“The government is putting veterans and their families first and this grant program has been revised to support programs to improve veterans’ mental health and wellbeing,” Minister Chester said.

“One million dollars has been allocated in 2019-20 and priority will be given to funding activities that are based on well-researched, tailored services which meet the needs of younger veterans and their families who are at-risk of experiencing poor mental health."

Funded organisations will need to provide a detailed report to the Department of Veterans' Affairs (DVA) explaining how "effective the funded projects were in helping younger veterans and their families".

DVA said that this information allows them to "continue to improve and deliver services that better meet the needs of younger veterans".

“This funding encourages partnerships with ex-service organisations and recognises the important role they, and community groups, can play in delivering local solutions to improve the mental health and wellbeing of the ex-service community," Minister Chester said.

Applications are now open and will close on 1 October 2019, and further information can be found here.