Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Central Coast Council is seeking applications for its Community Support Grant Program to support the community to deliver activities which require a small amount of funding and/or in-kind support.
The Community Support Grant Program remains open throughout the year to provide assistance for community activities that require:
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In-kind support through the provision of subsidised access to Council services.
- Council recognises that the fees and charges associated with the delivery of activities, events and projects may place limitations on the community’s ability to deliver services. This Program supports the recipient to access Council services in-kind.
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Financial assistance for community activities that require a smaller amount of support.
- This program enables applicants to apply for funding support in a quicker response time.
Funding Information
- Total funding available per financial year is $300,000.
- Up to $5,000.00 per project, per financial year, in combined funding and/or inkind Council services.
Outcomes
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Each application is required to address a minimum of one of the following community outcomes:
- Increase the number of community members who feel safe, included and welcome to participate in community life.
- Enhance a sense of local identity.
- Improve local facilities.
- Enhance positive social and cultural outcomes for local communities.
- Conserving and protecting the natural environment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a legally constituted not-for-profit organisation or be auspiced by a legally constituted not-for-profit organisation.
- A modest auspice fee will be considered for legally constituted not-forprofit organisations who auspice an applicant.
- Applicants must operate within the Central Coast area and/or be able to demonstrate benefits for Central Coast residents, workers and/or visitors.
- All applicants must meet the grant program eligibility criteria and address one or more program outcomes.
- Only one application per project, per financial year, may be successful in obtaining funding across any of Council’s grant funding programs.
- Rates subsidy is only available for community facilities that provide a community service to residents of the Central Coast. All rates must have been paid in full and rebates are only available for 50% of the ordinary rates component.
- Central Coast based community run emergency service entities that are part of Government Departments and Agencies such as RFS, SES and VRA.
For more information, visit Central Coast Council.
For more information, visit https://www.centralcoast.nsw.gov.au/residents/support-programs/grants/community-support-grant-program