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Paul Ramsay Foundation - Just Futures

Paul Ramsay Foundation
Amount
Up to $500,000
Closes
Friday 26 May 2023
Status
closed
Type
open opportunity
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Requirements Summary

Australian organisations are eligible to apply for medium grants (up to $500,000) or large grants (up to $1,000,000) over up to five years. Programs must focus on preventing contact with the justice system through community-led prevention, alternatives to custody, or post-release support, targeting young people, parents in or with custody experience, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities. Expressions of Interest closed on 26 May 2023, with successful applicants invited to submit full applications. Thirriwirri provides application support to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations.

Eligibility Criteria

Australian organisation

Must be an Australian registered organisation

organisational
Focus on justice prevention

Must focus on community-led prevention, alternatives to custody, or post-release support

project
Target populations

Programs must work with young people, parents who are or have been in custody and their children, and/or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

project
Small-scale or early-stage programs

Programs should be small-scale and/or early-stage, with preference for supporting growth of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander organisations

project

Assessment Criteria

Community-led prevention approach25%

Emphasis on community-led models for justice prevention

Target population alignment25%

Alignment with funding priorities: young people, parents/children affected by custody, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities

Program stage and scalability25%

Small-scale and early-stage programs with potential for growth, particularly Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations

Justice system impact25%

Demonstrated potential to prevent or reduce contact with justice system and prevent intergenerational incarceration

Timeline

Expressions of Interest open
2023-04-27

EOI period opens for medium and large grant applications

Expressions of Interest close
2023-05-26

EOI submission deadline

Online information session
2023-05-11

Information session at 10am AEST to discuss the grant opportunity

Full grant applications invited
descriptive - following EOI process

Successful EOI applicants invited to submit full grant applications

Grant funding period
up to 5 years

Funded programs operate for up to five years

Priority Cohorts

Young people
Parents who are or have been in custody and their children
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander-led organisations (priority)
Categories
justice
Focus Areas
youth-justicejustice-reinvestment
Grant Structure
Duration
5 years
Funder
Paul Ramsay Foundation (PRF) in partnership with Australian Communities Foundation (ACF)

The Paul Ramsay Foundation funds justice and safety initiatives with a strong history of supporting over 50 organisations helping prevent or reduce contact with the justice system

grants@communityfoundation.org.au

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Added: Monday 9 February 2026