Department of Health
TheDepartment of Health is now accepting applications for funding through the 2020Alcohol and Other Drugs Youth Grants Program.
Grants of upto $20,000 each are available for community projects or initiatives aimed atpreventing substance misuse by youth throughout the Northern Territory.
NorthernTerritory based incorporated organisations or community groups are encouragedto apply for projects such as:
- Awarenessraising and education projects for young people that promote healthy choicesand activities
- Sporting,cultural and community events that enhance young peoples level ofconnectedness that builds resilience
- Activitieswhich support young people to develop skills and learn
- Projectsthat increase awareness of the risks of alcohol use among young people.
An exampleof a past project is the community safety mural at the Driver Shopping Centre.Neighbourhood Watch NT used an AOD Youth Grant to deliver a series of healthand safety workshops with organisations including Headspace NT, Life WithoutBarriers and GAP. Forty-two young people were involved with the program thatculminated in a huge mural that carries community health and safety messages.
A total of$271,000 is available in this round.
Applicationsmust demonstrate how the proposed project relates to the National Drug Strategy20172023 and the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples DrugStrategy 20142019.
Applicationsclose Friday 11 October 2019.
Visit www.grantsnt.nt.gov.au
