Non-profit-making organisations are invited to submit applications to the Healthcare & Promotion Fund's Seed Funding Scheme for grants to develop innovative, effective and sustainable health promotion programmes.

The new scheme aims to help mobilise local resources through building partnerships among public, private and non-governmental organisations to promote health in the community.

Seed funds are non-recurrent funding opportunities. Principal applicants must represent a non-profit making organisation, a registered community group or a group formed under a registered non-profit making body.

Application assessment 

Applications will be assessed by independent experts in health promotion. Assessment criteria include:

* effectiveness and sustainability of the programme;

* potential in building community capacity in health promotion;

* relevance to local health promotion and feasibility of the proposal;

* justification of requested budget;

* effectiveness of evaluation plan; and

* the track record of the administering institution and applicants.

The closing date of applications is March 31. Successful applicants may be awarded full or partial support normally not exceeding $300,000. Approved projects should be completed within two years.