Catholic School Parents Queensland eNewsletter

CSPQ Family Engagement in Learning and Wellbeing Grants 2025

CSPQ is again awarding grants up to the value of $2,500 each in 2025. Catholic schools, or clusters of schools, in collaboration with their parent body, who have an outstanding idea or project to support family engagement in a school community are encouraged to apply.

Key Dates:

Applications Open Term 2 – Tuesday 6 May 2025
Applications Close 5pm on Friday 30 May 2025
Announcements will be made and grants paid by 30 June.

Introduction

Catholic School Parents Queensland (CSPQ) sponsors and supports Family Engagement Grants on an annual basis. The chosen schools can receive up to $2,500, which represents assistance towards achieving the outcomes of their nominated project.

Schools who are developing, enhancing or improving family engagement to create a link between families and children and young people’s learning and well-being in an innovative way or have family engagement strategies as part of their annual or improvement plans are encouraged to apply.

Schools are able to join together as a cluster to seek a larger amount for a joint project.

Purpose of the Engagement Grants

These engagement grants aim to: encourage new and innovative ideas to further develop, enhance or improve family engagement in their children’s and young people’s learning and well-being in Queensland Catholic school communities.

Areas for Application

Applications may focus on one of the following in keeping with school improvement plans:

initiating a program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community
further developing an existing program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community.

To ensure understanding of parent engagement is current, it is important to review the following articles:

Refer to CSPQ’s Parent Engagement page for further information and support resources.

Eligibility

This grant application is open to Catholic Education communities across Queensland.

The following are eligible to apply:

Schools/Colleges
Cluster of Schools/Colleges (Combine funds i.e. could be equal to $2500 for each school in cluster applying)

NB – Parent Bodies are not eligible to apply independently – all applications must come through the school.

It is expected that the program/activity would be completed by the end of the following calendar year, for example, 2025 grant projects to be completed by end of June 2026. The successful ideas or projects must provide sustainable benefits into the future.

Application process and endorsement

Applications must be submitted electronically using the CSPQ Family Engagement Grants nomination form available following this information. All applications must be endorsed as requested in the application form.
Applications need to be submitted via the web portal for the assessment panel to review.
Applications close at 5pm on Friday 30 May 2025.

Assessment and notification

Assessment of applications will take place in Term 2 2025.
All applications will be considered by the assessment panel on the basis of their new and/or innovative ideas in:
- Initiating a program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community
- Further developing an existing program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community.
CSPQ will acknowledge receipt of all applications.
Successful applications will be contacted by the Executive Director of Catholic School Parents Queensland.
All applications will receive an email from the Executive Director of Catholic School Parents Queensland. Some applications may be asked for permission to share their ideas through the CSPQ website or relevant Facebook pages.

NB: Please read the application form below and have all required information before you begin to complete it.
This form cannot be saved and needs to be completed in one session.

APPLICATION FORM

1. Details of Entity/s applying:

Category *

School/College

Cluster of Schools/Colleges

Name/s of school/college applying *

Contact person (First name, Last name) *

Role *

Address *

Contact Phone *

Contact email *

Who will be responsible for overseeing the project/program/activity? *

Who will be responsible for the final report for the project/program/activity? *

2. Details of Application

The application must be for new and/or innovative ideas in

Initiating a program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community
Further developing an existing program/activity for the development of family engagement in the school community.
The project must result in improving the engagement of families within the school community.

All program/activities must be completed by the end of June in the following calendar year e.g. 2025 grants to be completed by end of June 2026.

Please describe idea/project/activity including an outline of the proposed timeline: (Maximum of 500 words).

Your written application should outline the ways in which the project/activity will improve or build on family engagement in your Catholic Education Community.

Name of project *

Short description of project (50 words or less) *

Main benefit /outcomes you wish to achieve *

Specific detail of how your proposed project will improve the engagement of families in learning and wellbeing in your school community. How will you measure the project’s success? *

Please give an overview of expenditure for the project if you were to be successful in winning this grant.

Please include any other funds which would be used and any in-kind support you may receive from any source.

NB: We will not fund costs for catering or room hire

Expenditure

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Please include any other funds which would be used and any in-kind support you may receive from any source.

Total Costs *

Please advise bank account details for deposit of funds if your application is successful.

Bank Name *

BSB *

Account Number *

Account Name *

3. Endorsement Declaration

As the person submitting this application I/we certify that all information provided is done so in good faith and truthfully.

Applicant contact person/s

Name *

Signature *

Undo

Clear

Write your signature above the line

I also declare that the persons named below are aware of and support the application and all information contained in the documentation provided and can be contacted to validate the application if required. *

P&F President/Parent Body Representative, AND

School/College Principal.

Principal Name *

Contact number

President/Parent Body Representative

Contact number

If this application is from a cluster of schools/colleges, the lead school/college principal and P & F President/Parent Body Rep sign off.

4. Submission of Applications

Entries are submitted electronically via the CSPQ Engagement Grants 2025 application portal. Click on the submit button at the end of this application.

To lodge your submission you will need to confirm you have read the following resources.

Confirmation *

I confirm that I have read the Age to Engage and Parent Engagement in Learning and Wellbeing resources resources:

The Age to Engage and Parent Engagement in Learning and Wellbeing.

5. Closing date for submission of applications

Closing date for nominations is 5.00pm Friday 30 May 2025.

Any applications received after this date will not be eligible for consideration for the 2025 Engagement Grants. Please note all applications will receive notification of an outcome during Term 2 2025.