Prevention Partnerships program
Promoting prevention
Our Prevention Partnerships support widely accessible and innovative health promotion and primary prevention initiatives that encourage people to adopt healthy lifestyle habits and reduce risk factors for chronic disease.
How does it work?
Our Prevention Partnerships empower young Australians and New Zealanders to make good health choices and adopt healthy lifestyles to protect their health and wellbeing.
We aim to prevent and protect
We are interested in partnering with initiatives to empower young Australians and New Zealanders to make good health choices and adopt healthy lifestyles to protect their health and wellbeing.
Short and long term partnerships
We’re proud to partner with organisations over a
number of years to develop, pilot, scale and evaluate new approaches, usually
providing funding of $50,000 to $250,000 per year.
Application is by invitation only
Application to this program is by invitation only. Prevention Partnerships are identified proactively, and on an ad hoc basis as a vacancy in this program becomes available.
An overview of our Prevention Partnership program
nib foundation's Prevention Partnerships has partnered with 18 charities since 2019 to deliver programs that aim to help people and communities live healthier lives.
In 2022 we merged our Health Smart Grants with our Prevention Partnerships. nib foundation no longer holds an annual grant round.
We partner with registered charities in Australia and New Zealand who specialise in health promotion and primary prevention, and provide funding to support initiatives designed to help people access, understand and use health information to reduce risks for chronic disease.
Our funding focus areas target risk and protective factors that are modifiable, are significant contributors to the development of chronic diseases, and influence the health of broad segments of the population.
Preference will be given to initiatives designed to appeal to youth and young adult audiences and have wide reach.
In 2022 we merged our Health Smart Grants with our Prevention Partnerships. nib foundation no longer holds an annual grant round.
About our funding
Each year we distribute approximately $1.2 million to our Prevention Partnerships. This funding supports our partners over a number of years to develop, grow, evaluate and sustain their prevention initiatives.
We invest in programs, products and services that are informed by evidence, accessible to a broad audience, have potential to benefit many people, and are enabled through digital solutions.
- Funding Modules
- Funding Focus Areas
- Funding Criteria
Funding Modules
We work closely with our Prevention Partners to identify the most appropriate of our four funding modules to strengthen the health initiative we are investing in.
Develop
Early stage funding to develop a proof of concept, design and pilot a program or service, or take a new product to market.
Grow
Funding to optimise an existing program, product or service, create new content or functionality, grow reach and users, and improve engagement.
Evaluate
Funding to commission a specific piece of evaluation to better understand program efficacy. This may include support to develop and implement data collection methods and tools, or share the findings publicly and with the sector.
Graduate
Funding to build capacity to sustain the initiative beyond our partnership. This may include collaboration support or creating a revenue stream.
We typically work with an organisation for 3-5 years, supporting multiple pieces of work under these funding modules during that time. Our funding is designed to be flexible and responsive, and each partner will have the opportunity to access different modules over time, in an order and timeframe that best suits their need and our shared objective.
Awareness and knowledge
Increasing information and knowledge of risks, protective behaviours, and navigating the health system.
Skills and action
Developing practical skills which enable health promoting behaviour or effective responses to health challenges.
Attitudes and beliefs
Improving confidence, belief, motivation and self-agency to address health challenges and maintain good health.
Access and connection
Increasing access to information, people, tools, services and environments which positively influence health behaviours.
Risk and protective factors
Tangible and measurable improvements in reducing risk factors and increasing protective factors.
Our FY23 Impact Report summarises the collective impact our prevention partnerships are having.
Our ideal partners will be
a registered Australian or New Zealand organisation*
Specialists and leaders in prevention and health promotion
Subject matter experts at heart
Able to reach a significant portion of their target audience through a strong online presence
Working across a broad geography, preferably national or with wide digital reach
Committed to actively measuring outcomes and health impacts for beneficiaries through evaluation
Displaying a youthful, relatable, credible and positive brand
Developing a track record of empowering people to be health smart in their everyday lives
Eager to work collaboratively with nib and nib foundation
*We provide funding to the following eligible entity types: Australian organisations registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission (ACNC) who are also endorsed as a Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR) Item 1, or; New Zealand organisations registered with Charity Services and holding a current New Zealand Business Number.
Looking to partner with nib foundation?
Thank you for your interest in partnering with nib foundation. Our funding in FY24 has now been fully allocated, and nib foundation is transitioning to an exciting new strategy.
Whilst we cannot progress any partnership discussions at this time, please check our website in mid-2024 for updates on our new strategy and funding opportunities.