2023/24 Strategic Initiatives Grant Round

Organisation NameProject TitleProject OutlineAmount AwardedCouncil Area
Australian Broadcasting CorporationTo deliver Take Over in Burnie and one other location in TasmaniaTo provide young people with a voice and develop their communication skills, confidence, resilience and leadership capabilities and build community connection.$350,000.00North
Burnie WorksNo Loose ThreadsTo co-design a place based collective impact model/framework for Tasmania$250,000.00Statewide
Colony 47Colony 47's Education Support Pilot for Homeless Young PeopleA five-year project to support 12 to 19 -year olds, living in crisis and transitional accommodation to stay engaged with learning$1,000,000.00South
Hobart City Mission/ One Community Together One Community Together Collective Impact: Stronger TogetherDevelop a governance framework and organisational structure to support an independent entity and continue to grow and build OCT to support the Clarence Plains community.$363,000.00Clarence Plains
Sorell CouncilSouth East PCYC/ Youth ProjectTo determine the youth engagement needs of young people (12 to 19 year olds) in the south east Tasmanian community by undertaking extensive consultation with the young people and stakeholders to develop a place-based community led response to the identified needs. $54,261.00South
The Trustee for Raise FoundationRaise Foundation Youth Mentoring Programs - TasmaniaTo implement an early-intervention and prevention mentor program for young people, indentified by the school wellbeing team as being at risk of disengagement and poor wellbeing in grades seven to nine from four schools in the Launceston area.$669,303.00Hobart
University of NSW (Centre for Social Impact)To provide three Governance for Social Impact two day training sessions in TasmaniaTo provide three Governance for Social Impact two day training sessions in Tasmania$200,000.00Statewide
Department of Education Children and Young People - Wilmot Primary SchoolWilmot Inquiry School Program (WISP)To expand the Wilmot Inquiry School Program (WISP) to four days per week during school term and increase engagement to at least eight schools from North-west Tasmania to increase the attendance, engagement, aspiration and attainment of Tier 2 & Tier 3 primary school students.$654,666.00North West
Workventures LtdNo child left behind: Bridging kids into education through technologyTo provide a targeted digital-access program combined with an evidence-based literacy intervention program to increase long-term education and social outcomes for young Tasmanians and their families who are experiencing disadvantage. $746,842.00Statewide
Youth, Family and Community Connections IncNorth West Driver Mentor ProgramThe North West Driver Mentor Program is pilot project aimeing to prove a delivery model utilising paid dirver mentors to enable young people aged 16 to 24 to gain their driving licence, supporting their capacity to gain employment.$481,853.00North West
   $4,769,925.00