TAS – MyState Foundation Community Partnerships (Education & Social Connection)

Funding amount: Up to $100,000 over 2 years
Funding Streams:
- Education Partnership – youth-focused programs aligned to education.
- Social Connection Partnership – youth-focused programs aligned to social connection
- Applications close: May 1 2026

The MyState Foundation is offering two community partnerships for the 2026 round: the Education Partnership and the Social Connection Partnership. Partnerships provide 2 years of funding for a youth-focused program aligned to either education or social connection, with funding of up to $100,000 over two years.

The Education Partnership supports initiatives that help Tasmanian youth through education to obtain meaningful employment. The Social Connection Partnership supports initiatives that help Tasmanian youth build strong, meaningful connections with others and their wider community to improve wellbeing.

Key Requirements

Program alignment: The proposed program/initiative must align with the Foundation’s purpose, vision and mission, and focus on disadvantaged youth.
Partnership focus area: The initiative must clearly address education or social connection as the partnership pillar.
Need for funds: The Board considers whether the funds are necessary for the partnership to proceed.
Demonstrated impact: Applications are assessed on the ability of the partnership to make a real difference and the applicant’s ability to successfully carry out the initiative over 2 years.
Preference considerations: Preference may be given where the program benefits as many young people as possible in Tasmania, retains funds in Tasmania, has measurable long-term benefit and achievable goals, meets an identifiable community need, increases youth capabilities, encourages learning and education opportunities, builds self-reliance/confidence/responsibility, improves health and wellbeing outcomes, supports disadvantaged and at-risk youth, and offers unique opportunities not provided elsewhere.
Grant conditions (if successful): Successful recipients must sign terms and conditions, provide a satisfactory project acquittal statement by 30 June for each year of the partnership (2026 and 2027), acknowledge MyState Foundation support, be available for media, outline employee volunteering opportunities for MyState staff, and may be listed/featured on MyState channels

What is eligible for funding?

Youth-focused programs aligned to the Education pillar (supporting Tasmanian youth through education to obtain meaningful employment).
Youth-focused programs aligned to the Social Connection pillar (supporting Tasmanian youth to build strong and meaningful connections with others and their wider community, contributing positively to wellbeing).
Wages may be considered as a portion of funding depending on the broader program (noting normal administrative costs are otherwise excluded)

What companies are eligible for funding?

Eligible applicants must meet the MyState Foundation eligibility requirements, including:

Incorporated not-for-profit organisation (endorsement as an income tax exempt charity is not mandatory for applications).
Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status approved by the ATO (applications without DGR status will not be accepted).
Australian Business Number (ABN).
Additional considerations stated in the application preview include:
Able to demonstrate alignment between the project and program aims; read/understand guidelines.
Not-for-profit organisations can include educational institutions such as schools and kindergartens.
Must be located in (and/or supply services to) communities in Tasmania.
Must demonstrate financial viability; not owe reports or money to MyState Foundation from previous funding; and hold appropriate insurance

Is this grant competitive or entitlement based?

Competitive. Your application will be assessed among other applications by a judging panel.

How can I increase my chances of winning this grant?

By engaging an accredited government grants consultant, such as Avant Group.

Competitive grants often require significant business case development and project analysis to support the application, this may include detailed presentations supporting the project’s merit, projected sales, cost-benefit analysis and more.

As part of your engagement with Avant Group, your account manager will assess the required documents and will provide the following as needed to support your grant submission.

Grant application writeup including a detailed presentation illustrating how the grant funding will contribute to your project, how the funding will contribute to the project’s budget, a project milestone plan, delivery timeline, impact on employment if applicable and a breakdown of the management and leadership team for the project

Industry analysis presentation
Competitor Analysis Presentation
Marketing and Sales Analysis Presentation
3-5 year Cashflow Forecast
3-5 year Balance Sheet Forecast
Cost-Benefit Analysis of Grant Funding
End-to-end grant application including information collating, analysis and application writing
CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) cost-benefit analysis
Stakeholder relations and Risk Mitigation Plans
Any other relevant forecasting that will support your application

How can I get help with my application? Or know if I’m likely to win funding?

Avant Group offers a no-obligation assessment of your eligibility for funding and will assess your likelihood of a successful grant application.

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