English funding application - Term 1 and Term 2, 2025

Purpose of the funding

Community Hubs Australia (CHA) has received funding from the Federal government to reduce barriers for adults to learn and practise their English, along with childminding to support English classes in the hubs.

This funding is only to be used to pay providers to run adult English activity in the hub, and/or childminding to support English classes. For more information on what this funding can be used for, visit Hub Toolbox.

In line with funding requirements, the application process collects the following:

• English provider details: name / organisation, ABN, a description of qualification or relevant skills and experience.
• Lesson plans for each planned English activity. To see an example of a lesson plan, visit Hub Toolbox.
• A quote for service delivery (English and/or childminding), signed by the Principal or school business manager. To see an example of a quote, visit Hub Toolbox.

Funding limit

The new funding limit is a maximum of $3,000 per hub per term, to be used for English, childminding, or both. This amount is GST exclusive.

For example, a hub applies for $1,000 for English and $1,500 for childminding in Term 1.
For Term 2, the same hub applies for $2,700 for English and $300 for childminding.

Submitting your application in Term 4, 2024

For Term 1 and Term 2, 2025 you have the option to apply for funding for English classes, childminding to support English, or both.

Applications for Term 1 and Term 2 2025, close with an extended deadline 5pm AEDT, Friday 6 December 2024.

For schools who received funding for Term 3 and Term 4, 2024, all reporting requirements will need to be completed before this application can be approved.

Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted. If your application is incomplete or missing elements, we will ask you to make amendments and resubmit the application for review. Hub leaders will be advised of the outcome before the end of Term 4.

Requirements as part of the funding

If your application is successful, the following information needs to be collected for each participant:

• Visa status, demographics and year of arrival (once only for each participant).
• Measure of English progress (once during the funded period). If your English facilitator does not have a measure of English progress, CHA will provide a template once your application for funding is approved.

If your application is successful, the following needs to be completed:

• Submit invoices with session details, for English and/or childminding activity once per term.
• Complete a ‘hub leader program and expenditure summary’ towards the end of Term 2, detailing how the funding was used and the outcomes achieved (including the number of participants attending English and the number of people using the childminding service on site).

Invoicing and payment

Hub leaders are responsible for submitting invoices for English and childminding funding. Invoices can be issued directly from the English and / or childminding provider, or from your school.

Invoices should be uploaded towards the end of each term and should only be uploaded for activities that happen within the term.

We will query invoices that do not match the approved application and Hub Portal activity information and session count. To know what to include on the submitted invoice/s, refer to the checklist and example on Hub Toolbox.

If you have any questions, please contact Maia at maianelson@communityhubs.org.au.