Our Purpose
At Mable, we are dedicated to breaking down the barriers for older Australians and people with disability to social and workforce participation. We advocate for a society that sees people of all ages, demographics, and abilities have the opportunity to live a life of their choosing and discover meaning, purpose and belonging.
Through our Mable Community Grants, we reward like-minded changemakers who are having a positive impact on their community.
The Mable Community Grants Selection Committee
A committee that includes people with lived experience of disability or older Australians and who are part of the Mable Community decide the grant recipients. We want the committee to represent the diverse and inclusive premise of what the Grants are looking to demonstrate.
Grants can be for up $20,000 and are given to projects and organisations that promote independence and inclusion for people with disability and older Australians in the arts, sports and recreation and business and technology.
Past Grant Recipients
Carol Taylor Designs: the world’s first quadriplegic fashion designer
Carol Taylor was invited by the Director of the 2019 Mercedes-Benz Fashion Festival Brisbane to design a collection to open a runway event. Her inclusive designs include features such as drop-down sleeves to help regulate temperature and blood pressure, and thoughtfully placed zips and seams to prevent pressure sores. Asked why designer pieces are so important to wearers living with disability, Carol responded, “Fashion affects our core sense of identity, our confidence, and it impacts the way the outside world perceives and treats us.”
Carol’s Mable Community Grants win will be used to pursue the manufacture of her Carol Taylor Designs line.
No Distinguishing Features - Mable Grant recipient 2019
To kick off Mable Community Grants our inaugural funding went to ‘No Distinguishing Features’, a documentary that tells the experiences of six people with disability living in Australia and New Zealand. These people were given a strict roadmap for their life the moment they were born and went on to tear that roadmap to shreds.
Supporting the launch of ‘No Distinguishing Features’ provides an opportunity to drive more inclusion in film and The Arts as well as celebrate these positive stories of achievement.
My Dementia Companion: Personalised, practical Dementia support
My Dementia Companion is a free, world-first smart assistant that empowers people impacted by dementia to live well. Designed for the 1.6 million Australian carers supporting loved ones with dementia, it provides a personalised experience for each user, intuitively providing bite-sized support videos and articles from experts and practical tips from other carers.
Nan Yu, Founder and CEO says, “One of the biggest challenges in dementia care is that the support information for families and carers can be overwhelming and as the disease has such a broad spectrum, it’s hard to find information suited to one’s journey.”
Their win will go towards the ongoing development of My Dementia Companion to better help families and carers manage what can be a challenging, isolating experience.
Ingerlise Svaleng, 21 Gifts
"With the help of the Mable Community Grant, I am developing a health professional resource to rewrite the opening act of a child disability story into one of hope, celebration and a focus on opportunities."
Hamish Gibbs Ludbrook, NDF
"We’re so thankful to have received the grant from the Mable Community Grants which allowed us the resource to create this documentary and give these incredible peoples’ stories the time and detail they deserve."
Kelli Jackson, HikeAble ACT
"We just really want to thank Mable for making the grant available and for awarding us this opportunity because it really means so much to the people in our community.”
How to Apply
The Mable Community Grants applications open in September each year and applications can be made by an individual, group or business. Please see the Grant Guidelines below for more information. Applicants are required to complete the application form in full and are requested to provide relevant evidence and consideration of how the grant will be spent.
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Grant Guidelines
- Individuals and groups are eligible to participate
- The individual, or group submitting the application must Australian residents living within Australia
- Applicants who have previously received funding via Mable Community Grants may apply. However, when assessing your application, we will consider any previous Mable funded-activities and minimise the risk of duplication in funding for similar activities when making a decision.
- You don’t need to use the Mable platform as a client or care worker to apply, the grant application process is open to the broader Australian community.
The Mable Community Grants selective grant application process opens once a year for interested individuals or groups to submit their applications.
From a total pool of up to $50,000 p.a. The grants range from $2,000 to $20,000 and must relate to promoting independence or inclusivity in one of the following areas:
- The Arts
- Sport and recreation
- Business and Technology
Grants valued at more than $5,000 may receive funding via staggered payments, based upon prior milestones being attained. When this occurs a timeline will be agreed to with the grant recipient, prior to the finalisation of the grant agreement.
- Any successful recipient of a Mable Community Grant has one year in which to spend the funding from the receipt of the first payment or lump sum.
- The project that the grant is funding , must be launched within 18 months from the receipt of the first payment or lump sum.
- The grant funding must be used for the purpose of activities and outcomes that promote independence and inclusion for Australians living with disability and / or who are ageing within at least one of the following areas:
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- The Arts
- Sport and recreation
- Business and Technology
- Larger projects may aggregate these funds with other funding or use the funding to complete a particular stage of a project. The specific details of what the funding will go towards must be outlined within the application.
- If some of the elements within a funding proposal do not meet the particular grant round purpose or otherwise at our discretion, we may consider funding part of an application.
- Research and testing of new technology designed to make it easier for our ageing population to live independently at home for longer
- Using towards production costs for a film written, directed or starring people with a disability or older people or with a subject matter supporting inclusion and independence.
- Purchasing equipment or travel expenses for an individual or sporting team travelling to a domestic or international tournament
- Funding of a new business venture or research projects that promote inclusion
Mable Community Grants applications open in September each year and are usually announced between February and March of the following year.
All public announcements surrounding the successful grant recipients are done so in mutual agreement with the winners.
Mable Community Grants applications open in September each year and are usually announced between February and March of the following year.
All public announcements surrounding the successful grant recipients are done so in mutual agreement with the winners.
Mable Community Grants, powered by the Mable Technologies Pty Ltd, provides funding to people and projects that promote independence and inclusivity in our communities for people with disability or who are ageing.
To review the full Terms & Conditions of Mable Community Grants 2020 please click here.
To review the full Terms & Conditions of Mable Community Grants 2021 please click here.