The Anzac Day Trust Fund has provided annual grants to organisations that support the welfare of veterans, their families and their dependents, in Queensland.

Funding Information

• Budget: $1.2 million
• Minimum grant amount: $10,000
• Maximum grant amount: $100,000
• Duration: A 12 month period from the date of full execution of grant agreement.

Eligible Expenses

• Eligible expenses include, but are not limited to, the following examples:
  • Welfare Expenses:
    • Subsidising programs designed specifically to support veterans
    • Financial support for veterans, including paying their household bills, car registration, insurance, medical bills, food or clothing
    • Wages, honoraria or travel for welfare officers, pension officers and advocacy officers
    • Donations towards members’ funeral expenses.
  • Commemorative Expenses:
    • The costs associated with commemorative activities including catering, equipment hire, donations for assistance events (such as to cadets, school bands or community groups), wreaths, program printing, public notices, security, and the cost of insurance specifically mandated for the event.
    • Maintenance of war memorials and honour boards.

Ineligible Expenses

• Expenses that do not provide direct benefit to members of the veterans’ community
• Expenses that are not undertaken in Queensland
• Expenses funded by other Government funding sources
• Capital works relating to housing construction for non-aged persons

Eligibility Criteria

• In order to be eligible for funding, applicants must meet a range of criteria. The organisation must:
  • Provide specific services to veterans and/or their dependents and families.
  • Operate on a not-for-profit basis.
  • Be financially solvent.
  • Operate in Queensland or provide support services to members who live in Queensland.

Ineligibility Criteria

• The QVC does not make payments from the fund to the following:
  • Individuals
  • Organisations operating on a ‘for profit’ basis
  • Organisations who do not have a presence in Queensland or cannot prove, to the QVC’s satisfaction, they support veterans or their dependents residing in Queensland
  • State or federal government departments
  • Government owned corporations or Statutory entities.

For more information, visit Queensland Government.