1 projects ranges from $50,000 to $100,000 for National Pilot projects to
between $100,000 and $30,000 for National Expansion projects, and
•
Stream 2: supports local councils to form partnerships to deliver projects that
address local barriers to involvement in sport. Community programs are funded
between $10,000 and $40,000 per project.90
The level of funding that contributes to anti-racism or equity work with First Nations and
CALD communities is unknown.
4.5.2 Department of Home Affairs
Over the five-year timeframe of this research, the Department of Home Affairs has
funded a range of grants programs within the scope of anti-racism, First Nations and
CALD communities and equity, focused on the following areas:
•
national security and criminal justice
•
multicultural affairs and citizenship, and
•
humanitarian and refugee settlement services and migrant services more broadly.
The central aim of Home Affairs grants funding for the community sector over the past
five years has been around social cohesion through integration into mainstream
Australian society and ways of life. Funding has been focused on newly arrived
migrants, humanitarian and refugee entrants through community sector projects that
support individuals, families and communities to become self-reliant, settle into and
participate in Australian society as quickly as possible, and address what is seen as
‘divisive’ behaviour in target communities (e.g. Islamic youth).
Table 1: Department of Home Affairs relevant funding programs 2018–2024
Year/s
Program
2016–2023/24
Safer Communities To support the Australian Government’s
$265.1M between
commitment to deliver safer communities
2016 and 2023-24
through crime prevention initiatives including
protecting education centres, places of religious
worship, organisations, schools, pre-schools and
children from racial and/or religious intolerance,
attack, harassment, or violence.
To deliver services which assist eligible clients to Total grant
Settlement
become self-reliant and participate equitably in funding of
Engagement and
Transition Support Australian society as soon as possible after
$175,941,297 (GST
arrival.
– Client Services
exclusive) is
(SETS)
currently available
for SETS program
over 3 years from
2024–25 to 2026–
27
2018/19 –
ongoing
2020–2021
2021–2022
2022–2023
90
Aim
Total $
Amount
Ibid
50