Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Shire of Derby West/ Kimberley is inviting applications for the Community Grants Program to support community groups and not-for-profit organisations.
Through the Community Grants Program, the Shire seeks to provide support to community organisations to deliver their activities and projects.
The Community Grants program has been designed to provide responsive and easily accessible assistance of up to $5,000.
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $5,000 (ex GST) per financial year (subject to funding availability) can be provided to eligible organisations. The support awarded to an organisation may consist of financial or in-kind contributions.
Eligible Projects
- Projects supported through the Community Grants Program should enhance community participation and wellbeing and have demonstrated wide community benefit. Additionally they should also align with community priorities as identified in the Shire’s Strategic Community Plan. The application must clearly demonstrate defined community outcomes and long term benefits to the community. Projects may fall into areas such as arts and culture, education, sport and recreation, youth, seniors, health and welfare, tourism and not-for-profit business development. Grant money is available across a wide range of projects and services to ensure diversity of activities within the Shire.
- The funded projects must be accessible, equitable and affordable to community members and must take place within the Shire of Derby / West Kimberley. Projects held outside of the Shire may be considered if the applicant can suitably demonstrate the involvement of Shire residents or if it promotes the Shire on a regional basis.
- Examples of funding uses may include, but are not limited to;
- Costs incurred relating to delivering shows, exhibitions, festivals, open days and other events.
- Equipment purchases for the delivery of events and programs or where it can be demonstrated that there is evidence the equipment is vital for the on-going viability or the quality of the service / program.
- Venue hire. Note- if funds are being used for the hire of a Shire owned / operated facility this will be given as in-kind donation rather than cash payment.
- Professional development and training – to provide learning opportunities for volunteers, officials and committee members.
- Obtaining Police Clearances and Working with Children Checks from project / event volunteers.
- Accessing Council resources – including facilities, personnel and equipment.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community grants are intended to support local community groups and not-for-profit organisations. This includes charities, sporting and recreational groups, community services organisations, professional and business associations, cultural and social societies.
- In order to be eligible for funding the applicant must be one of the following types of organisations;
- An incorporated, not-for-profit community organisation,
- A registered charity,
- An unincorporated community group, whose application is being supported (auspiced) by an appropriate incorporated organisation (shared aims and common interests).
- Where a grant is awarded to an organisation who is being auspiced by an incorporated organisation the responsibility for ensuring compliance with the grant conditions rests with the auspicing body.
- To be eligible to receive funding organisations must include the ABN in their application or complete a Statement by Supplier form if they do not have an ABN.
- Organisations who have not acquitted previous funding from the Shire of Derby / West Kimberley will not be eligible for funding until those acquittal requirements have been met.
For more information, visit Shire of Derby/West Kimberley.