GRANTS TO SUPPORT VULNERABLE TEMPORARY VISA HOLDERS AND SPECIALIST MIGRANT AND SETTLEMENT NGOS DURING COVID-19
NSW Treasury has sent this information to Migration Alliance this afternoon:
As part of the NSW Government’s stimulus package in response to COVID-19, Multicultural NSW is running a $4 million emergency relief grants program. The program will support vulnerable temporary visa holders and specialist migrant and settlement NGOs across metropolitan and regional NSW.
- Stream 1 ($2 million) – Emergency financial relief for vulnerable temporary visa holders for food, medical, transport, telecommunications and essential housing.
- Stream 2 ($2 million)– Grants of $5,000 to $80,000 for specialist migrant and settlement NGOs for culturally specific caseworkers, culturally specific community support workers, outreach transport costs to disconnected/isolated communities, and interpreting and translating.