Deadline: 11-Mar-25
Manningham City Council is pleased to announce the Community Development Grant program to fund a range of activities that will achieve positive outcomes for the community.
Priority Areas
- The Community Development Grant seeks to deliver outcomes that address the following priority areas identified in the Council Plan 2021-2025 and Health and Wellbeing Strategy 2021-2025.
- Youth Mental Health
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Reconciliation
- Prevention of Family Violence
- Legal Services to Support at Risk Residents
- Improved Social and Emotional Wellbeing
- Increased Active Living
- Increased Connection to and Engagement in Community Life
- Access to Healthy Eating
- Reduced Injury and Harm
Objectives
- Community Development Grants aim to:
- respond to a specific need in the community
- be inclusive and allow all members of the community to participate, including targeted responses that enable vulnerable individuals and groups to participate in local activities and opportunities
- foster an inclusive and harmonious community, drawing strength from difference and diversity
- enhance the health and wellbeing of the Manningham community
- support a safer and more resilient community
- encourage collaboration between Council, groups and organisations for the benefit of the community
- enhance community outcomes through organisational change or development such as capacity building and research.
Funding Information
- Funding between $3,001 and $20,000 is available. Allocations are for one financial year and are not recurrent. The total notional allocation is $110,000 per annum.
What types of activities might be funded?
- Examples of Community Development Grant activities could include:
- A mental health and wellbeing activity that will engage people at risk of social isolation through the delivery of a project that enhances participant connections with their local community.
- A partnership activity that seeks to reduce the incidence of family violence in Manningham.
- An innovative initiative that will increase the community’s understanding of gender equity by delivering a series of interactive and informative workshops to drive cultural change.
- An initiative that supports the most vulnerable in the community that provides enhanced access to food and other personal support.
Who can apply?
- All grant applications are checked against the eligibility criteria. At this stage of the assessment process, anyone who is not eligible will be removed from the process. Grant applications must be from:
- a not-for-profit constituted body such as an Incorporated Association or a Company by Limited Guarantee, or
- a community group/organisation auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that is able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the grant and activity, or
- a school. Schools are encouraged to partner with community groups in activities that benefit the wider community.
- In addition to the above criteria, organisations must also:
- be located or deliver activities within Manningham
- determine and adhere to legislative requirements related to the funded activity. For example, if the funded activity involves contact with children, a Working with Children Check may be required
- have no outstanding debts to Council
- provide an Incorporation Number
- provide an ABN or completed Statement by Supplier form
- have a public liability insurance policy for a minimum of $20 million coverage
- provide a financial statement as per the requirement of operating an Incorporated Association, Charity or Company Limited by Guarantee
- provide written quotes for all expenditure items over $500 that are essential for the delivery of the activity.
- apply before the closing date.
Who is not eligible to apply?
- Applicants will not be eligible for funding if they are:
- an individual
- a community organisation that is unincorporated, unless they partner with a not-for-profit incorporated organisation (“auspice”) a for-profit organisation
For more information, visit Manningham City Council.
