Deadline: 19-Aug-20
Applicants are now invited to submit applications for the Veolia Mulwaree Trust Grants Program 2020.
The Veolia Mulwaree Trust was established to manage and distribute funds for charitable purposes and worthwhile community projects to benefit communities within or surrounding the former Mulwaree Shire Council area in Southern NSW.
The Trust’s funding is provided by Veolia Australia and New Zealand which operates the Woodlawn EcoPrecinct near Tarago in Southern NSW.
Program Criteria
The Veolia Mulwaree Trust will assess project applications against the following criteria:
- Clearly defined, ongoing benefits to the community
- Service to a broad section of the community
- Demonstrated sustainability and increasing an organization’s capacity
In addition, the Veolia Mulwaree Trust will take into account and prioritize organizations and project applications which:
- Include multiple stakeholders demonstrated by financial contributions from the applicant and other funding sources valued at more than 50% of the project cost
- Demonstrate good ‘value for money’
- Have not previously received funding from the Veolia Mulwaree Trust
Eligible Local Government Areas
The Veolia Mulwaree Trust specifically covers the local government areas of:
- Goulburn Mulwaree Council
- Upper Lachlan Shire Council
- Oberon Council
- Wingecarribee Shire Council
- Wollondilly Shire Council
- Shoalhaven City Council
- former Palerang Council area.
Eligibility Criteria
Applications will be accepted from incorporated, not-for-profit community groups or organizations, such as:
- Sporting and Recreation Groups
- Voluntary Emergency Service Organisations
- Service Clubs
- Local Councils and 355 Committees
- Community Health Services
- Schools and Community Child Care Centres
- Churches
- Community Associations
- Registered Charities
Ineligible Organisations and Projects
Through the donation program the Veolia Mulwaree Trust does not fund:
- Services and operations that would normally be the responsibility of other government bodies, or which duplicate existing services.
- Projects that relate to a business or business group that generates a profit.
- Retrospective requests, ie funding for projects which have commenced or been completed.
- Applications for the purpose of fundraising for a secondary beneficiary, or grant-making program.
- Applications for projects in licensed clubs that are associated with gambling or alcohol.
- Applications from organizations or project sites that have received grant funding from the Veolia Mulwaree Trust in the previous 24 months from the date of the final grant payment or donation funding within the past 12 months from date of donation payment.
Assessment Process
- Stage one – Eligibility
- On the lodgement of the application, applicants will receive an email of receipt and application reference number.
- Applications are initially assessed for eligibility in accordance with these guidelines. Applications will be deemed ineligible where they are incomplete or do not meet the eligibility criteria and ineligible applicants will be advised in writing.
- Stage two – Assessment
- Eligible applications will be tabled at a Veolia Mulwaree Trust meeting for consideration. This process may take up to four months after the grant closing date. All applicants are advised in writing of the outcome of their application.
- The Veolia Mulwaree Trust retains the discretion to fund donation applications as it sees fit and any decision will be final. No correspondence will be entered into. The Veolia Mulwaree Trust is unable to provide individual feedback on unsuccessful applications.
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