Deadline: 19-Jan-22
The Australian Government is pleased to announce the 7th round of Stronger Communities Programme to improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant viable communities. Federal Members of Parliament (MPs) identify potential projects and invite applications from their electorate.
The program intends to encourage and support participation in local projects, improve local community participation and contribute to vibrant and viable communities. Round 7 of the program will continue to support Australia’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. For this special round, grant funding will be up to 100 per cent of eligible project costs except for local governing bodies where grant funding will be up to 50 per cent of eligible project costs.
Community consultation is a critical element of the program. In consultation with their community, each MP must identify potential applicants and projects in their electorate and invite them to apply for a grant. Invited applications will be assessed against the program’s eligibility criteria through a closed non-competitive process.
Objectives
The objective of the program is to deliver social benefits for local communities. The intended outcomes of the program are to:
- encourage and support participation in local projects
- improve local community participation and
- contribute to vibrant and viable communities.
Funding Information
- The grant amount for small capital proiects is up to 100% of eligible project costs except for local governing bodies where grant funding will be up to 50% of eligible projects costs. Your grant request must be between $2500 and $20,000.
- Projects under round 7 of the program will have up to 31 December 2022 to complet
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible, you must:
- be invited to apply by your MP
- have an Australian business number (ABN)
- You must also be one of the following incorporated entities:
- an incorporated not for profit organisation
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust with responsibility for a community asset or property
- a local governing body as defined by the Local Government
- Incorporated not for profit organisations can include:
- incorporated associations
- non-distributing co-operatives
- companies limited by a guarantee
- Indigenous corporations
- religious organisations incorporated under legislation
- a Commonwealth, state or territory government agency or entity that is a fire service, rural fire service, country fire authority, state emergency service or similar.
- an incorporated trustee on behalf of a trust with responsibility for a community asset or property. You will be required to provide relevant trust documents.
- a local governing body as defined by the Local Government
- For the purpose of this program, they also consider the following organisations to be local governing bodies:
- Anangu Pitjantjatjara, Maralinga, Gerard, Nepabunna and Yalata local governing bodies in SA
- Cocos (Keeling) Islands Shire Council
- Lord Howe Island Board
- Norfolk Island Regional Council
- The Outback Communities Authority
- The Shire of Christmas Island
- The Silverton and Tibooburra villages in NSW
- The Trust Account in the NT
- ACT Government
- As a not for profit organisation you must demonstrate your not for profit status through one of the following:
- state or territory incorporated association registration number or certificate of incorporation, e.g. clubs and other associations
- current Australian Charities and Not for profits Commission’s (ACNC) registration, e.g. for organisations registered as a charity
- constitutional documents that demonstrate the not for profit character of the organisation
- legislation that demonstrates the not for profit nature of the organisation, e.g. religious organisations incorporated under legislation.
For more information, visit https://business.gov.au/grants-and-programs/stronger-communities-programme-round-7