Bright Futures Fund - Tier 3 / Tier 4

Tier 3 and Tier 4 of the Bright Futures Fund use a two-stage application process.

In the first stage, applicants are invited to submit a short Expression of Interest (EOI) outlining their proposed project. This allows the assessment panel to review project ideas before inviting selected applicants to submit a full application.

At the EOI stage, we simply ask you to tell us about your project and what you hope to achieve. Detailed project plans are not required at this stage.

If your EOI is shortlisted, you will be invited to submit a full application in the second stage. This will include additional information such as your proposed deliverables, project plan, and budget.

Tier Three of the Bright Futures Fund is for funding amounts greater than $50,000 and up to $250,000, excluding GST.

Tier Four of the Bright Futures Fund is for funding amounts greater than $250,000, excluding GST.

Please confirm your project meets the Fund's eligibility criteria.

To assist you to make this assessment, further information on the criteria is listed below.  

The five eligible local government areas are:

• Burnie City Council
• Central Coast Council
• Kentish Council
• Meander Valley Council
• Northern Midlands Council

Your project must take place in at least one of the above local government areas.

Identified Community Groups:
An identified community group includes a demographic group, a minority group or a disadvantaged group.

Focus Areas:
The six focus areas of the Fund are:

1. Emotional, mental and physical health
2. Preserve, benefit and enhance the environment
3. Community infrastructure and accessibility to community service, including transport
4. Community arts initiatives, including events
5. Skills, training and education
6. Encouraging a sense of community

Your project must address at least one of our focus areas.

Core Values:
The four core values are:

1. Inclusion - supporting participation by, and delivering benefit for, the broadest, most diverse group of people possible
2. Accessibility - addressing participation barriers, such as physical access, language and literacy, amongst others
3. Lasting impact - generating ongoing benefits that continue after the project has been delivered
4. Environmental sustainability - delivery of a project to have regard for and address/limit its environmental impact.

Under Tier Three and Tier Four, your project must address all four of our core values.

Political or Religious Purpose or Individual Gain:
Your project must not be for political or religious purposes or individual gain.