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New Grant Opportunity!
Community Language Schools Grants Program
Dear Community Leaders,
While in Perth on Monday, 28 August 2023, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, and Multicultural Affairs, the Hon Andrew Giles MP, announced that the Australian Government is investing $15 million over two years to support the education of languages other than English as part of the new Community Language Schools Grant.
Community language schools play a crucial role in preserving cultural heritage and fostering a bond between young learners and the languages spoken by their parents or grandparents. There are more than 700 language schools operating across Australia, teaching over 100,000 students in over 85 languages. Languages help connect Australians to each other and to the world.
Grants of up to $30,000 over two years will be available to eligible community language schools, enabling them to expand classes to pre-school-aged children, purchase new resources, build quality learning environments, cover costs such as rent or teacher training, or provide fee relief for disadvantaged students.
Applications for the Community Language Schools Grant opened on 1 September 2023 and will close at 9:00 pm AEDT on 9 October 2023.
Click here to view full details of the grant on GrantConnect and apply
INFORMATION SESSIONS
The Department of Home Affairs will be running online information sessions while the grant round is open. Online Information Session Details:
Information Session 1
Date: Tuesday, 5 September 2023
Time: 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm AEDT
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Join on your computer, mobile app, or room device using the details below:
Click here to join a Teams Meeting (you will need to enter the Meeting ID and Passcode)
Meeting ID: 461 590 813 923
Passcode: cecRvf
Information Session 2
Date: Monday 11 September 2023
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm AEDT
Where: Online via Microsoft Teams
Join on your computer, mobile app, or room device using the details below:
Click here to join a Teams Meeting (you will need to enter the Meeting ID and Passcode)
Meeting ID: 461 590 813 923
Passcode: cecRvf
The application process has been simplified to support small organisations to apply. You can view the full details of the grant, download documents, and submit your application all on GrantConnect, the Government's grant information system.
Click here to view full details of the grant on GrantConnect and apply
Funding will be available for all not-for-profit community language schools that meet the eligibility criteria. The new grant program is different from other funding opportunities previously available to community language schools:
- Established schools can apply for funding to expand classes to early childhood (preschool) aged children.
- Schools that have been operating for less than 2 years will receive a supplement to assist with the costs of building quality learning environments for their students.
The program will strengthen the cohesion and prosperity of Australia’s successful multicultural society by supporting more young Australians to acquire a second language to:
- connect them to the languages of their parents, grandparents, and broader communities
- enable their participation in a broader range of jobs in an economy closely integrated into a global market of diverse trading partners.
The program will enable Community Language Schools (CLS) to expand the delivery of language to more school-aged children, including pre-schoolers.
The grant opportunity consists of 3 tiers and 2 supplementary payment options for eligible CLS to apply.
A maximum grant amount of up to $30,000 is available depending on the tier and supplementation.
If you have any questions, please reply to this email.
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