Harmony Week grants

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) offers grants of $2,000 to support community-led activities promoting and celebrating multiculturalism in Western Australia for inclusion in its annual Harmony Week campaign.

Harmony Week 2025 grants - Apply Now!

Harmony Week will take place between the 15 to 21 March 2025 and encourages everyone to experience, explore and appreciate WA's wealth of cultural, religious and linguistic diversity. Applications for funding to support Harmony Week 2025 activities are now open.

The Department of Local Government, Sport and Cultural Industries (DLGSC) is offering grants of $2,000 to support community-led activities promoting and celebrating multiculturalism in Western Australia for inclusion in its annual Harmony Week campaign. To be competitive, Harmony Week activities should involve culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) communities in their coordination and, be open to participation from the broader community. 

Applications close 4:00 pm Monday 18 November 2024.

Application Form - DLGSC Harmony Week 2025

Funding guidelines - DLGSC Harmony Week 2025

What is Harmony Week?

Harmony Week takes place from 15–21 March 2025. Harmony Week originated in Western Australia as an opportunity for Western Australians to recognise, discuss and celebrate our cultural diversity. It began as ‘Harmony Day’ in 1998 and was celebrated on 21 March—the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. The UN chose 21 March as it was the day of the 1960 Sharpeville Massacre when police fired on a peaceful demonstration against apartheid laws in South Africa.  

In 2003, due to community concerns about holding public celebrations on the date of the massacre, the WA Government changed Harmony Day to Harmony Week. The WA Government wanted to celebrate this State’s cultural diversity by organising events over a week. This means that we celebrate the benefits of our cultural diversity for six days and reserve 21 March for reflection and discussion. 

Harmony Week resources

 

How to apply for a Harmony Week 2025 grant

1. Before you apply, make sure you have read and understand the Harmony Week 2025 activities ($2,000) Funding Guidelines.  

2. Plan your event. Project planning resources are available to help plan your event, these include an Event Management Planning Guide, budget examples and templates, media kit and other useful planning information and templates to help you organise your event and strengthen your grant application. You are welcome to use these resources to support your grant application and for general project or event planning.   

3. As part of the planning process, contact OMI’s Funding Team to discuss your activity and confirm your organisation is eligible before starting an application: 

Phone: (08) 6552 1603

Email: grants@omi.wa.gov.au

4. Complete the Harmony Week 2025 grants Application Form and have it signed by the applicant organisation’s authorised officer. 

5. Gather relevant supporting materials to ensure your application is strong and competitive. 

6. Before the funding round closes, send the completed, signed Application Form and supporting materials in one email to grants@omi.wa.gov.au

Applications close 4:00pm Monday 18 November 2024 

 

Application support and additional resources

If you would like further advice on the application process, you can email grants@omi.wa.gov.au or call (08) 6552 1603 to discuss your organisation’s eligibility and proposed activity.  

Project planning resources

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Definition of culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD)

Culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) was introduced in 1996 to replace 'non-English speaking background' (NESB) and was intended to be a broader, more flexible and inclusive term. It is generally applied to groups and individuals who differ according to religion, language and ethnicity and whose ancestry is other than Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, Anglo Saxon or Anglo Celtic. 

 

Harmony Week 2024 grant recipients

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Applications for Harmony Week 2025 grants will be announced in the second half of 2024. 

Harmony Week 2024 resources 

 

Page reviewed 24 October 2024