Manningham City Council’s Community Partnership Grants (Australia)

Deadline: 27-Sep-21

The Manningham City Council has launched Community Partnership Grants to enable not-for-profit groups and organisations to achieve longer term community and cultural development outcomes.

Aims

Community Partnership Grants aim to:

Strengthen community connections and a sense of belonging through cultural and social inclusion
Enhance the health and wellbeing of the Manningham community
Provide affordable community programs by specialist groups or organisations in response to demonstrated community needs or service gaps
Support a safer and more resilient community
Encourage collaboration between Council, groups and organisations for the benefit of the community.

Priorities

High level indicators have been selected from both the Council Plan and Health and Wellbeing Strategy.

Applications will be sought that deliver outcomes on the following priorities:

Youth Mental Health: Activities that support enhanced mental health for young people aged 10-25 years. The outcomes will be measureable and might include, for example:
- Reduction in psychological distress in adolescents
- Increased number of adolescents with high levels of resilience
Climate Change Adaptation: Activities that support resilience to climate change and the current and future impacts on the health of the community, for example:
- Increase in the number of people who feel resilient towards the impacts of climate change
Reconciliation: Activities that support reconciliation for all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, for example:
- Increase in understanding and respect for aboriginal cultures, histories, knowledge and rights
Prevention of Family Violence: Activities that support residents to feel safe and protected from risks to personal safety and harm from other people, for example:
- Increase in the number of adults who are prepared to intervene in a situation of domestic violence
Legal Services to Support at Risk Residents: Activities that support access to free and low cost legal support in Manningham for at risk residents, for example:
- Increase in accessibility to legal services and support for at risk residents
Improved Social and Emotional Wellbeing: Activities that support people’s ability to connect with friends and family, work productively and contribute to their community, cope with the stresses of life and feel safe and included in their community, for example:
- Reduction psychological distress in older adults and adults
- Reduction in the number of people who die by suicide
Increased Active Living: Activities that supports access to affordable, accessible, safe and inclusive activities which will help to improve individual and community health and wellbeing, for example:
- Increase in physical activity for older adults, adults, adolescents and children
Increased Connection to and Engagement in Community Life: Activities that support people to feel welcomed, valued and that they belong, for example:
- Increase in older adults, adults, adolescents and children who participate in community life
- Increase in attendance to arts and cultural activities by older adults, adults and adolescents
Access to Healthy Eating: Activities that support access to healthy and affordable food and encourage healthy eating behaviours, for example:
- Increase in access to healthy food for adults and children who ran out of food and could not afford to buy more
Reduced Injury and Harm: Activities that support increased community awareness of the risks of engaging in harmful behaviour and working to create inclusive environments that support people in the community to feel safe and welcomed, for example:
- Reduction in the number of hospitalisation rates due to fall in older adults
- Reduction in number of adults and adolescents using illicit drugs
- Reduction in consumption of alcohol
- Increased education on the impact of gambling to at risk residents

Funding Information

Funding up to $50,000 per year to a total of $200,000 over 4 years.

Eligibility Criteria

Pre-eligibility assessment is conducted on all applications. At this stage of the assessment process, any ineligible applications will be removed.

Grant applications must be from:
- A not-for-profit constituted body such as an Incorporated Association or a Company by Limited Guarantee, or
- Supported / partnered (auspiced) by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that is able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the grant and activity, or
- A school. Schools are encouraged to partner with community groups for activities that benefit the wider community.
In addition to the criteria, organisations must also:
- Be located or deliver activities within the City of Manningham to Manningham residents
- Have appropriate insurance
- Meet all legislative requirements related to the funded activity. For example, if the funded activity involves contact with children, a Working with Children Check for organisers would be required
- Have no outstanding debts to Council
- Provide an Incorporation Number
- Provide an ABN or completed Statement by Supplier form
- Complete a Project Plan
- Provide a completed Evaluation Framework
- Provide written quotes for all expenditure items over $1000 that are essential for the delivery of the activity
- Apply before the closing date. Late applications will not be accepted under any circumstances.