the foundation / Total
(excl. GST)
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Total funding sought from the foundation (excl. GST) A / $
Applicant organisations contribution
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Total applicant organisation contribution (excl. GST) B / $
Total project budget (A + B) / $

4Letters of support

Letters of support assist us in understanding the importance of your project within the context of the community you are working with.

Please attach and provide details of letters of support below. Support letters should be provided within two weeks of the closing date.

Organisation
Name
Provided / Yes/no – if no please indicate when these will arrive
Organisation
Name
Provided / Yes/no – if no please indicate when these will arrive
Organisation
Name
Provided / Yes/no – if no please indicate when these will arrive
Organisation
Name
Provided / Yes/no – if no please indicate when these will arrive
Organisation
Name
Provided / Yes/no – if no please indicate when these will arrive

5Further information and feedback

Other funding
Are you or have you previously sought funding from any other foundations or organisations for this project? If yes, which organisation/s?
Additional information
Is there anything else that you think might assist us in assessing your application?
Have you received a grant from the foundation in the past?
If yes, please provide details.
Can you provide us with any feedback that would assist us in improving this form or the grant application process?
How did you find out about the foundation’s Grants Program?
Foundation newsletter/email / Another organisations website
Foundation’s website / Sector newsletter or directory
Foundation event / Previously applied for grant
Prior relationship with foundation / Word of mouth
Other (please specify)

All grant applications must be submitted through the foundation’s website

General Grant application form 2015/16Last updated Aug 2015