Deadline: 19-Mar-25
Applications are now open for the Noosa Council’s Community Grants program.
Purpose
- The purpose of the Community Grants Program is to:
- Provide financial support to not-for profit community organisations to deliver projects that meet identified community needs in an equitable, open and transparent manner
- Build community connection, skills and resilience
- Develop and maintain sustainable community infrastructure
- Provide opportunities to leverage additional funding from other sources
- Provide opportunities to deliver projects that align with Council’s strategic goals and key initiatives, as outlined in Noosa Council Corporate Plan 2023-2028 and Noosa Social Strategy and any other relevant Council plans and strategies
Funding Information
- The minimum grant amount is $1,000 and maximum grant amount is $30,000. Successful projects are funded from Council’s annual grants program budget.
Eligible Projects
- Projects eligible for funding under the Community Grants Program include:
- Community Events including cultural, sports and community events/festivals that involve the Noosa community
- Community Programs one-off or ongoing programs facilitated by the not-for-profit organisation for the benefit of the community. Ongoing projects can be funded a maximum of three times e.g. educational programs, community gardens
- Training e.g. committee training, first-aid training, relevant training programs for members
- Equipment e.g. sports equipment (including machinery e.g. mowers, rollers etc.), computer and IT equipment, first aid equipment, canteen equipment, office equipment etc.
- Planning e.g. strategic planning, master planning, risk management planning etc.
Ineligible Projects
- Religious or faith-based activities
- Political or lobbying activities
- Primary heath or medical care
- Core education or curricula activities
- Payment of debt
- Projects intended to make a commercial profit
- Projects which intend to gift, sponsor or grant the money to another person or entity
- Items or services purchased or any project activities delivered prior to notification of the grant outcome
- Any project conducted for the purpose of raising charitable funds for a third party
- Projects or events that occur outside the Noosa Local Government Area
- Any project that is currently funded by another Noosa Council grant program
Who can apply?
- Not-for-profit community organisations can apply for a Community Grant provided they meet the following criteria:
- Is a legal not-for-profit entity:
- An incorporated association
- A company limited by guarantee
- A non-trading/non-distributing co-operative
- An Indigenous corporation
- Have an active ABN
- Have a bank account in the name of the legal entity
- Complies with all governance and financial requirements of the State and Commonwealth as at the closing date for the grant program
- Have appropriate insurances
- Have no debt to Council, or have an active payment arrangement with Council
- Have successfully acquitted any previous Council grants
- The project to be funded benefits the residents of the Noosa Shire
- Is a legal not-for-profit entity:
Who cannot apply?
- Individuals
- Commercial businesses and enterprises
- Local, State or Federal Government agencies/departments
- Foreign entities, such as charity formed or incorporated outside of Australia, even if it is registered to carry on business in Australia
- Political organisations
For more information, visit Noosa Council.