You are eligible to apply for a personal grant provided that the beneficiary of the grant:

• is a resident in NSW or ACT

• is aged 18 or under

• lives with a disability or long-term health condition as recognised by a designated health professional.

• the family household income is below $130,000 per annum (this includes child support payments, rental income, investment income or any other income that is received by any parent/carer who is financially responsible for the beneficiary

• the beneficiary has not previously received grants from Variety NSW/ACT that total more than $50,000.

Our current grant priorities are, but not limited to:

• adaptive toys

• robotic feeders

• special needs strollers and pushchairs

• wheelchairs – powered/electric/manual/sports (must be assessed, prescribed, and trialed by a licensed OT)

• Carrot Car Seats

• paediatric wheelchairs e.g. Permobil Koala and Wizzy Bugs

• bikes – including modified bikes, trikes and scooters

• Race Runners

The applicant’s family household gross income needs to below $130,000 per annum. This income includes child support payments, rental income, investment income or any other income that is received by any parent/carer who is financially responsible for the beneficiary.

The role of the support person is to advocate on behalf of the child and explain how the child will benefit from the equipment. The support person (such as an occupational therapist, speech therapist, physiotherapist or pediatrician) should be able to address the following criteria:

i. the need for the request

ii. how the request will support the overall care plan and benefit the child

iii. evidence of a trial of the equipment (if applicable).

If your grant application is approved, you will receive an outcome letter with full instructions for invoice payments. All payments are uploaded into our payment portal.

Invoices
Provide your chosen supplier with a copy of your outcome letter.

Invoices should include:

• Addressed to: Variety – the Children’s Charity NSW/ACT
• Provider’s ABN
• GST (if not applicable it needs to show this)
• Provider’s bank details
• Providers name, address, phone number and email
• References the child’s name or VAR

Reimbursement
We will require an itemised tax receipt for reimbursements.

Receipts should show:

• Business name and ABN
• Date after the grant was approved
• List items purchased
• GST (if not applicable it needs to show this)
• Payment method or showing balance of 0.00

The payment of invoices and reimbursements can take up to 3 weeks.

Here’s what happens when you send through and application to Variety

Application Steps

1. Submission of Grant application.
2. Grant initially assessed by Variety Kids Support Team.
3. Eligible submissions are presented to the Kids Support Committee for appoval.
4. Kids Support Committee meeting reviews applications.
5. Outcome letters are emailed to applicants.
6. Successful applicants upload supplier invoice to Variety account portal.
7. Payment is finalised and supplier arranges delivery directly with applicant.
8. Variety checks in 3-6 months into grant period. At the end of the 12 months a short survey will be emailed.