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Welcome to our Community Funding Opportunities and Awards Program Newsletter where you will find details of grant and funding programs that are available for the Northern Inland Region for community based projects and social enterprises.
Due to the number of grants that are available, we send two funding opportunities newsletters a month; one for Business and Infrastructure and another for Community Projects and Award Programs. These newsletters are a free service that we provide, and can you can add the Business and Infrastructure Grants newsletter to your subscriptions by filling your details into the subscription form in the footer of our website: www.rdani.org.au
We wish you all the best with the Funding Opportunities below and if you are looking for a grant between newsletters, have a look at the grants area of our website which is updated weekly: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/grants-and-funding-opportunities.php
If you need some facts and figures for your applications, a range of data for our region is also available on our website here: www.rdani.org.au/our-region/regional-data.php
Please note the below information is intended as a guide only. Closing dates and other details should be verified using the links provided as they are subject to change by the providers without notice.
Featured Grants
Clubgrants Infrastructure Grants
Closes: 15th of April 2022
Value: $10,000 to $300,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
The objective of the Clubgrants Category 3 Infrastructure Grants program is to fund the costs of construction, alteration, renovation, completion and fit-out of buildings and community infrastructure to deliver outcomes for disadvantaged NSW communities including regional, remote and drought-affected areas, culturally and linguistically diverse, disability and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities and communities affected by bushfires.
Eligible entities:
- Not-for-profit organisations that will be responsible for operating and/or maintaining the infrastructure.
- Schools - applicants must consider if and how the infrastructure project is accessible to the public outside school hours.
- Local councils - applicants are required to cash-match the funding amount requested.
There are four infrastructure streams currently open for applications:
- Community Infrastructure Stream ($10,000 to $200,000) - Supports community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.
- Arts and Culture Stream ($50,000 to $200,000) - Supports arts and culture infrastructure such as museums, art galleries or cultural centres.
- Sport and Recreation Stream ($50,000 to $300,000)- Supports sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.
- Disaster Readiness Stream ($10,000 to $200,000) - Supports disaster readiness infrastructure such as evacuation centres, capital equipment or a multipurpose community facility.
Aboriginal Affairs Cultural Grants Program
Closes: 13th of May 2022 - 5:00 pm - Assessed monthly while open
Value: $500 to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Affairs NSW
This program supports Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities.
The following are examples of the types of activities that may be funded:
- Women’s or Men’s Gathering on Country
- delivery of a culture and wellbeing camp for Aboriginal youth
- creation of a digital installation showing Aboriginal history of the local community
- statewide music or cultural festival
- hosting a series of online workshops
- community celebration event
- cultural activities at a regional sporting event
Award Programs
Commonwealth Bank Teaching Awards - 2022
Closes: 27th of March 2022
Value: Up to $45,000
Run By: Commonwealth Bank
Recognises teachers and school leaders who are making a transformative and measurable impact on their students and school communities.
Prime Minister's Veterans' Employment Awards 2022
Closes: 31st of March 2022
Run By: Australian Government
Recognise organisations and individuals who employ and support veterans, and partners of current and former serving Australian Defence Force personnel.
NSW Training Awards 2022
Closes: 1st of April 2022
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Recognises the achievements of students, Trainers/Teachers, Registered Training Organisations, large and medium Employers in vocational training.
Australian Business Awards - 2022
Closes: 7th of April 2022
Run By: Awardbase
Recognises organisations that demonstrate the core values of business innovation, product innovation, technological achievement and employee engagement.
NFP Tech Awards
Closes: 8th of April 2022
Run By: Connecting Up
Recognises technology innovation and excellence by organisations and individuals in the not-for-profit sector.
National NAIDOC Awards
Closes: 11th of April 2022
Run By: NAIDOC
Recognises the outstanding contributions that Indigenous Australians make to improve the lives of Indigenous people in their communities and beyond, to promote Indigenous issues in the wider community, or the excellence they’ve shown in their chosen field.
ARTC Sponsorships and Donations - 2022
Current Round Closes: 30th of April 2022
Value: $1,000 to $4,000
Run By: Australian Rail Track Corporation
Supports short-term or one-off initiatives for the communities that are home to Inland Rail.
Australian Training Awards - 2022
Closes: 31st of May 2022
Run By: National Careers Institute
Recognise and celebrate excellence in vocational education and training.
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Scientist Award
Closes: 1st of June 2022
Value: Up to $20,000
Run By: Australian Academy of Science
Recognises research in the physical and biological sciences by outstanding Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander PhD students and early- and mid-career scientists.
Resilient Australia Awards - 2022
Closes: 6th of June 2022
Run By: Australian Institute for Disaster Resilience
Celebrates and promotes initiatives that build whole of community resilience to disasters and emergencies around Australia, as well as images capturing resilience in action.
Closing in March
Indigenous Languages and Arts
Closes: 28th of March 2022 - 11:30 pm
Value: Up to $180,000
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Support for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples to develop, produce, present, exhibit or perform Indigenous arts and language projects.
Local Sporting Champions
Closes: 31st of March 2022
Value: $500 to $750
Run By: Sport Australia
Provides financial assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-18 participating in state, national or international championships.
The Mazda Foundation
Current Round Closes: 31st of March 2022
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Mazda Foundation
Projects by community based organisations to support children with physical and/or mental disabilities and elderly people suggering mental disabilities or their carers, particularly projects seeking to address social isolation experienced by such children and their carers.
Aboriginal Land Clean Up and Prevention Program - Round 5
Closes: 31st of March 2022
Value: $10,000 to $75,000
Run By: Environment Protection Authority
Funding to manage illegal dumping on private land owned by Aboriginal communities
James Frizelle Charitable Foundation - 2022 Round 1
Closes: 31st of March 2022
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: James Frizelle Charitable Foundation
Funding to support those who have fallen on hard times and can no longer speak for themselves.
Closing in April
Holiday Break Program - Autumn 2022
Closes: 1st of April 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Service NSW
funding to deliver events in the autumn break as part of the Holiday Break program.
NSW Rural Allied Health Clinical Placement Grants
Current Round Closes: 1st of April 2022
Value: Up to $750
Run By: NSW Government Health Education and Training Institute
Assistance to rural and urban allied health students with the travel and accommodation costs of rural clinical placements.
NSW Rural Allied Health Postgraduate Scholarships
Closes: 1st of April 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Health Education and Training Institute
Scholarships to allied health clinicians employed and currently working in a rural located public health service.
NSW Rural Allied Health Undergraduate Scholarships
Closes: 1st of April 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Health Education and Training Institute
Scholarships are offered to students from a rural background undertaking "entry level" studies in allied health.
Community Choices Program - 2022
Closes: 3rd of April 2022
Value: $300 to $2,500
Run By: Essential Energy
Supports eligible community groups, community halls, not-for-profit and registered charities in the Essential Energy network area.
Small Grants for Community Museums
Closes: 3rd of April 2022
Value: Up to $2,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Support to meet the short-term, collection-based requirements of community museums.
AMP Tomorrow Fund - 2022
Closes: 4th of April 2022 - 4:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $100,000
Run By: AMP Foundation
Supports a range of activities and expenses that make a positive impact.
Before and After School Care Fund - Transport Grant
Current Round Closes: 8th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $85,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Funds transport solutions to increase access to Before and After School Care services
Economic Pathways to Refugee Integration
Closes: 11th of April 2022 - 9:00 pm
Value: $50,000 to $1 Million per annum over three years
Run By: Australian Government Department of Home Affairs
Seeks to increase the rate of employment for refugees and humanitarian entrants with lower skill levels and low English language proficiency.
Strengthening Rural Communities – Rebuilding Rural Communities - Large Grants
EOIs Close: 12th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that assist communities to recover from and adapt to the impacts of the COVID pandemic.
NAIDOC Grants Program - 2022
Closes: 14th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: $500 to $3,000
Run By: Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Support activities and events in NSW held during NAIDOC Week that celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander history, culture and achievements.
Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation
Current Round Closes: 14th of April 2022
Value: $20,000 to $200,000
Run By: Newcastle Permanent Charitable Foundation
Supports important projects, initiatives and programs that address one or more of the their key focus areas.
Clubgrants - Infrastructure Grants - Arts and Culture Stream
Closes: 15th of April 2022
Value: $50,000 to $200,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Support arts and culture infrastructure such as museums, art galleries or cultural centres.
Clubgrants - Infrastructure Grants - Community Infrastructure
Closes: 15th of April 2022
Value: $10,000 to $200,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Support community infrastructure such as a multipurpose community hub or a service for an eligible community group.
Clubgrants - Infrastructure Grants - Disaster Readiness
Closes: 15th of April 2022
Value: $10,000 to $200,000
Supports disaster readiness infrastructure such as evacuation centres, capital equipment or a multipurpose community facility.
Clubgrants - Infrastructure Grants - Sport and Recreation Stream
Closes: 15th of April 2022
Value: $50,000 to $300,000
Run By: NSW Office of Responsible Gambling
Supports sport and recreation infrastructure such as sports centres, playgrounds and swimming pools.
Multi-Year Regional Arts Touring
Closes: 19th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Create NSW
Supports Arts and Cultural Organisations to deliver multiple arts and cultural touring activities over a four-year period.
Regional Arts Touring - Round 2
Closes: 19th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Create NSW
Supports projects that provide access to arts and culture for audiences living in regional NSW.
Women's Leadership and Development Program: Lead and Succeed
Closes: 21st of April 2022 - 9:00 pm
Value: $1 Million to unspecified maximum 0
Run By: Australian Government Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet
Support projects that address barriers and create an environment for women to access leadership roles.
Start Strong Capital Works - Minor Capital Fund - 2022
Closes: 25th of April 2022
Value: Up to $100,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Supports smaller-scale extensions or renovations and the recalculation of unencumbered space where it will result in an increase in community preschool places.
Pathways to Politics Program for Women
Closes: 26th of April 2022
Run By: Pathways to Politics Program for Women
Aims to change the face of politics by equipping women with the skills, knowledge, confidence, and networks they need to run for elected office and thrive as political leaders.
Country Shows Support Package
Closes: 29th of April 2022 - 5:00 pm or before the show takes place
Value: Up to $45,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Regional NSW
Funding so that country shows can go ahead with increased funding certainty.
Community Languages School Grants - Establishment Grant
Closes: 30th of April 2022
Value: Up to $2,500
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Supports the setting up language classes for the first time by providing funding for the the first year.
Community Languages School Grants - Per Capita Grant
Closes: 30th of April 2022
Value: Based on number of students
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Helps cover community language school operating costs such as teaching materials, staff wages and new equipment.
Closing in May
The Harcourts Foundation
Current Round Closes: 3rd of May 2022
Value: Unspecified
Run By: The Harcourts Foundation
Provides grants to reputable community-based charitable organisations which need funding for projects and initiatives designed to benefit as many people as possible.
Community Heritage Grants
Closes: 9th of May 2022
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: National Library of Australia
Supports community organisations to look after Australian cultural heritage collections.
Aboriginal Affairs Cultural Grants Program
Closes: 13th of May 2022 - 5:00 pm - Assessed monthly while open
Value: $500 to $20,000
Run By: Aboriginal Affairs NSW
Supports Aboriginal community organisations across NSW to celebrate Aboriginal culture and hold key cultural events and activities.
Supporting Young Scientists Program
Closes: 27th of May 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Office of the NSW Chief Scientist & Engineer
Supports high school students participating 'in person' or virtually in STEM competitions, events or courses, either domestically or internationally.
Transport Access Regional Partnerships (TARP) Grants
Closes: 30th of May 2022
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Transport for NSW
Supports initiatives to improve services and outcomes for sections of the community that need improved transport.
Community Languages School Grants - Specific Project Grant
Closes: 31st of May 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Provides funding to community language schools to help with professional development.
Local Para Champions
Closes: 31st of May 2022
Value: $750 to $1,100
Run By: Sport Australia
Assistance for coaches, officials and competitors aged 12-24 participating in state, national or international championships for athletes with a disability.
Strengthening Rural Communities - Small & Vital
Current Round Closes: 31st of May 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Provides small rural, regional and remote communities across Australia the opportunity to access funds that can benefit and help secure their future prosperity.
Strengthening Rural Communities – Bushfire Recovery
Closes: 31st of May 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports the recovery and future preparedness of communities affected by the 2019-20 bushfires.
Strengthening Rural Communities – Rebuilding Rural Communities - Small Grants
Closes: 31st of May 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Supports a broad range of grassroots, community-led initiatives that assist communities to recover from and adapt to the impacts of the COVID pandemic.
Closing Later and Ongoing
Sporting Schools
Next Round Opens: 23rd of May 2022 - 8:00 am
Next Round Closes: 3rd of June 2022 - 4:00 pm
Value: Up to $3,600 per term
Run By: Sport Australia
Helps to provide a range of sporting programs that will increase children’s interest and participation in sport.
Saluting Their Service Commemorative Grants Program - 2022
Closes: 9th of June 2022 - 9:00 pm
Value: Up to $150,000
Run By: Department of Vetrans Affairs
Funding to commemorate the service and sacrifice of Australia’s service personnel in wars, conflicts and peacekeeping operations.
Start Strong Capital Works - Crisis Fund
Closes: 30th of June 2022
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: NSW Government Department of Education
Supports the maintenance and creation of community preschool places where there is an urgent need for capital works
ANZ Seeds of Renewal - 2022
Opens: 5th of July 2022 - 9:00 am
Closes: 26th of July 2022 - 5:00 pm
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Foundation for Rural and Regional Renewal
Helps build vibrant and sustainable rural communities, to ensure the ongoing prosperity of regional Australia.
Sisters of Charity Foundation Community Grants Program
Runs: Twice a year
Next Round Opens: 8th of July 2022
Next Round Closes: 31st of July 2022
Value: Up to $15,000
Run By: Sisters of Charity Foundation
Supports organisations that use clever ways to fight poverty, loneliness, suffering and oppression, but struggle to find funding.
The Honda Foundation
Current Round Closes: 5th of August 2022
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: The Honda Foundation
The Honda Foundation acts as a charitable trust, providing financial assistance to charities and organisations doing amazing work across a range of social and environmental issues.
Creative Capital Fund - Minor Works and Equipment Projects
Opens: 11th of July 2022
Closes: 8th of August 2022 - 12:00 pm
Value: $5,000 to $250,000
Run By: Create NSW
Supports the creative economy and improve access to and participation in quality cultural experiences across NSW.
Arts Projects for Individuals and Groups
Closes: 6th of September 2022 - 3:00 pm
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: Australia Council for the Arts
Supports a range of activities that deliver benefits to the arts sector and wider public.
Musuem and Keeping Place Project Development Grants
Closes: 11th of September 2022
Value: $2,500 to $7,500
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding for community museums and keeping places to carry out strategic and innovative projects with mid to long term outcomes.
Event Saver
Closes: 30th of September 2022
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Create NSW
Financial support to organisers of major events in 2022 to provide confidence to continue to plan and stage events.
Regional Events Acceleration Fund - Major Event Accessibility and Inclusion Stream
Closes: 4th of October 2022
Value: $15,000 to $100,000
Run By: Service NSW
Funding to support improvements to infrastructure that will ensure major events are accessible and inclusive to people with disability.
Regional Events Acceleration Fund - Major Event Attraction Stream
Closes: 4th of October 2022
Value: $100,000 to no maximum cap
Run By: Service NSW
Supports the attraction and delivery of new major international and domestic events, particuarly those that will become iconic to regional NSW.
Regional Events Acceleration Fund - Major Event Enhancement Stream
Closes: 4th of October 2022
Value: $50,000 to $200,000
Run By: Service NSW
Supports iconic regional events by funding the operational improvements and infrastructure needed to boost attendance and improve visitor experience.
Leg Up Grants for Community Museums
Closes: 30th of October 2022 or until expended
Value: Up to $500
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Quick response skill development grants for workers in volunteer managed museums.
Skills Development Grants for Community Museums
Closes: 30th of October 2022
Value: Up to $4,000
Run By: Museums and Galleries NSW
Funding to volunteer museums and museum networks for regional or state focused skill development training and networking events.
Active Kids Vouchers - 2022
Closes: 31st of December 2022
Value: Up to $200
Run By: NSW Government
Vouchers for assist school aged children to participate in sport and physical activities.
Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative - Large Grants
Closes: 31st of December 2022 or until expended
Value: $10,000 to $50,000
Run By: NSW Department of Regional NSW
Funding to support the wellbeing of children and young people living in regional NSW to recover from and build resilience to future adversity.
Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative - Large grants for storm and flood impacted regions
Closes: 31st of December 2022 or until expended
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: NSW Department of Regional NSW
Supports programs, events and resources to help children and youth living in storm and flood impacted regions to recover, build resilience, improve wellbeing and strengthen community connections.
Creative Kids Voucher - 2022
Closes: 31st of December 2022
Value: Up to $100
Run By: NSW Government
A voucher to assist school aged children to participate in creative activities.
Children and Young People Wellbeing Recovery Initiative - Small Grants
Closes: 31st of March 2023 or until expended
Value: $500 to $10,000
Run By: NSW Department of Regional NSW
Supports the wellbeing of children and young people living in regional NSW to recover from and build resilience to future adversity.
Community Initiated Grants
Closes: 30th of October 2023 - 11:30 pm
Value: Unspecified
Run By: National Indigenous Australians Agency
Provides and avenue to present a proposal to the Agency where a need has been identified in the community and there are no other current funding avenues available.
Australian Communities Foundation
Closes: Various dates
Value: Dependant on grant
Run By: Australian Communities Foundation
Supports a range of charitable organisations and projects each year. Grants are made domestically and internationally through Australian registered charitable organisations for specific projects, or for purposes that support the ongoing activities of those organisations.
CAGES Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: CAGES Foundation
The program provides funding with the intention of empowering community and creating an environment where every child has the opportunity to reach their potential.
ClubGRANTS
Closes: Various
Value: Dependant on grant applied for
Run By: Club Grants
Clubs across NSW provide support to tens of thousands of local community organisations, sporting groups, and charities that make a difference in their local area.
Community Broadcasting Foundation - Quick Response Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Undisclosed
Run By: Community Broadcasting Foundation
These grants will help community broadcasters access funding for eligible projects when their regular grant rounds are closed.
Community Child Care Fund Special Circumstances Grant
Closes: Unspecified
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Australian Government Department of Education
Supports continuity of child care, in particular in disadvantaged or vulnerable communities, where service viability is affected by an unforeseen event or circumstance outside the control of the service.
Dreamstarter - Scholarships
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: ING
ING are looking to provide education scholarships for change makers working on an early-stage business that will create positive social impact through trade of a product or service.
Google Ad Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000 per month
Run By: Google
Empowers nonprofit organisations, through $10,000 per month in in-kind AdWords™ advertising, to promote their missions and initiatives on Google search result pages.
IGA Community Chest
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: IGA
Every day across the country IGA Community Chest raises funds to support local communities, charities and other worthwhile causes. It could be in response to a major event like floods or bush fires or something as simple as new soccer balls for the local under 8’s.
Matana Foundation Grants
Closes: Ongoing
Value: No specified minimum or maximum, most grants are between $1,000 and $10,000
Run By: Matana Foundation
Focuses on improving the welfare and wellbeing of young people from severely disadvantaged or marginalised backgrounds, or whose concerns and issues are not readily funded from other sources.
National Cultural Heritage Account
Closes: Ongoing on a case-by-case basis
Value: Up to $500,000 is available each year
Run By: Australian Government Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications
Helps Australian public cultural organisations buy significant objects that they could not otherwise afford.
Quick Response Grants
Value: Up to $1,500
Run By: Regional Arts NSW
Offers funding for regional artists, arts organisations and communities to respond to unique arts opportunities that present themselves at very short notice.
Thriving People and Places
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $20,000 and over for NSW applicants
Run By: Vincent Fairfax Family Foundation
Supports people and places experiencing disadvantage, enabling them to reach their educational, social and economic potential and build thriving communities by making grants to charities.
State Heritage Emergency Works
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $1,000 to $10,000
Run By: Heritage NSW
Supports the protection or repairs to gazetted Aboriginal Places, items listed on the State Heritage Register, or items with a current Interim Heritage Order that have been damaged by unexpected events.
Small Environmental Grant Scheme
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Wettenhall Environment Trust
Providing support for people undertaking projects that will make a positive difference to the natural living environment, in land, sea or air, rural or urban.
Dollar for Dollar Native Fish Stocking Program
Closes: Ongoing
Value: $1,000 to $6,000
Run By: NSW Department of Primary Industries
Aims to enhance recreational freshwater fishing opportunities, to support local communities in the stocking high value native fish species, to assist in the development of regional aquaculture industries and to increase community and industry involvement in, and awareness of responsible stocking.
Judith Neilson Institute Grants for Journalism
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Unspecified
Run By: Judith Neilson Institute
Provides journalists and media organisations with the resources they need to produce quality journalism and helps them cover wide-ranging topics and under-reported issues and enable them to test approaches to reach new audiences.
Disaster Relief Loans - Not for Profit Organisations
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $25,000
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Low interest loans assist voluntary non-profit organisations directly affected by a declared natural disaster including flood, fire or storm damage.
Disaster Relief Loans - Sporting and Recreation Clubs
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $10,000
Run By: Rural Assistance Authority
Assistance for sporting and recreation clubs directly affected by a declared natural disaster including flood, fire or storm damage.
Qantas Regional Grants
Expected to be opened in June 2022 and close in August 2022
Value: Combination of cash, in-kind flights and marketing support
Run By: Qantas
Provides financial, flights and marketing support to community groups and organisations to help further their causes and set them up for success.
Regional Event Fund - Event Development Stream - 2022
Closes: Ongoing
Value: Up to $50,000
Run By: Destination NSW
Supports events that have previously received triennial funding through the Flagship Event stream to increase overnight visitation to the event.