I’ve heard that you recently gained federal funding to open more HIPPY sites. How do we access the funding to open a site in our community?
HIPPY Australia is in its first year of a national roll-out funded by the Australian government that will see 50 sites up and running over the next four years. The locations where the programs will be run are selected by the government using a range of information and data based on disadvantage, population and community needs. It is a gradual roll-out with 13 new sites starting this year, 14 in 2010 and another 14 in 2011. Once locations are announced they will be posted on our website and advertised in newspapers nationally. Agencies in the locations selected are then able to apply for funding through an expression of interest process. *Don’t just wait for Federal funding. We advise you to seek alternate possible sources. (eg.
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