Multicultural grants
Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership Program
The Multicultural Youth Sports Partnership (MYSP) Program is an initiative of the Australian Government and forms a key part of Australia’s multicultural policy. The objective of the MYSP Program is to create sustainable opportunities for youth from new and emerging communities and culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to participate in sport and physical activity within local communities.
Grant funding available under the MYSP Program is $300,000 annually. Grants of between $5,000 and $50,000 are available to eligible organisations that can demonstrate a capacity to develop strong partnerships to deliver sustainable sport participation programs for youth from a culturally and linguistically diverse background, and assist in integrating them into sporting and physical activities. For this purpose, youth is defined as those up to and including 30 years of age. Funding should complement a series of activities and sustain the operation of a partnership network between community organisations (including those receiving government funding to support migrants such as settlement service providers, migrant resource centres and multicultural youth organisations) and local sporting organisations.
Applications for 2012-13 MYSP Program funding opened on the 30 April 2012 and close 25 May 2012.
It is expected that 2012-13 applicants will be notified of the outcome of their application in August 2012.
What can grants be used for?
Grants are available for projects consistent with the objective of the MYSP Program to engage multicultural youth in participating in sport and physical activity, such as:
- Promotion of local sporting opportunities and inclusive club-based activities
- Facilitating linkages between school and club-based activities
- Running modified sport exposure programs
- Cross cultural awareness training for sporting organisations
- Facilitating English as a Second Language training for volunteers
- Sports coach and official training for community groups
- Sport awareness training for community groups
- Running community sporting carnivals and participation programs
Funding will not be available for:
- Projects that are inconsistent with the objective of the MYSP Program
- Retrospective project costs
- Duplication of existing services or funding
- Subsidy of general ongoing administrative costs of an organisation
Eligibility
To be eligible for a MYSP Program grant an organisation must be one of the following:
- a not for profit, incorporated community organisation
- a not for profit, incorporated sporting organisation
- a local government organisation
- an educational institution
Those ineligible to apply for a MYSP Program grant include:
- individuals
- unincorporated organisations
- political organisations
Applications
Applications for 2012-13 MYSP Program funding opened on the 30 April 2012 and close 25 May 2012.
The MYSP Program is a discretionary, merit-based grants program. Submitting an application does not guarantee that an applicant organisation will receive a grant. Decisions are final and there is no review or appeal process.
All organisations successful in securing MYSP Program funding will be required to acquit grant funds and submit a project report on their project at the completion of the financial year.
How will applications be assessed?
Applications will be assessed against a key set of assessment criteria and other considerations.
For more information call (02) 6214 1814 or email us.
- 2011-12 MYSP Program Application Feedback (
PDF - 46.1 KB) - 2012-13 MYSP Program Information Booklet ( PDF - 1.4 MB)
