Deadline: 3-Apr-22
The Border Trust is now inviting applications for its 2022 Community Grants Program to promote and build a resourceful and sharing community by encouraging and enabling local philanthropy.
Aims
- Border Trust’s granting program will fund projects:
- To promote leadership in the community
- To build the community’s capacity to improve itself
- To support opportunities that multiply local benefits
- To promote social responsibility
- To encourage a giving culture
- To promote social justice
- To develop partnerships and build relationships
Funding Information
- Grants of between $500 and $5000 will be distributed this year.
What They Are Most Likely to Fund
- Activity that has ongoing benefit to the community
- Projects which encourage partnerships
- Innovative undertakings
- Projects which are in keeping with the mission and aims of Border Trust and those of the granting partners.
Eligibility Criteria
- Lie within the Albury Wodonga Region
- Be a not-for-profit community-based organization that functions for charitable purposes
- Registration with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profit Commission (ACNC) is strongly preferred
- Have a registered ABN
- Organizations with, and without, Deductible Gift Recipient (DGR Item 1) status are invited to apply
- An auspicing body may be considered in exceptional circumstances (discuss with Border Trust before submitting your application)
- Meet any other specific eligibility requirements as noted
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Applicants with and without DGR Item 1 are encouraged to apply.
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Partnerships and a contribution to the project from the applicant organization are stronglyencouraged.
For more information, visit https://www.bordertrust.org.au/granting/community/