Secured $1.9 million in funding over two years.

1. selectability is one of regional Queensland's largest providers of mental health and suicide prevention services, supporting individuals and communities across northern, central and western Queensland for more than 40 years. As North Queensland's leading NDIS provider for mental health services, selectability employs over 800 staff and supports more than 1,500 consumers.

2. Karakan is a trusted provider of mental health and psychosocial support services in South East Queensland, focusing on metropolitan Brisbane and surrounding areas. With significant expertise in supporting individuals experiencing mental illness, Karakan has built strong connections within culturally and linguistically diverse communities and developed effective engagement frameworks for service delivery.

Youth aged 7 to 21 from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) and First Nations backgrounds with psychosocial disabilities face significant barriers to community participation and inclusion. These challenges are particularly acute in regional and remote Queensland communities, where access to appropriate support services can be limited.

selectability and Karakan identified a pressing need to develop resources that would enable local community organisations to better engage with and support these vulnerable young people. However, creating a funding application that effectively communicated this complex need while meeting the funder’s requirements presented a significant challenge.

Enablen worked closely with selectability and Karakan to develop a comprehensive grant application for the Information, Linkages and Capacity Building (ILC) Social and Community Participation Grant Opportunity. Our team:

• Facilitated collaborative planning sessions to understand both organisations' vision and capabilities;
• Conducted detailed analysis of community needs and service gaps;
• Developed a robust project framework that aligned with funding objectives;
• Created a compelling narrative that demonstrated the project's potential impact;
• Ensured all technical requirements and assessment criteria were thoroughly addressed. 

The resulting application outlined an innovative project to develop co-designed engagement frameworks and resources for local organisations across Queensland, from Brisbane to remote communities like Doomadgee and Mornington Island.

The consortium's application was successful, securing $1.9 million in funding over two years. This outcome will enable:

• Development of culturally appropriate engagement frameworks and resources;
• Implementation across multiple Queensland locations, from metropolitan to remote areas;
• Enhanced support for CALD and First Nations youth with psychosocial disabilities;
• Improved community participation and inclusion outcomes;
• Creation of sustainable, community-owned solutions.

The success of this application demonstrates Enablen's expertise in translating complex community needs into compelling funding proposals that align with government priorities.