Qantas Regional Grants

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Be a champion for regional Australia and share in $5million in funding over 5 years.

Since 1920, when Qantas was founded in outback Queensland, we’ve been supporting regional communities. And now through the Qantas Regional Grants Program, we’re aiming to help these communities sustain brighter futures. That’s why we’re offering the chance to share $5 million in grants - $1 million each year over five years - to charities, organisations, causes, projects and individuals that help deliver direct services or benefits to regional communities.

About the program

We're on a mission to help brighten the futures of regional communities. Our new Regional Grants Program will provide financial, flight and marketing support to community groups and organisations to help further their causes and set them up for success.

The Qantas Regional Grants program adds to our existing initiatives created to strengthen regional communities, drive local economic activity, stimulate tourism and support jobs. This includes a discounted fare program for residents to make air travel more accessible, and our new pilot academy which is expected to drive further activity when it opens in regional Australia next year.

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* Mandatory field

Community group or organisation name*

Contact person:

First name*

Last name*

Email*

Phone number*

Role within community group or organisation*

Street address*

Town*

State or territory*

Postcode*

Website*

Charity registration number (if applicable)

ABN (if applicable)

Closest Qantas regional airport*

Tell us about your community group or organisation (100 words or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)*

How does your community group or organisation currently fundraise? (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)*

What is your community group or organisation's goal or mission? (1500characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)*

Value of cash applied for:

Value of flight contra applied for:

Describe how you would use the cash component of the grant (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)

Detail how you would use the flight contra component of the grant (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)

Check the box if your community group or organisation would also like to apply for marketing support on Qantas` owned channels.

Explain in detail how you envisage collaborating with Qantas to market your community group or organisation if applicable (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)

How would the grant positively impact the wider regional community? (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)*

What are the timings for the projects and activities a Qantas Regional Grant would assist with? (1500 characters or less and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)*

Any other detail you would like to provide? (1500 characters or less and and does not contain any special characters or symbols including bullet points \ #)

I am a representative of the above community group or organisation and I am authorised to submit this entry on their behalf.*

The community group or organisation has obtained the consent of all individuals (or their legal guardians) to submit any personal information to Qantas for use as per the promotion Terms and Conditions.*

I have read and understood the Terms and Conditions.*

Grant timeline

2019

14 June - round 1 grant applications open
30 August - round 1 grant applications close
October - Qantas Regional Grants panel to assess entries
October - successful applicants announced

2020

14 June - round 2 grant applications open

Who can apply

Entry is open to Australian based individuals, not-for-profit community groups and organisations of any size, who are seeking funding to help enhance the lives of people in regional communities

Charitable organisations must be:

registered in Australia
endorsed as income tax exempt.

Grant inclusions

The Qantas Regional Grants program will offer recipients a combination of:

Cash Grant

Flights in kind

Marketing support

When submitting an application, applicants must nominate the value of each grant component required for their work and clearly outline how it would be used to further their regional cause.

Judging criteria

The Qantas Regional Grants judging panel will determine the successful applicants each year. Judges will examine all eligible entries and select applicants that they determine best meet the below criteria.

The extent to which the applicant directly services a regional community need and demonstrates a measurable socioeconomic impact.
The extent to which the applicant can maximise local community benefits in regional Australia with the Qantas Regional Grants Program funding.
The extent to which the project or activity will celebrate and highlight the work of the applicant and help boost the profile and strength of the applicant for the future.
The ability of the applicant to demonstrate innovation in their project strategy, goals and mission, and how these align to improving their service offering and increasing regional impact.

Terms and conditions

For more information, refer to the Terms and Conditions.