Australia: ActewAGL announces Community Grants Program

Deadline: 30-Jun-21

ActewAGL is pleased to announce the Community Grants Program to empower local community organisations to light up the region.

Categories

The categories are:

innovation
environmental sustainability
at-risk and disadvantaged populations (women, elderly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, LQBTQI+, homeless etc.)
community engagement.

Funding Information

The Community Grants Program gives community organisations the opportunity to apply for funding of up to $10,000 for specific projects that support the capital region community.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible for an ActewAGL Community Grant, your organisation must meet the following criteria:

Be located in the ACT or surrounding NSW region.
Be an ActewAGL electricity and/or gas customer (business or residential).
Be a local charity or not-for-profit organisation registered with Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC) and be classified as a small or medium sized organisation (under $1 million in annual revenue) by the ACNC. Organisations listed as ‘large’ are ineligible for the ActewAGL Community Grants Program.
Identify a category area for your organisation and propose a targeted program that funds will support (listed above and on the application form).
Agree to deliver reports on the use of grant funds and be appropriately accommodating to any reasonable requests made by ActewAGL.
Disclose any involvement of an employee of the ActewAGL Joint Venture (ActewAGL, Evoenergy or Icon Water), with your organisation as a board or high-level member.
Not be an organisation in direct competition with ActewAGL.
Not be sponsored by or involved with the competitors.
Not be a registered political party, sporting club or team.
Not be engaged in activities which may be detrimental to public health or safety.
Have honoured any past agreements.
Have wide community engagement.
Not have an adverse reputation in relation to discrimination or other matters deemed significant.
Organisation must not undertake activities that are inappropriate or contrary to the law.