Youth Climate Action Fund
Climate change is impacting our lives now.
Youth-led climate action is vital to tackling this crisis and can unlock greater benefits across our city such as reducing costs of living, improving health and restoring nature.
The City of Hobart is committed to working with youth to put in place practical solutions to tackle the climate and biodiversity emergency for current and future generations. It is why we partnered with Bloomberg Philanthropies to launch the new Youth Climate Action Fund to empower young people deliver urgent climate change projects in our city.
What is the Youth Climate Action Fund
The Youth Climate Action Fund supports youth-led activities that put in place urgent climate solutions that will help create a climate ready Hobart in the following priority areas:
- Zero emissions transport and communities
- Building climate resilience
- Mobilising community action
- Keep scrolling for ideas and inspiration climate projects.
Eligibility
Applicants must be one of the following:
- Youth-led organisation composed of at least three individuals aged 15 to 24 in leadership positions who actively participate in decision making and oversight within the organisation.
- Youth-serving organisations, while generally led by adults, provide core programs and resources intentionally designed to meet the needs of young people. This includes registered school or registered training organisations.
- Groups of people aged between 15 and 24 years old auspiced by an incorporated organisation.
Amount: $1500 - $7500
Applications open: Wednesday 22 May 2024
Applications close: 3 pm Tuesday 2 July 2024
Activity timeframe: 1 August to 31 December 2024
How to apply
- Read the grant guidelines(PDF, 1MB).
- Reach out to our team and let us know you are thinking about applying – click here to make a time to meet with us OR email grants@hobartcity.com.au
- Apply via SmartyGrants - To apply for a grant you need to register with SmartyGrants. Visit SmartyGrants or click the 'Apply now' button from the grant below, and then click 'Log in'. From the page that is displayed you can register as a user with SmartyGrants and start your application. You can also preview the application form.
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Get help preparing your application
Meet with us
We would love to help you prepare your application, so please make a time to speak with our Grants Officer.
Make a time to meet with us
If the times don't suit you or you'd like us to meet with your community, please get in touch via email, grants@hobartcity.com.au, or call 03 6238 2132.
Information and resources
The following page has been put together by our Grants Team to support you when preparing your grant application.
Resources for grant applicants
Want some ideas and inspiration for your climate project?
We welcome ideas, big and small, that will help us create a climate ready Hobart.
If you want to understand more about how climate change impacts on Hobart read the Background Briefing(PDF, 7MB). You can use this as a reference or justify why you are focusing on a particular problem.
Here are some ideas that address our priority areas:
Zero emissions transport and communities
Activities encouraging people to walk or ride, use e-scooters or e-bikes, take public transport or to take electric vehicles.
- bike club days to encourage students to walk, run or ride
- 'greenway' maps that could show safe routes for active travel
Building climate resilience
Activities helping communities to:
- plan and prepare for extreme weather events
- build increased knowledge, connection, security and wellbeing in face of a changing climate
- restore nature such as tree planting, community gardening or composting
Mobilising community action
Activities mobilising others through creative ways to connect, engage and create awareness.
Projects could focus on mobilising wider community action through youth-led climate awareness campaigns, education programs, workshops and hackathons, events and activations, public art projects, action plans, groups and networks, and any efforts to support young people to shape climate policy, planning and decision-making.
Make sure you read the grant guidelines(PDF, 240KB).
For more assistance, check out our resource for grant applicants, set up a time to meet or get in touch with us by emailing grants@hobartcity.com.au.
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