Australia: Love Your West Grants Program 2022/2023

Deadline: 15-May-23

The Maribyrnong City Council has launched the applications for Love Your West Grants Program to provide financial and in-kind support to the local community to activate the City’s public spaces and/or further Maribyrnong’s reputation as a night time destination of choice.

The Grants Program is guided by Council’s Festivals and Activation Framework 2022–2026 (the Framework)

Objectives

• The Love Your West Grants Program has been developed to complement Council’s established Festival City funding model, and in response to the community’s desire to pilot authentic, local and more contemporary experiences – especially during after work hours. It allows support for more agile activations and initiatives delivered in shorter timeframes.
• It aims to contribute to the objectives of the Festivals and Activation Framework 2022-2026, which are:
  • Leverage from Council’s successful festival support model to include a broader range of scalable, contemporary and more regular urban experiences and attractions
  • Influence improved delivery of current and new community festivals, activations and events in regard to their inclusivity, sustainability, economic and environmental impact, and relationship to place
  • Increase local community buy-in of their distinct cultural precincts and leverage these precincts to improve visitability of their City
  • Make their streets more activated, cohesive, enticing and safe creating better ‘first impressions’
  • Increase walkability of their City in alignment with their climate emergency objectives
  • Support the growth of their night time economy and make it their key point of difference.
• This Program also directly links to the Council Plan 2021-2025 Strategic objectives of:
  • Liveable neighbourhoods: Council will partner with its community to provide and advocate for integrated built and natural environments with access to open spaces that are well maintained, engaging, accessible and respectful of the community and neighbourhoods.
  • A place for: All Council will provide well-planned neighbourhoods and a strong local economy, delivering services that are inclusive and accessible to the whole community, and that support wellbeing, healthy and safe living, connection to the community, and cultural interaction.

Funding Streams

• Two Love Your West grants streams are available for the 2022/2023 Financial Year:
  • Place-Based Initiatives (Quick Response)
    • This stream is for small-medium scale place-based activities that creatively activate public spaces, business precincts and local neighbourhoods.
    • Grants of up to $10,000
    • Not-for-profit or for-profit enterprises based in the City of Maribyrnong can apply
    • Applications will be accepted until 5pm 15 May 2023 or until the total pool of grant funding has been expended, whichever occurs first
    • Outcome advised within 28 days of application being received
    • Activity must be delivered prior to 30 June 2023
  • Night Time Diversification
    • This stream is for activities that will enhance or widen the reach of their City’s night time attractions and help build Maribyrnong’s reputation as a night time destination of choice.
    • Grants of up to $10,000
    • Not-for-profit or for-profit enterprises based in the City of Maribyrnong can apply
    • Applications will be accepted until 5pm 15 May 2023 or until the total pool of grant funding has been expended, whichever occurs first
    • Outcome advised within 28 days of application being received
    • Activity must be delivered prior to 30 June 2023.

Eligibility Criteria

• The applicant is a not-for-profit incorporated association (or apply under the auspice of an incorporated body) or a business or sole-trader registered within City of Maribyrnong
• The proposed activity must occur within the boundaries of the City of Maribyrnong
• The proposed activity funding is scheduled to take place prior to 30 June 2023
• The proposed activity must be free to attend or includes significant free programming (does not apply to Night Time Diversification Stream)
• The applicant must have acquitted ALL previous Council grants and have no outstanding debts to Maribyrnong City Council
• The applicant (or individuals, organisation or businesses involved in the activity) must NOT have any unresolved compliance matters with Maribyrnong City Council
• The applicant must provide evidence of Public Liability Insurance (PLI) to the value of $20 million.

For more information, visit Love Your West Grants.