Grants and Tenders
Grants
Grants are time-limited funding streams that enable innovation through the development of new programs and services.
They empower local health professionals to identify community needs and prioritise initiatives that are meaningful and improve local health outcomes. Allocation of SNHN grant funding is subject to availability and assessed for alignment with SNHN’s strategic priorities and relevant federal and state policy directions.
Community Grants 2023-2024
Recently we have faced challenges related to natural disasters and a global pandemic, which can have a negative impact and a compounding effect of the health and wellbeing of our residents, the health system and the wider economy. To best support our communities, planning for future events, will minimise negative consequences, build resilient communities and achieve the best outcomes possible.
Sydney North Health Network invited organisations and community groups to apply for grants to support the community to be more connected, improving individual and community physical and mental wellbeing and resilience. As well as improving preparedness of communities impacted by extreme weather events, including by not limited to floods.
These grants have been made possible by the funding support of the NSW Ministry of Health.
The following grants were awarded for the 2023-2024 period:
| Grant Recepient | About | Focus population/ Local Government Area | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglicare | Workshops for local Seniors and community service staff to prepare Seniors for formal and informal volunteering opportunities, building individual and community resilience. | Seniors across the Northern Sydney region | Resilience Building |
| Community Northern Beaches | Community Resilience Outreach Initiative is designed to be a proactive early intervention support, focused on people sleeping rough and those at risk, that are more vulnerable during extreme weather events. | People sleeping rough and those at risk in the Northern Beaches LG | Resilience Building |
| McKillop Seasons | Will deliver the Stormbirds natural disaster program for children; Season for Growth program for children, young people and adults; and Seasons for Healing for Aboriginal communities. | Vulnerable community members living in the Northern Sydney region | Resilience Building |
| Live Life Get Active | Providing 45minute outdoor activity camps in local parks, in an inclusive environment. These camps offer people | Adults living in the Ryde and Ku-ring-gai LGAs | Resilience Building |
| Be Centre | Therapeutic creative/artistic play, providing the opportunity for children impacted by weather events to build self-confidence and express their experiences and opinions. | Children aged 6-14 years in the Northern Beaches LGA | Creative Recovery |
| BBT | The ACTBACK program consults the local community to understand need; supports trauma-informed skills in storytelling, improvisation, vocal and movement technique, to devise a performance based on the experiences of the young people. | Young people aged 12-17 years in the Ryde and Ku-ring-gai LGAs | Creative Recovery |
| Relationships Australia NSW | Building community capacity through leadership training and resilience support. | Community leaders in the Northern Beaches, Ku-ring-gai, Hornsby and Ryde LGAs | Strengthening Community Capacity |
| KidsXpress | Providing learning seminars to parents, teachers and educators to equip them with Expressive Therapy strategies that incorporate expressive arts as a tools to support mental ill-health in children impacted by Adverse Childhood Experiences, including natural disasters. | Young people and children aged 0-18 years in Ryde, Hunters Hill, Hornsby, Ku-ring-gai, Lane Cove and North Sydney LGAs | Strengthening Community Capacity |
Empowering parents In Crisis (EPIC) | Parents Are First Responder Project provides activities that enhance healing, physical and mental resilience, crisis preparedness and social connection. Includes phone support; peer support; monthly walks. | Parents and carers of young people in the Northern Sydney region | Strengthening Community Capacity |
Australia has a long history of disasters and over the past few years there have been drought, heatwaves and bushfires, followed by severe storms, flooding and a pandemic. Some communities have been hit harder than others, but all have been affected. Communities impacted by extreme weather are to choose their response to loss and strengthen social connections, and assist with recovery whilst supporting mental health and community wellbeing.
These grants have been made possible by the funding support of the Commonwealth Department of Health.
The following grants were awarded for the 2023-2024 period:
| Grant Recepient | About | Focus population/ Local Government Area | Activity |
|---|---|---|---|
| Be Centre | Provide two Season for Growth programs, to build children’s confidence and coping skills, awareness of their emotions and learning how to connects with others | Children aged 6-12 in the Northern Beaches LGA | Resilience Building |
| Good for the Hood (Lane Cove & Ryde) | Support opportunities for people to engage and connect socially and build resilience and community sustainability. Facilitating information exchange to assist | Vulnerable community members in the Lane Cove and Ryde LGAs | Social Connectedness |
| Lane Cove Council | Engage with people at risk of social isolation that live in apartment building, encouraging conversations about extreme weather preparedness and closer connection via the Meet Your Neighbours toolkit. | Socially isolated community members in the Lane Cove LGA | Social Connectedness |
Lifeline- Harbour to Hawkesbury Sydney | Establishing two Connect Hubs in collaboration with local community members and organisations. Offering community engagement and reducing social isolation. | Vulnerable community members in the Willoughby and Lane Cove LGAs | Social Connectedness |
Ku-ring-gai Council | Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) workshops targeting people with disability, chronic health conditions to better understand their needs in an extreme weather event. | People with disability in the Ku-ring-gai LGA | Preparedness |
Tenders
To be kept up to date on SNHN’s tenders, please register with our eProcurement portal, TenderLink.
Using TenderLink
Service providers can keep up to date with our latest tenders by registering on our eTender Portal.
Registration is easy and free when you access the portal via SNHN’s Tenderlink page, and it only takes a few minutes. Register here using the “Registration” tab:
https://www.tenderlink.com/snphn/
One of the benefits of registering is that the portal will send an email directly to you each time a new Tender application is released. You can then log in, and have direct access to download the associated documents. The portal can also be used to post questions and answers about specific tenders, with the responses available to other potential applicants so everyone has access to the same information.
Responses are lodged electronically via a secure eTender box, and you will receive electronic acknowledgement and receipt.
For Tenderlink technical support, please call 1800 233 533.
Open Tenders
Once SNHN is accepting Requests for Proposals from organisations for tenders, please use the link to learn more about the tender, information sessions and how to apply.
Currently there are no open tenders.