Deadline: 13-Jan-25
The City of Melbourne is accepting applications for the Community Event Grants Program to provide funding for events that support diverse communities.
Objectives
- Community Events Grants allow the City of Melbourne to work in partnership to:
- support the needs and aspirations of diverse communities in the municipality
- increase community connections and belonging to increase participation and progress equity and inclusion
- build community capacity
Funding Information
- Applications for Community Events Grants funding can be made for up to $10,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply for funding through Community Events Grants, applications must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit constituted body. Auspiced applications are not permitted in this program.
- Events must be held within the City of Melbourne municipality.
- Events must have a focus on City of Melbourne’s local communities.
- Events must be open to the general public to attend.
- Maximum number of attendees is 5000 people.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Funding will not be considered for:
- events with a religious focus. For example, activities that include religious service, preaching or proselytizing, or those that exclude community members of different faiths from participating.
- events with a political focus. For example, party political activities or lobbying.
- events that denigrate or exclude parts of the community or that breach Commonwealth and State ant-vilification laws.
- ticketed events. Applications will be accepted for events that request a voluntary gold coin donation to cover costs of the event only.
- commercial activities and/or organisations.
For more information, visit City of Melbourne.