Veterans' Health and Wellbeing Research Grants Program Guide
The Queensland Government has committed $500,000 in funding to establish the Veterans’ Health and Wellbeing Research Grants Program to support research to identify new and better ways to strengthen and foster veterans’ health and wellbeing.
Grant funding up to $150,000 (ex GST) has been provided to four organisations to undertake five new research projects to improve understanding of issues impacting on veterans’ health and wellbeing.
Veterans’ Health and Wellbeing Research Grants Program recipients
| Recipient | Project | Amount |
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| Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation | Empowering health literacy in Queensland veterans and veteran families | $140,000 |
| Gallipoli Medical Research Foundation | Chronic pain in Queensland female veterans | $90,000 |
| Griffith University | Designing together: co-designing alcohol prevention prototypes with veterans | $100,000 |
| University of Southern Queensland | Veterans' transition from Defence to Cyber Security Industry Pilot Evaluation | $110,000 |
| The University of Queensland | The Veteran Connection Program: Empowering veterans to manage identity change. | $55,000 |
The proposed research projects were required to add to existing understanding of veterans’ health and wellbeing, in areas including:
- veteran suicide and mental health issues
- drug and alcohol use
- prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and intervention for veterans’ health issues (e.g. management of service-related chronic pain)
- promotion of veteran resilience
- support for transition from the Australian Defence Force (ADF)
- impacts of ADF service on veterans’ partners and family members.
Further information
For further information, contact the Office for Veterans.
- Phone: (07) 3003 9656
- Email: veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au.
You can view the program guidelines and frequently asked questions below:
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Grant recipient resource toolkit
Office for Veterans update
Following recent changes to departmental responsibilities, the Office for Veterans is now under the Department of the Premier and Cabinet. Work is underway to update our website. Please contact the Office for Veterans for advice on funding acknowledgement requirements and templates for Ministerial invitations and memorial plaques.
This resource toolkit outlines the requirements for grant recipients as set out in the Letter of Agreement for:
- reporting requirements and payment schedules
- funding acknowledgements.
Variation(s) to the Letter of Agreement
Any changes to the research project including timeframes, project team or approved deliverables require a variation request and written approval from the Office for Veterans.
Variation requests must be endorsed by the organisation's executive contact and principal investigator (where relevant). Variation requests must be submitted to the Office for Veterans at least four weeks prior to the effective date of change. Please do not proceed with any changes to the project until you have received approval.
Please contact the Office for Veterans by email on veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au or phone 3003 9656 to obtain the variation request form.Reporting requirements and payment schedules
All projects are monitored by the Office for Veterans to ensure the objectives of the grants program are achieved.
You will be required to provide a milestone progress report and a final acquittal report.
Payment of Funding Support (Item 8) of your Letter of Agreement sets out the milestone reporting requirements and their due dates.Grant funding will be released following approval of milestone reports as follows:
Milestone Deliverables Payment Execution of Agreement - Return of signed Letter of Agreement
- Return of project initiation form
30% of total
grant fundingProgress Report - Evidence of research progress
- Confirmation of approval of ethics and
governance approval(s)
30% of total
grant fundingFinal Acquittal Report Evidence of research findings
and project expenditureConfirmation of completion of
project activities
40% of total
grant fundingResources
For best results, please download the available resources to your device in the first instance. From there, you can open the files and populate the template fields. If you attempt to populate the template fields from your web browser, you may experience usability issues.Funding acknowledgement requirements
Please follow the instructions provided to satisfy the funding acknowledgement requirements.
Ministerial invitation
Use this template to invite the Minister to the project’s launch and/or milestone events.
Queensland Government Coat of Arms
Request to use the Queensland Government Coat of Arms.
Media release template
Use this template to announce important milestones achieved and/or your project’s completion.
Photo tips and consent
Considerations to ensure any images captured can be shared after the event.
Social media
Use this template to share with your audiences on social media, announcing the funding support received.
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Funding acknowledgement requirements
Acknowledgement of the Queensland Government’s funding support is required on all published or printed materials, speeches or other forms of presentation. The acknowledgement statement must be displayed on all advertising materials associated with the project and approved by the Office for Veterans.
Acknowledgement statement:
“This research project is proudly supported by the Queensland Government”.
“This project is proudly supported by the Queensland Government’s Veteran’s Health and Wellbeing research grant funding”.
Approvals can be submitted via your milestone progress report in SmartyGrants or emailed through to the Office for Veterans grants team at veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au.
Please allow a minimum of five business days for approvals.
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Ministerial invitation
As a Veterans’ Health and Wellbeing Research grant recipient, you are required to invite the Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts to the launch of your project or commemorative activity and any significant associated events.
Submit your draft invitation for approval to the Office for Veterans prior to issuing your invitation to the Minister for Treaty, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships, Minister for Communities and Minister for the Arts.
Approvals can be submitted via your milestone progress report in SmartyGrants or emailed through to the Office for Veterans grants team at veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au.
Once approved, your formal invitation to the Minister should be sent to treatyandcommunities@ministerial.qld.gov.au, with a cc to veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au .
Please note in your cover email that you are a Veterans’ Health and Wellbeing Research grant recipient and ensure that you invitation is received by the Minister’s Office a minimum of eight weeks prior to your event.
Ministerial invitation template
For best results, please download the available resources to your device in the first instance.
From there, you can open the files and populate the template fields.
If you attempt to populate the template fields from your web browser, you may experience usability issues.
Download ministerial invitation template
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Queensland Government Coat of Arms
The Queensland Government Coat of Arms is the sole identifier of the Queensland Government and is protected by legislation. Strict guidelines apply to its use.
Requests to represent the Queensland Government Coat of Arms on any materials must be made to the Office for Veterans team at veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au.
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Media release template
The media release template can be used to announce important achievements or to announce your project’s completion.
Download media release template
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Photo tips and consent
Photo tips
Bright sunny days
Use your flash. Using a flash for photos on a bright sunny day will take away the black shadows on objects and people’s faces, especially if they are inside in front of a window.
Don’t forget to clean your lens!
Backgrounds
Be aware of what is in the background of your photo e.g., computer monitor may be showing sensitive information, trees or poles growing out of people’s heads or ears, offensive graffiti in the background.
Telling a story
Photograph people doing something that relates to the project, event or activity, rather than all standing in a line. Photograph the project stages and create a timeline of events. Before and after shots and time-lapse photography are also great.
Perspective
Try shooting from different angles, rather that straight on. Try crouching down and looking up or get somewhere high (if safe to do so) and look down on your scene. This can create interesting and engaging images.
Alcohol
Avoid sending in photos depicting alcohol, tobacco products or advertising.
File size
Minimum file size required is 500kb.
File names
Please label your image files using the following method, this will assist us matching photos to consent forms.
- Year month day Title of project people in photo from L to R_001
E.g., 20240525_Anzac Day Service Kilcoy_JaneSmith JohnSmith_005
Video and image consent form
Don’t forget to attach video and image consent forms for people who can be recognised in your video footage and photographs.
Share your photos
You can share your photos via your progress or milestone reports or by emailing the Office for Veterans at veterans@premiers.qld.gov.au.
If you have a social media page, don’t forget to share photos from your event and use the hashtag #veteranshealthandwellbeing.
Download video and image consent form
Information Collection Notice
An information collection notice explains to individuals the purpose for which the information is collected, and how the organisation will use and handle the information. It can be provided to an individual at or before the time an organisation collects information from them, or as soon as possible after the information is collected.
Download the Information Collection Notice
Privacy
The Queensland Government manages personal information in accordance with the Information Privacy Act 2009
- Year month day Title of project people in photo from L to R_001
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Social media
Social media templates have been provided to support grant recipients with promoting their project.
Using hashtags
We recommend that you include the following hashtags to promote your project:
- #veterans
- #veteranshealthandwellbeing
- #queenslandgovernment
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Program guidelines
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Frequently asked questions
Eligibility
Projects and activities
You must meet project deliverables by the deadlines specified in the executed letter of agreement. This may include six-monthly progress reports and a final report. The progress reports will outline the progress of your project against agreed milestones.
As part of the reporting process, you must also provide financial acquittal statements that detail expenditure against each source of project funding. A final report is also required.
Changes are only allowed in exceptional circumstances. Administering or applicant organisations must make a detailed request in writing to the Office for Veterans, Department of the Premier and Cabinet (DPC) at least four weeks prior to the proposed effective date of change. This may include proposed changes to the project timeframe, use of funding, scope or the administering organisation.
The request will be considered by DPC and, if approved, a formal variation will be drafted. The variation will come into effect following execution by both DPC and the administering or applicant organisation.
You can commence your research project once the letter of agreement is fully executed. Research activities and expenditure cannot commence before the letter of agreement is fully executed.
It is anticipated that the outcomes of the grant program will be communicated in November 2023. Following the announcement of grants recipients, DPC will work with successful administering and applicant organisations to confirm project schedules and execute agreements. It is anticipated the agreements will be fully executed in December 2023.
Projects funded under the grants program are expected to commence from 2 January 2024 and be fully completed by 30 June 2025.
Applications
Funding/finance
Assessment process
Veterans' Health and Wellbeing Research Grants Program, 02 Aug 2024, [https://www.qldgovau.staging-services.qld.gov.au/community/getting-support-health-social-issue/veterans/grants-and-commemoration/veterans-health-and-wellbeing-research-grants-program]
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