Our Mob Our Media Our Message - Gambling Harm Prevention Grants

The Our Mob Our Media Our Message - Gambling Harm Prevention Grants aim to:

• empower Aboriginal young people to start conversations about how gambling affects them and their communities
• raise awareness about gambling harm among Aboriginal young people
• support the development of engaging, culturally meaningful and community-informed social media content
• build community capacity to co-design and deliver awareness campaigns about gambling harm
• learn how social media campaigns on this issue can make a difference.

To be eligible for this grant program, applicants must:

• Deliver services to Aboriginal communities within NSW, and
• Propose a project that will be delivered entirely within NSW, and
• Be a not-for-profit organisation that falls within one of the following categories:
  1. Aboriginal Community Controlled Organisations (ACCOs) - including Aboriginal Medical Services (AMSs), Indigenous Corporations registered with the Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC), Local Aboriginal Land Councils and members of the Aboriginal Health & Medical Research Council (AH&MRC) or the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (NACCHO).
  2. Other Aboriginal not-for-profit organisations - Aboriginal-specific organisations such as community groups, cultural centres, or youth organisations that are not ACCOs but deliver programs or services for Aboriginal communities.
  3. Non-Aboriginal not-for-profit organisations - organisations with a strong track record of delivering culturally safe programs in collaboration with Aboriginal communities. These organisations must provide recent letters of support from Aboriginal organisations, respected community members, or Aboriginal workers demonstrating community support for the proposed project.
• And be incorporated as a not-for-profit entity through:
  • NSW Fair Trading (incorporated association), or
  • Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC, company limited by guarantee), or
  • ORIC (for Aboriginal corporations).

Organisations that are also registered charities with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) may include their ACNC registration as supporting evidence, but this does not replace proof of incorporation.

Applicants must also:

• have no outstanding obligations relating to previous funding received from the Office.
• maintain adequate and current insurance cover including, but not limited to Workers Compensation Insurance, Professional Indemnity Insurance, Personal Accident Insurance.
• have Public Liability Insurance of at least $10 million per claim or be willing to purchase it. For the purposes of the project, it can be included in the project budget as part of the administration costs.
• confirm that all staff, contractors, and volunteers will hold a valid NSW Working with Children Check (or obtain one before project commencement) if the project involves direct contact with people under 18.