Deadline: 30-May-21
Annual Community Strengthening Grants are open to not-for-profit community organisations and groups in Boroondara. They provide support for new, one-off projects and activities that strengthen the Boroondara community.
The Community Strengthening Grants provide funding for activities that respond to the social, cultural, recreational and environmental needs of Boroondara residents, as outlined in the BCP. The activities and projects funded through Council’s Community Strengthening Grants program reflect this focus.
The objectives of Community Strengthening Grants are to:
- increase participation of residents in their community
- increase inclusion and representation of under-represented groups and issues
- develop innovative approaches to local issues
- assist groups and volunteers to develop skills and build capacityencourage the sustainability and better governance of community organisations
- encourage partnerships between local organisations and the development of local community networks.
Funding Information and Streams
- Up to $10,000 is available per project or activity, with a maximum of $2,000 available for equipment purchases, within a project or as a standalone grant.
- Applicants can submit more than one application within and across all funding streams, but the combined total of all grant applications must be no more than $10,000. This total also includes applications to the Small Grants.
Grants up to $10,000 are available per project or activity under 6 grant streams:
- Active Community – Sports and Recreation
- Life-long Community – Opportunities for Over 55s
- Creative Community – Arts and Culture
- Healthy Community – Health, Safety and Wellbeing, Youth, Children and Families
- Sustainable Community – Environmental Sustainability
Eligibility criteria
To qualify for an Annual Community Strengthening Grant you must:
- provide direct benefits to residents of the City of Boroondara (local organisations are prioritised)
- be not-for-profit, as classified by the Australian Tax Office in the Income Tax Assessment Act (1936)
- be a legally constituted entity (for example, a co-operative, incorporated association, company or company limited by guarantee). For Annual Grants only you may have another organisation auspice your application (unless requesting less than $1,000).
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN), or complete a Statement by Supplier form, or hold an exemption from registration
- have a committee of management that accepts responsibility for the administration of the grant
- hold an adequate public liability insurance policy to cover the staff, members and the general public, as appropriate
- not have your own grant giving program or fundraising program that provides money to finance another organisation’s community initiatives
- have satisfactorily accounted to Council for the expenditure of any previous Council grants (if relevant)
- comply with all other relevant Australian and Victorian legislation, including: accounting and auditing requirements; equal opportunity and anti-discrimination laws; human rights laws; privacy, confidentiality and freedom of information laws; registration or accreditation of professional employees; and preparation and dissemination of annual reports
- have an adequate risk management plan in place (as required).
For more information, visit https://www.boroondara.vic.gov.au/community-support/community-grants/annual-community-strengthening-grants