Recent Discretionary Grants (October - December 2011) (153 grants allocating nearly $16M) Organisation Grant Program Title Approved Grant Duration Amount of Grant Alfred Foundation J & E Borrowman Research Trust Identifying & Defining Spread of Important Resistant Bacteria $30,000 1 year Alzheimer's Australia Inc JO & JR Wicking Trust Dementia Care in Hospitals $209,968 1 year Austin Health Olivia Newton-John Cancer & Wellness Centre - Day Oncology Unit $130,000 1 year Australian Red Cross Society QCF - Sutton Memorial Fund Start-up Packages for Homeless Young People $14,500 1 year Back to Back Theatre Strategic Impact Project - Truby and Florence To build the capacity of the organisation $600,000 3 years Williams Charitable Trust Bond University Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams Immunilogical, genetic and biochemical biomarkers in the pathomechanisms, diagnosis $831,037 4 years Memorial Foundation and treatment of Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/Myalgic Encephalomyelitis Brotherhood of St Laurence Hector Waldron Pride Charitable Trust Refugee & Asylum Seekers - Building Positive Family and Community Relationships $32,000 1 year Brotherhood of St Laurence The Engage Project $400,000 4 years Bug Blitz Trust 2012 Funding $380,000 1 year Carers Association of Victoria The Young Carer Scholarship Program $90,000 3 years Centre for Eye Research Australia Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Uncovering the Genetic Basis of Common Eye Disease - Centrifuge $19,474 1 year Ltd Charles Sturt University JO & JR Wicking Trust Minimising the Impact of Depression and Dementia for Elders: Music & Pastoral Care $146,723 1 year Christ Church Mission Inc William Buckland Foundation Christ Church Community Centre - Links & Support $135,000 3 years Commonwealth Scientific and JO & JR Wicking Trust (medical & scientific Delineating Molecular Mechanisms Linking Metabolic Syndrome To Alzheimer’s Disease $50,000 1 year Industrial Research Organisation research grants) Deakin University JO & JR Wicking Trust Centre for Innovation and Education in Aged Care $508,198 2 years Demodairy Cooperative Ltd William Buckland Foundation Demodairy Milk Harvesting Facility $70,000 2 years Down Syndrome Empowerment Right from the Start: New Parent Support $20,000 1 year Education Centre Gippsland Ltd William Buckland Foundation Training for the Future Agricultural Workforce $50,000 2 years Epworth Medical Foundation Development of a Platform Technology - Isolation abd Culture of hair Follicle Derived $80,000 3 years Stem Cells for Tissue Engineering Essendon Polish Playgroup Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Evolve at Typo Station Young Women's Program - Year 2 $100,000 2 years FareShare Food Collection Program $20,000 1 year Fitted For Work Felton Bequest Major Grants Morwell Transition to Work $100,000 2 years Florey Neuroscience Institutes Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Communication with the Immune System $22,891 1 year Florey Neuroscience Institutes Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams A new imaging method for studying white matter connectivity in the living brain $41,890 1 year Memorial Foundation Foodbank Victoria Regional Food Hubs $20,000 1 year Friends Of Polonez Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Garvan Institute Of Medical Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams Can Inducing Natural Regeneration Mechanisms In The Brain Lead To Recovery Of $50,000 1 year Research Memorial Foundation Cognitive Function In A Model Of Alzheimer’s Disease? Geelong Hospice Care Association For the purchase of palliative care equipment $10,000 1 year Good Shepherd Youth & Family Felton Bequest Major Grants Addressing Economic Abuse $25,100 1 year Services Griffith University JO & JR Wicking Trust Creating Pathways to Advance Care Planning: Empowering Health Consumers $353,415 2 years Guide Dogs for the Blind Association QCF - Sutton Memorial Fund Low Vision Clinic Equipment $8,000 1 year (QLD) Guide Dogs for the Blind Association Seeing Eye Dogs Queensland Program Orientation and Mobility Instructor's Training Kits $8,563 1 year (QLD) Habitat for Humanity Australia (Vic) William Buckland Foundation Yea Height Estate $300,000 3 years Inc Heide Museum and Art Gallery Strategic Impact Project - Truby and Florence Preservation, Presentation, Growth - organisational capacity building $690,000 3 years Williams Charitable Trust Kosciuszko Heritage Inc. Blum Foundation Sixth "Kosciuszko Festival 2012" Over The Moonbah $5,000 1 year La Trobe University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Dangerous Liaison - Understanding the Scaffolding Function of Scribble $21,930 1 year La Trobe University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Molecules Involved in the Rigidifcation of Malaria Infected Red Blood Cells - Challenge $29,000 1 year Grant La Trobe University Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams Caring for the carers - health and wellbeing of rural families supporting elders with $49,801 1 year Memorial Foundation (with Mason) intellectual disabilities showing signs of dementia Lajkonik Polish Song & Dance Blum Foundation Learning About The Migrant Experience In Fremantle/Perth $2,000 1 year Lajkonik Polish Song And Dance Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Ensemble Legacy Melbourne Hector Waldron Pride Charitable Trust Dependents with a Disability - Somers Camp $20,000 1 year Leopold Kindergarten Upgrading and replacement of indoor and outdoor play equipment $8,488 1 year Mirabel Foundation Mirabel's Programs for Children & Carers $10,000 1 year Monash University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Novel Antibiotics that Target Bacteria $15,990 1 year Monash University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria AMDK Prevents Dopamine Cell Loss in Models of Parkinson's Disease $28,740 1 year Monash University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Enhancing Drug Delivery to the Brain $28,740 1 year Monash University Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Investigating A Novel Anti-Malarial Drug Target $30,000 1 year Monash University Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams Fatty acid binding protein at the blood-brain barrier: a target for enhancing brain $50,000 1 year Memorial Foundation levels of docosahexaenoic acid in Alzheimer’s disease? Murdoch Children's Research Medical Research and Technology in Victoria Is Laryngeal Papilohatosis Caused by a Common Wart Virus? NanoDrop Machine $12,741 1 year Institute Murdoch Children's Research Judith Jane Mason & Harold Stannett Williams Developmeny of a Comprehensive Assessment System and Best Practice Management $155,984 1 year Institute Memorial Foundation of Children and Adolescents with Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Museum Victoria Fellowship for Biodiversity Research $150,000 3 years National Ageing Research Institute JO & JR Wicking Trust (medical & scientific Vascular risk factors relating to cognitive decline for early detection, prevention and $50,000 1 year research grants) improved patient management National Hear Foundation QCF - Kelly Memorial Fund Development of a Cardiac Rehabilitation Online Tool-kit $9,000 1 year Newcomb Park Primary School Purchase of laptops for Grades 5/6 students at NPPS $16,536 1 year Newcomb Secondary College Developing partnerships for the Indonesian program $10,000 1 year Polart 2012 Perth Blum Foundation 12th Polish Festival Of Visual And Performing Arts Perth 2012 (Theatrical Performances $5,000 1 year Venue) Polish Association Of Essendon Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Polish Association Of Essendon Blum Foundation 55 Years Anniversary Of Essendon School - Photo Exhibition & Party For Teachers $1,000 1 year Polish Association Of St. Albans Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Polish Association Of St. Albans Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Polish Association Of St. Albans Blum Foundation Teachers Conference 2012 Workshops For Polish Language Teachers $1,000 1 year Polish Community Christmas Picnic Blum Foundation Polish Christmas Picnic At Darling Harbour $2,000 1 year Inc Polish Community Council Of Blum Foundation Polish Festival @ Federation Square $3,000 1 year Victoria Inc Polish Community Council Of Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Victoria Inc Polish Community Council Of Blum Foundation Polish Language Camp Carlton $2,000 1 year Victoria Inc Polish Ethnic School Rowville Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Polish Ethnic School Rowville Blum Foundation Traditions In Poland - Easter Day In Polish School $1,000 1 year Polish Folklore Ensemble - Podhale Blum Foundation Podhale's Polart 2012 New Polish Folklore Repertoire $2,000 1 year Polish Folkloric Ensemble Blum Foundation Polart - 2012 - Perth WA $2,000 1 year Polish Highlander's Society Blum Foundation Polish Highlanders Society: Serve The Needs Of The Polish Community Of Australia $1,000 1 year Polish Language School Adam Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Mickiewicz Inc. Polish Scouting Association ZHP in Blum Foundation Workshops/Training For Guides And Young Leaders $2,000 1 year Australia Inc Polish Scouting Association ZHP in Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Australia Inc Polish Theatre Group "Scena 98" Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year Polish Theatre Group "Scena 98” Blum Foundation Preparing The Play Adama Mikiewicza "Dziady" $2,000 1 year Polish Vocal - Dance Ensemble Blum Foundation "Lowicz" Participation In Pol-Art Festival $2,000 1 year Polish Vocal Dance Ensemble Blum Foundation Operational Grant $500 1 year POWMRI