Deadline: 1-May-23
The Blue Mountains City Council through its Community Assistance Program is offering grants to not for profit community organisations.
Objective
- The Program recognises the contribution that community organisations make to the quality of life and well-being of the local community through the provision of a diverse range of activities and services to meet the changing needs of residents. The Council’s contribution to these community organisations builds on and enhances their capacity to provide local activities and services.
Funding Information
These organisations must submit a detailed application to be eligible for the following amounts of funding.
- Level 1 – Eligible for funding up to $1,750
- Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre
- Katoomba Neighbourhood Centre
- Mid Mountains Neighbourhood centre
- Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre
- Springwood Neighbourhood Centre
- Lower Mountains Neighbourhood Centre
- Mountains Community Resource Network
- Mountains Outreach Community Services
- Mountains Youth Services Team
- Blue Mountains Aboriginal Culture and Resource Centre
- Connect Child & Family Services
- Blue Mountains Women’s Health and Resource Centre
- Level 2- Eligible for funding up to $1,000
- Thrive Services
- Gateway Family Services
- Mt Victoria Community Association
- Blue Mountains City Band is eligible to apply for funding of $5,000 and are ineligible to submit another application through this program.
- Emergency relief programs – Thrive Services, Gateway Family Services and Winmalee Neighbourhood Centre are each eligible to apply for $2,750 to support their Emergency Relief Programs.
- Requests for funding can be made up to a maximum of $1,000, this excludes the organisations as key organisations Level 1 which are eligible to apply for up to $1,750 and key organisations Level 2 which are eligible to apply for up to $1,000.
- Funding through the Community Assistance Program is not recurrent and an application must be made to each year’s program which is reflective of the changing needs of the community.
Eligibility Criteria
- Non-profit incorporated organisations, holding a ABN, within the Blue Mountains Local Government Area
- Organisations that are based outside the Local Government Area, but have a local outreach arm and presence in the Blue Mountains
- Projects which meet the objective of the program.
- Funds must be spent within the Blue Mountains City Council Local Government Area.
Ineligible
- Unincorporated organisations.
- Incorporated organisations not holding an ABN
- Schools and organisations primarily associated with a school, including P&C Associations
- Private organisations
- Individuals
- For Profit organisations
- Proposals that do not demonstrate a need or ensure access to residents of the Blue Mountains State and Federal government departments and agencies
- Proposals that relate to permanent fixtures or maintenance or upgrades of the Council’s facilities or buildings (including sports grounds, parks, gardens, halls, etc)
- Requests for funding for retrospective proposals
- Organisations based outside the Blue Mountains Local Government Area, unless organisations that are based outside the Local Government Area, have a local outreach arm and presence in the Blue Mountains
- Projects that primarily benefit community groups /organisations or residents outside of the Blue Mountains
- Contributions to Fundraisers
- Blue Mountains City Band which receives a special funding allocation
- Advisory Committees of Council
For more information, visit Blue Mountains City Council.