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light purple and white marble christmas background with ornaments, a cartoon reindeer and text Noske Grant. Applications for 2024 now open

The JFA NOSKE Christmas Fund: 2024 applications CLOSED

The Noske Christmas Grant program is now closed for applications for 2024. If you have applied for a grant, we will contact you in December to let you know if you have been successful.

 

The JFA Noske Christmas Fund provides grants of up to $150 to assist eligible adults living with disability to celebrate Christmas. The Fund was established in 2009 in honour of the late Mr Noske who set aside funds to spread the joy of Christmas. Grants will be available to support personal costs associated with Christmas, including presents for loved ones, food for Christmas day, clothing, travel and more.

 

To be eligible to apply you must:

  • be 18 years of age or over and;
  • be a South Australian resident and;
  • have one or more of the following*
    • acquired brain injury
    • degenerative neurological condition
    • physical disability which:
      • impacts your mobility so that you have day-to-day support needs, for example for personal care, mobility aids (such as a wheelchair) or supports or assistive technology in your home AND
      • is a lifelong physical disability either from birth, early childhood or resulting from an accident or certain types of illnesses

 

There is a limited amount of funding available and we may not be able to fund all applications received. If there are more eligible applications than can be funded, successful applications will be chosen through a lottery.

 

Julia Farr Association will contact you if additional information is required, and to advise you whether you have been awarded a grant based on your application. If you are awarded a grant, we will pay the funds by electronic transfer to your bank account by mid-December.

 

*Eligibility note: The funds for all of the Julia Farr Trust Fund programs were originally connected to Julia Farr Services. This means that the grants are limited to supporting the types of disabilities experienced by the former residents of Julia Farr Services. JFA Purple Orange is legally required to ensure grants are distributed to individuals who have a physical disability that meets the eligibility criteria. Because of the restrictions on the use of the funds, the following disabilities are not eligible: disability caused by chronic health conditions, age-related conditions, intellectual disability, mental illness or autism.