Deadline: 13-Sep-21
The City of Melbourne is seeking applications for Connected Communities Grants to provide funding for projects that support diverse communities through increased community connection, access and participation building on principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.
Grants are available to schools, not-for-profit community organisations and community groups to work in partnership with the City of Melbourne to:
- support the needs and aspirations of diverse communities in the municipality;
- empower local communities to identify and respond to issues;
- increase community connections and belonging to increase participation and progress equity and inclusion;
- build community capacity.
Funding Information
- Small grants – funding up to $2000
- This level of funding is aimed at supporting small not for profit organisations to support community connection, social inclusion, access and participation for City of Melbourne residents. Applications in this level are from local community groups who are run by volunteers. Generally the organisations are membership based with few other opportunities for funding.
- Impact grants – funding between $2001 and $20,000
- This level of funding is aimed at supporting not for profit organisations to support community connection, social inclusion, access and participation for City of Melbourne residents.
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for a community grant applicants must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit constituted body or a school. Applications to the Impact Grants stream may be auspiced (meaning an organisation agrees to take legal and financial responsibility for administering the grant on your behalf if you’re not eligible or unable to apply for funding).
- Organisations must be located within or offer a project within the City of Melbourne municipality.
- Applications must have a focus on local and / or vulnerable communities.
- Applicants must have fully acquitted previous completed grants and have no outstanding debts to the City of Melbourne.
- A single project, event, activity or program will only be considered for one City of Melbourne grant program at a time.
For more information, visit https://www.melbourne.vic.gov.au/community/strong-communities/funding-grants/pages/community-grants.aspx