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.
For more information, visit https://www.actewagl.com.au/beyond-energy/community-partnerships/community-grants-program