Aurizon, working in conjunction with Good2Give, has established the Aurizon Community Giving Fund to provide cash grants for charitable initiatives and projects aimed to improve the health and wellbeing, community safety, the environment and education in local communities in which Aurizon operates and our employees reside.

Aurizon Community Giving Fund applications are now open, offering grants of up to $20,000 to eligible charities in communities we work and live in.

Are you a charity with a project in the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, environment or education? If you are looking for funding to complete a project or have a project in mind that you can't achieve without assistance, we're here to help.

The Aurizon Community Giving Fund is focused on the areas of health and wellbeing, community safety, the environment and education. All applications for an Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant must fit within at least one of these funding categories to be eligible for consideration.

These funding categories are defined as follows:

• Health & Wellbeing - We seek to provide grants to initiatives that improve a community's health and wellbeing, such as cardiovascular health related projects e.g. getting active/physical activity or healthy lifestyle programs, and mental health support.
• Community Safety - We seek to support initiatives that increase safety and security in our local communities, such as projects related to emergency response, crime prevention, natural disaster prevention and minimisation measures, accident prevention and road safety.
• The Environment - We seek to support initiatives that promote environmental enhancement in our local communities, and in particular, initiatives that are focused on improving biodiversity of natural habitats, community conservation and environmental education (for example, land rehabilitation and revegetation programs, clean-up and education days and local conservation projects).
• Education - We seek to provide support in areas such as literacy and numeracy, life education, apprenticeships and traineeships, and in particular, increasing and retaining skills in regional areas.

Funding

Aurizon Community Giving Fund grants will be based on a minimum of AUD$1,000 and a maximum of AUD$20,000 per grant. Please note that the final grant amount awarded to a successful applicant may vary from the amount originally requested in its application. Successful applicants of an Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant must spend the final grant amount within 12 months of receipt of the grant.

Eligibility

The organisation applying for an Aurizon Community Giving Fund grant must be endorsed by the Australian Tax Office (ATO) as a Deductible Gift Recipient Item 1. All successful applicants will be required to supply their ABN so that verification of DGR status can be carried out.

Exclusions

Aurizon Community Giving Fund grants will not be awarded to or for:

• individuals;
• political parties;
• government entities;
• commercial sponsorships;
• religious groups (except for projects that support a non-religious purpose);
• retrospective requests;
• debt retirement, budget deficits, endowments or bequest programs; or
• general fundraising appeals.

Aurizon is seeking to primarily support geographic regions of their key operations. The immediate areas in which Aurizon operates include:

• Phone: 13 23 32
• Email: community@aurizon.com.au