Released 27/03/2024
Fourteen social enterprises have been successful in the ACT Government’s new social enterprise grants program.
The ACT Social Enterprise Grant Program aims to support new social enterprises to start up, and help existing social enterprises to take the next step in their business journey.
The 14 enterprises will share in $340,000, to help get their ideas off the ground with the support of The Mill House Ventures.
The Mill House Ventures is delivering the grant program on behalf of the ACT Government, and will work with the recipients to help them achieve their purpose.
The recipients are highly motivated and committed to supporting the local Canberra community, providing solutions to challenges and building resilience.
Grant recipients include:
- Women’s Shed Canberra, which offers women of all backgrounds, ethnicities, orientations, and ability to meet and to learn skills in building trades within a safe and supportive community.
- GetAboutAble, a leading Australian accessibility consultancy that supports businesses and other organisations to improve their access and inclusion.
- The Climate Factory, an organisation facilitating the creation of climate-cooling microforests in suburban locations, promoting biodiversity and fostering community engagement in environmental initiatives.
The delivery of social enterprise grants was identified as a transformative project in CBR Switched On: ACT’s Economic Development Priorities 2022 – 2025.
Quotes attributable to Craig Fairweather, CEO at The Mill House Ventures:
“As the key organisation supporting social enterprises in the ACT, The Mill House Ventures is thrilled that these grants will provide so much practical assistance to our region’s early stage and start up social enterprises.
“From the moment the Chief Minister announced the pilot ACT Social Enterprise Grant program last December, we were being contacted by potential applicants. The independent assessment panel had a very difficult, but rewarding, task in determining the final list of successful grant recipients.”
ACT Social Enterprise Grant Program recipients:
- Her Kitchen Table ($30,000)
- Women’s Shed Canberra ($30,000)
- The Climate Factory ($29,915)
- Fundraise for Australia ($12,500)
- GetAboutAble ($30,000)
- RecycleAbilities ($29,000)
- SeeMe Please ($30,000)
- Accessilife ($20,000)
- Endless Australia ($30,000)
- Catalyst Living Skills ($30,000)
- ShowGo ($28,585)
- U Shape Us ($20,000)
- Warehouse Circus ($10,000)
- The Easy Read Toolbox ($10,000)
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Andrew Barr, MLA | Media Releases