Deadline: 21-Sep-21
The Canterbury Bankstown is pleased to announce the 2021-2022 COVID Relief Grants Program to provide flexible financial assistance to eligible not-for-profit community groups to:
- Provide emergency relief services to people currently experiencing hardship and are at risk of becoming entrenched in disadvantage due to the crisis; people newly experiencing hardship as a result of COVID-19; and those that are at most risk of serious infection (immune compromised, seniors, diagnosed chronic medical conditions, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples); and
- Enable community organisations to continue to deliver their services via alternative delivery models.
Categories
- Emergency Relief: Items required by community members including food, clothing, shelter, bills, transport and other critical needs emerging as a result of the lockdown & recovery; Applicants to this fund will be required to outline their experience in distributing emergency relief.
- Organisational Relief: Assistance with working differently in the current climate (purchase technology hardware, nonrecurrent grants for software, Licences, Training etc)
Funding Information
- Funding between $500 and $10,000 for Emergency Relief
- Funding between $500 and $7,500 for Organisational Relief
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be an incorporated, non-profit, non-government based organisation or contributing to a registered charity that is based or operating in the Canterbury Bankstown Local Government Area. Applicants that are not incorporated must be auspiced by an organisation that has current Public Liability Insurance that will cover the proposed project.
For more information, visit https://www.cbcity.nsw.gov.au/community/community-support/community-grants