Welcome to Edition Five of the FundBase Newsletter.

June is a huge month for closing grants so we thought we would give you an advanced Heads-Up.

The Voiceless Grants Program offers financial support to non-profit organisations, councils and universities for the design and implementation of projects which improve the lives of animals in Australia.  Funding of up to $20, 000 is available to Australian organisations to spend on Project Specific Operating Costs.

The Telstra Foundation Community Development Fund supports projects with one purpose in mind - to connect children and young people to their communities.

The fund will support community-based projects that provide children and young people with opportunities to reach their potential, enrich their social links and build their sense of belonging. Priority will be given to projects supporting children and young people, aged 0 to 24 years, experiencing social or geographical isolation, with particular focus on indigenous young people. Grants from $75,000 per year for up to three years are available.

The Freedman Foundation Traveling Scholarship for Emerging Artists provides assistance towards travel (for educational purposes) and/or tuition costs for young people building a career in the visual arts broadly in the areas of painting, photography or sculpture.

Applications must be prepared and submitted by the artist, not a third party, there are two awards of $5,000 each (excluding GST).

The St.George Foundation provides financial support from $5,000-$50,000 to charities throughout Australia to help them assist children and young people up to 18 years of age with special needs. The Foundation supports innovative projects that enable disadvantaged and disabled children to reach their potential.

The Norman Wettenhall Foundation's objective is to support projects that enhance or maintain the vitality and diversity of the Australian natural living environment.

The Foundation has funded projects ranging from supporting local communities to maintain or restore habitat; to the production of education kits; and the publication and widespread dissemination of research information essential to species preservation.  Average grant size ranges from about $1,000 to $10,000.

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To find out more about these grants and others closing in June, you should be searching the database this month.  A good application takes at least one month to prepare. 

Some things you may want to include in your application to give it extra strength are:
- quotes for any work or purchases needed
- letters of support from your local MP, council, community members
- reports demonstrating the need for your project
- letters from beneficiaries of your project stating how it will benefit them personally
- press releases stating the need for the project
- any meeting minutes stating the need for the project
- photos of those who will benefit

All these types of things take time to collect so start preparing your application now for those closing in June. The first step is to narrow down the grants to those ideally suited for your project. The quickest way to do this is to use the FundBase database, enter your search criteria to find the most suitable grants for your project.