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The Supporting Stronger Communities (SSC) grant program gives Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres the opportunity to access up to $10,000 in grant funding to target poverty and disadvantage in their local communities.

The Sidney Myer Fund has formed a partnership with the Australian Neighbourhood Houses and Centres Association (ANHCA) to deliver the SSC grant program.

The Sidney Myer Fund provide grants across Australia to improve peoples’ lives in lasting and positive ways. In line with this, the SSC grant program has been developed to enable Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres to apply for grants to respond to emerging needs to address poverty and disadvantage to strengthen their local communities.

Through this grant program, Neighbourhood and Community Houses and Centres can apply for up to $10,000 for projects that seek to address poverty or disadvantage within their local communities.

The total annual funding available through this grant program is $250,000. All projects undertaken through this grant program would need to be completed within 12 months from commencement.

Please note:

• Applicants are only able to receive funding once every two years

• This grant program will seek to achieve national coverage across the total grant pool. As such, targets are set for the proportion of funding that will be allocated in each state per round.