People First Bank Foundation Grants

- Growing Stronger Communities Grants – 7 x $20,000. Growing Stronger Communities Grant applicants may also operate across this broader footprint, but can additionally be delivering programs at a regional or state level.

The Foundation's focuses:

- Supporting people experiencing challenges such as domestic violence, child abuse, homelessness, and food insecurity

- Supporting health care (physical and mental) services for vulnerable people and their families

- Supporting young people experiencing barriers to access equitable education.

- Be a non-profit with Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) status item 1

- The funding request must be for an existing program/service supporting one or more of the Foundation's focus areas

- Be able to show reliable evidence of success of the program/service

- The program/service is very clear on the issue/s it is trying to solve/support and the program's role in helping create change through clear outcomes

- Show evidence of "lived experience" contributing to the development of the program

- The program/service must have clearly defined outcomes and include evidence of its success

- Be clearly able to demonstrate the number of people who will be positively impacted by the provision of the grant

- Have a clear and well-defined budget

- Have an annual income for 2025/26 of under $10 million

- Obtain less than 70% of its annual income from government sources

- Be registered with the ACNC for a period of more than 2 years, except by invitation following discussion with the Foundation

- Not apply for the same program/service if you have previously applied and your application was unsuccessful, without first speaking to the Foundation

- To be eligible for the People First Grant, you must support people across the majority of the People First Bank and Heritage Bank footprint.

Preference will be given to applicants whose program/service

- Demonstrates the utilization of partnerships and collaboration.