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Apply for RACQ Foundation Community Grant Program – Australia

Deadline: 30-Jan-2025

Apply now for the RACQ Foundation Community Grant Program.

The RACQ Foundation helps Queensland community groups, charities, organisations, First Nations Councils and clubs impacted by natural disasters.

Categories
  • Recovery Grant
  • Resilience Grant
Funding Information
  • Applications to the RACQ Foundation are expected to be for amounts of up to $25,000 with requests for amounts of up to $50,000 in exceptional circumstances only.
Eligibility Criteria
  • To be eligible for funding, your organisation must meet each of the criteria outlined below:
    • Your organisation must be either:
      • a small to medium community organisation;
      • a charity or other organisation with a charitable purpose; or
      • a Queensland First Nations Shire.
  • The project must benefit Queenslanders who have been significantly affected by flood, other weather event or natural disaster or seek to prevent such events from negatively impacting on Queensland communities.
  • The project must be completed within 6 months of grant approval.
  • The grant must be used to:
    • pay for material items or something tangible; or
    • have a positive community impact; or
    • cover the costs incurred by the organisation in relation to the cleaning and restoration of property with any disaster mitigation works forming a component of the overall grant.
Ineligibility Criteria
  • The RACQ Foundation will not consider funding programs for:
    • Political purposes
    • Fundraising events or appeals (for example: charity auctions, dinners).
    • Salaries which are directly related to the project.
    • Sponsorships or scholarships.
    • Expenses that ought to be the primary responsibility of government or projects which duplicate existing local, state and federal government projects or programs (for example: SES and P&C associations).
    • Works that arise because of a poor history or lack of maintenance.
    • Government bodies (excluding Queensland First Nation shires as recognised by Local Government Authority of Queensland).
    • Foundations that are grant making bodies.

For more information, visit RACQ Foundation.