Australia: Community Quick Response Grant

Deadline: 30-May-23

Applications are now open for Community Quick Response Grant to provide funding to activities that enhance community identity, encourage accessibility, celebrate the cultural life of Hobart and create opportunities that facilitate and encourage participation within the city.

Funding Use

This grant cannot be used to fund:
- donations or fundraising activities that support the recurrent operations of the applicant
- activities that have commenced before applying or are scheduled to commence prior to the eligible activity timeframe
- contribution towards payment of rates x capital works, construction or improvement to buildings
- individual pursuits or professional development unless there is a public outcome
- the purchase of equipment that is not specific to the delivery of the activity and would otherwise support the operations of the organisation
- school camps or travel expenses to attend sporting trips, educational, civic, political events, conferences, seminars, forums or similar trips or excursions
- activities that are primarily for the delivery of sporting or recreation programs unless the applicant can demonstrate strong alignment to the City of Hobart’s Community Inclusion and Equity Framework, Hobart: A City for All
- the core delivery of national conferences or seminars to be staged in Hobart.

Funding Information

Amount: This program provides up to $1000 per application.

Activity Eligibility

Applications for the Community Quick Response Grant will need to demonstrate that the request for support:
- is for an activity that addresses a need or interest in the Hobart community
- has outcomes which are delivered in the City of Hobart local government area
- if the activity is part of an ongoing program, the application must demonstrate how the City’s support will substantially increase the impact of the ongoing program.

Activity Ineligibility

Applications are ineligible if the request for support:
- is for an activity that is part of a larger festival or event which has received a grant or sponsorship from the City of Hobart
- is for commercial purposes, has the potential to make a significant profit or the activity is self-sustaining
- is part of the ongoing administration or operational costs of the applicant
- in the case of registered schools and training organisations, includes costs associated with the employment of teaching or support staff and/or the delivery of the curriculum.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible applicants
- Applicants must be either:
  - a registered charity
  - a not-for-profit organisation
  - an incorporated association
  - a registered school or training organisations
  - a social enterprise
  - unincorporated groups, auspiced by a not-for-profit organisation and
  - have not received other funding from the City for the same activity this financial year
  - have fulfilled the conditions of a previous City of Hobart grant by the due date and no overdue debts to the City
  - have adequate public liability insurance.
Ineligible applicants
- Current employees of or staff contractors to the City of Hobart.
- Federal, state and local government agencies and bodies, with the exception of the Tasmanian Museum and Art Gallery and Royal Tasmanian Botanical Gardens.
- Individuals and sole traders.
- Businesses.
- Political parties.
- Organisations that are subject to any legal impediment, including bankruptcy or liquidation.
- Submissions made less than one month before the activity commences.