Applications are now open for Move Your Body grants of up to $5,000 (plus GST) to deliver community-based falls prevention projects in Western Australia from September to November 2025. The Move Your Body campaign educates older adults on building strength and balance to prevent falls and promote healthy ageing.
Partners and key stakeholders
Forming meaningful partnerships in the community with relevant stakeholders as part of your grant program is important to deliver falls prevention activities. For the Move Your Body grant application, you will need to provide a list of organisations and health professionals involved in the program.
Examples of partnerships with key stakeholders
- Multicultural and Aboriginal community organisations
- Local governments (including libraries, recreation centres)
- Allied Health Professionals (Physiotherapists, Exercise Physiologists, Occupational Therapists)
- Fitness instructors
- Community Resource Centres/ Neighbourhood Houses
- Health organisations
How will the project be sustainable?
Grant program sustainability means the ability for your program to continue past the end of the grant period without further Stay On Your Feet® funding. Examples of a sustainable falls prevention grant program includes
- Building staff capacity and upskill your staff to adapt and continue running falls prevention activities as part of their roles.
- Develop sustainable falls prevention materials
- Establish stakeholder relationships that will enable continued falls prevention activities.
- Plan to use your evaluation
- Adapt existing services, policies or procedures. For example, do you currently provide an existing schedule of activities for the older adults that your grant activities can be integrated into?
Learn more about grant program sustainability to help refine your response to this section.
Budget
Don’t rush your budget preparation. When you prepare your budget, ensure it matches your project proposal well. There needs to be a clear connection between the activities you are proposing to undertake and what you will spend the grant money on.
Remember that we cannot fund infrastructure costs associated with running an organisation (exceptions may apply for independent contractors). This includes, but is not limited to:
- Employment and salaries of core staff or staff already employed to do the activity requested.
- Significant purchases of equipment required to run an organisation.
Remember to read the grant guidelines when preparing your budget table to make sure the item can be funded. Carefully consider the project costs, and include enough detail in your proposal so it’s clear what the grant will be used for.
In-kind contributions
A full picture of your project budget will demonstrate that you have realistically assessed all of the inputs required to complete your project. In-kind contributions are goods or services that are donated to the organisation. Examples of in-kind contributions include:
- Volunteers
- Use of a building and utilities
- Advertising
- Transportation
- Pro-bono professional services
The value of these services or goods is estimated based on their ‘market value’. In-kind contributions are important as they present evidence of community support for the program and its sustainability post-grant period.
Tips for budget planning
- Align figures properly
- Double-check figures
- Organise your budget so it is easy to read and understand
- Ask the Grants Coordinator if you are not sure about what can and cannot be funded
- Use a GST calculator
Next Steps
Keep up with our Guide To Grant Writing series. Next we will explore grant evaluation and reporting.
Haven’t downloaded your grant application yet?
Reach out to the Grants Coordinator to discuss your proposed grant project. Call (08) 6166 7688 or email [email protected].