CHRC’s Community Grants – Australia

Deadline: 31-Aug-21

Applications are now open for the Central Highlands Regional Council’s Community Grants Program to assist local community groups/organisations in making positive contributions to the quality of life in the local government area.

Categories

Applications can be submitted in the following categories to the maximum indicated:

Community assistance – up to $5000
- Organisations with a community focus, not providing organised sport and recreation activities.
- The organisation’s constitutions main objective is to provide community benefit.
Sport and recreation assistance – up to $5000
- Organisations providing organised sport and recreation activities.
- The organisation’s constitution main objective is to provide organised sport and recreation activities.
Community improvement – up to $20,000
- Organisations with a focus on completing aspirations of their community in accordance with the CH2022 community plan.
- This category is open to both community-focused organisations and sport and recreation organisations.

Eligibility Criteria

Groups/ organisations applying for Central Highlands Regional Council Grants are required to:

Have the majority of members of the organisation/group reside in the Central Highlands Regional Council area.
Operate predominately within the Central Highlands Regional Council boundaries.
Have acquitted any previous Central Highlands Regional Council grant satisfactorily.
Be free of debt with Central Highlands Regional Council.
Be an incorporated ‘not-for-profit’ organisation or company limited by guarantee that has been endorsed by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) as a charity, tax exempt fund or deductible gift recipient. Unincorporated groups are eligible to apply, providing that their application is made through the appropriate incorporated body which supports the program, project or activity.
Have relevant public liability insurance cover.
Make the facility or resource available to community through membership or other means.
Demonstrate a clear need for financial support and show that other avenues of financial support have been explored (e.g. other grant funding).
Submit the organisation’s most current financial statement (as submitted to the Office of Fair Trading) or the latest treasurer’s report including bank balances covering the previous12 months.
Submit a detailed budget for the program, project and/or activity and two (2) quotes from registered businesses, for all items to be funded for the grant (including where possible at least sourced in CHRC boundaries)
Provide in principle support from the landowner or trustee of the land prior to application submission.
Sought advice regarding building works and approval prior to application submission (if applicable).