Deadline: 1-Jul-22
The Noosa Shire Council is inviting applications for the Economic Development Multi Year Partnership Grant 2021-2022 to deliver longer term programs agreed by Council that extend beyond 12 months.
These grants will facilitate not for profit business representative associations taking on additional projects and funding agreements will consider funding both on going operational costs and project specific costs.
This Economic Development Grant Program was created to support the delivery of projects that will have a positive impact on the local business environment and the local economy, and looks to encourage collaboration and partnerships between Council, business representative groups and the business community.
Eligible Projects
Economic Development Grant Program projects could for example:
- Connect local businesses
- Encourage business innovation
- Build business capacity and skills
- Contribute to the ease of doing business
- Enable partnerships and collaboration between businesses and/or organisations in the Noosa region
- Address a local workforce gap
- Assist in growing the reputation of Noosa as a preferred business location
- Attract additional funding to the Shire
- Contribute to the growth and development of existing and new industry to Noosa.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not for profit incorporated business representative groups given that the benefit of the project extend beyond their membership base
- For profit businesses where the project is not run for the direct commercial profit of an individual business
- Consortiums – not for profit business representative groups, for profit businesses, governments.
- Applicants and projects must:
- Primarily service the Noosa Shire business community
- Comply with State / Federal incorporation requirements
- Have appropriate insurances and meet Workplace Health and Safety requirements
- Have met acquittal conditions for previous Council grants, and
- Are able to provide a copy of the most recent Annual Report including audited or reviewed financial statements.
For more information, visit https://noosa.smartygrants.com.au/EDMYP202122