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To be eligible to apply for a People First Bank Foundation grant round the organisation must:
Preference will be given to applicants whose program/service:
The Foundation uses a People First Bank Staff Selection Committee to help select the recipients of the grants using the below assessment criteria:
The program/service aligns with the focuses:
Positive educational and alternative pathways to help at-risk children and teenagers;
Health care services for vulnerable Australians and their families; and
Support for the economic and social wellbeing of people in regional, rural and remote communities, including in times of natural disasters.
The program/service seeks to meet a critical “need/issue” within the community
All programs/services come with risks, are the risk identified by the applicant acceptable?
Truly understanding the needs of the target beneficiaries comes with accessing “lived experience”. Is there evidence of people with lived experience contributing to the program/service’s development or delivery?
Can the applicant provide evidence of the program/service’s impact/success?
Is the program/service an effective use of resources (our grant contribution) regarding the people it reaches and the impact it creates on those target beneficiaries?
Does the charity collaborate/partner with other organisations to support the target beneficiaries?
The Foundation’s vision is “Growing stronger communities, together”. In your view does the program achieve our vision?
o Tweed Heads
o Western Sydney
o Greater Darwin
o Palmerston
o Brisbane
o Darling Downs
o Gold Coast
o Ipswich
o Lockyer Valley
o Sunshine Coast
o Wide Bay Burnett
o Ballarat
o Greater Melbourne
o Warrnambool
For any further information please see the FAQs section, give us a call on 0448 438 794 or email charitablefoundation@heritage.com.au
Grant applications are currently open.
People First Foundation Limited ATF People First Bank Foundation ABN 79 297 317 699. Registered under the Collections Act 1966 (QLD). People First Bank Foundation may be referred to as The Foundation across this website. The Foundation is not an authorised deposit-taking institution and its obligations do not represent deposits or other liabilities of Heritage and People’s Choice Limited (People First Bank). People First Bank's support of the Foundation is limited to operational costs, donation amounts and in-kind employee and charity partner support.