Organisations are invited to express their interest in offering peer-based harm reduction services at NSW music festivals subject to the Music Festivals Act 2019. Funding is available for up to 4 years, commencing in 2023.
Key information
- Status: Closed
- Grant amount: Up to $500,000 each year for 4 years to be allocated between successful applicants
- Application opened: 21 November 2022
- Application closed: 27 January 2023
Program objective
The program aims to ensure that:
- Music festival patrons at risk of drug-related harms are identified early and supported to access medical care or other interventions.
- Music festival patrons are equipped with tailored, evidence-based, and credible information, education, messaging, and resources on how to prevent or minimise drug-related harms.
- Peer-based harm reduction services are delivered by a trained and well-prepared workforce to support patrons in the music festival context.
- Peer-based harm reduction services are collaborative, well-connected and coordinated with other key festival stakeholders.
- Peer-based harm reduction services contribute to strengthening the evidence-base on drug-use and harm reduction approaches in the NSW music festival context.
- Peer-based harm reduction services contribute to monitoring and evaluation studies of the impact of broader harm reduction measures, as described in the Guidelines, implemented at music festivals.
This program is funded and administered by NSW Health.
Eligibility
Who can apply
Non-Government organisations, not-for-profit organisations and for-profit organisations.
Who can’t apply
Individuals, State Government.
Most recent recipients
What was approved
Approved for NSW Users and AIDS Association (NUAA)
$1,880,000 was approved by
NSW Ministry of HealthDate approved
July 20230About the grant
Applications approved
1
Applications received
4
Peer-based harm reduction at NSW music festivals - Expression of Interest
Agency funding this grant
NSW HealthProgram term
Four yearsWhat your application needs to include
Check the Peer- based harm reduction at music festivals expression of interest guidelines to see all requirements to be addressed in the application.
You must submit the application in Microsoft Word format, with the file name including applicant name, date and version number, and ending in “.doc” or “.docx”
It should be emailed to moh-musicfestivals@health.nsw.gov.au by the application closing date.
Please use subject heading in your application email: EOI Submission – Peer-based harm reduction at NSW music festivals
Start the application
1. Download and read the Expression of Interest Guidelines
2. Complete all required components of the EOI, including:
- respondent of particulars
- statement of compliance
- statement of requirements
- price and payments.
3. Submit all required documents to moh-musicfestivals@health.nsw.gov.au by the application closing date.
Please use subject heading: EOI Submission – Peer-based harm reduction at NSW music festivals
After the application is submitted
Successful applications will be decided by: NSW Ministry of Health
The applications will be assessed and successful applicants will be notified.
Support and contact
You may contact the following person if you have any questions or require clarification on any topics covered in this EOI:
Contact: Angela Matheson
Phone: 0400 296 443