How we help

For new communities the Country Education Foundation of Australia (CEFA) provides a tried and tested model that includes our Establishment & Procedures Manual as well as our constitution which each local Education Foundation must adhere to.

CEFA is funded through private and corporate philanthropy and receives no government funding. We have tax deductibility status that all of our member communities can use. We also provide up to $10,000 in funding over the first three years to assist each local foundation become established. We do this by matching locally raised funds. In the first year, we match dollar for dollar up to $5,000, in the second we match fifty cents in the dollar up to $3,000 and in the third year twenty-five cents in the dollar up to $2,000.

We also have an increasing number of tertiary Education Partners who provide additional grants to recipients attending these universities or colleges. Additional grants can range from a $500 book voucher to a dollar for dollar grant match, meaning in some instances that a local grant of $1,500 can become $3,000 once the Education Partner's additional grant is factored in.

We have a strong relationship with Outward Bound who conducts leadership camps for young peopl. Many of our committees provide grants to enable rural youth from their communities to attend these camps. Other organisations that provide leadership programs for young people include Youth Opportunities and Operation Flinders.

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