THE Federal Government has opened applications for $473,000 in Community Awareness Grants, in order to support initiatives to boost the number of registered organ donors in Australia.
Minister for Aged Care, Ken Wyatt, said the funding was available to support community-based activities that promote awareness of the Australian Organ Donor Register and encourage Australians to register online.
"Only a third of Australians aged 16 and over have joined the national Register, despite 81% believing that registration is important," he said.
Applications are open for registration drives and supporting activities to be held during DonateLife Week 2017 (Sun 30 Jul-Sun 06 Aug) or for other targeted community awareness and education activities to promote organ and tissue donation.
Applications close at 10am on Thu 27 Apr - www.donatelife.gov.au.
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