Australia: Woollahra Grants Program 2022

Deadline: 21-Aug-22

The Woollahra Municipal Council is inviting applications for its grant Program to support programs or projects that work towards a connected, liveable, vibrant and creative community in Woollahra.

Types of Grants

• Community and Cultural Grants
  • Community projects support local families, children and young people, seniors, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and reconciliation, social isolation and loneliness, mental health, cultural diversity, people with disability, community safety, domestic violence, LGBTQIA+ or building community partnerships and networks .
  • Cultural development initiatives which include but are not limited to performing and visual arts and crafts, literature, film, design, history and heritage and their expression through public debate, exhibitions, performances, creative space, competitions and public celebrations of importance to communities.
• Environmental Grants: Environmental Grants support local environmental improvement projects. They are open to all local schools, non-profit early learning centers and community organizations for projects that protect or enhance their local environment
• Placemaking Grants: Placemaking Grants support projects, activities and events that activate and enhance public spaces, publicly accessible spaces, commercial centers and suburbs within the Woollahra LGA.

Funding Information

This year they are offering a total of $225,000 in grants including:

• Community and Cultural grants
  • Small Grants of up to $3,000 are available to non-profit community based organizations, community groups or individuals;
  • Large Grants of between $3,000 and $7,500, available to non-profit community based organizations or community groups.
• Environmental grants
  • Grants of up to $3,000 per project .
• Placemaking (events/place activation)
  • Small Grants of up to $3,000 are available to businesses, sole traders, community organisations, community groups and individuals and
  • Large Grants of between $3,000 and $7,500 are available to businesses, community organization s or community groups.

Criteria

• Applications for any of the Council's Grant Programs must address and meet the following generic selection criteria:
  • Applicants should be delivering a grant project which must:
    • Benefit people living, working and /or studying in the Woollahra Municipality and
    • Be accessible to the target audience as detailed in the application form.
    • Demonstrates that the project has merit and addresses the local needs and aspirations and provides benefit to the chosen Council project theme to the local community.
    • The project aligns with one or more Council's Goals and Strategies.
    • The project provides opportunity for community participation, engagement or skills development to residents of Woollahra Municipality.
    • The application demonstrates how the project will deliver the desired outcomes and provide evidence.
    • Cost-effective and a clearly outlined grant budget including quotes are provided.
    • Demonstrate evaluation criteria and measures to report project success.
    • Applicants should have the demonstrated skills and expertise to deliver the project.
    • Capacity of the project to be used as a model or case study for other groups.
    • The applicant can articulate the social and economic benefits/value associated with the proposal.
    • Preference may be given to those who have not previously received a Grant from Council.
• In addition applicants must address all criteria for the chosen grant stream and relevant category:
  • Community and Cultural Grants:
    • Themes will be identified annually and endorsed through Council resolution to respond to specific community needs and listed under the Community and Cultural grants intended outcomes.
    • Applications which demonstrate other community needs may also be considered .
  • Environmental Grants:
    • Project will foster the development of skills, knowledge and awareness in the community, to encourage action to protect and enhance the environment.
  • Placemaking Grants:
    • Themes for the Events Category may be identified annually and endorsed through Council resolution to respond to identified event priorities and listed under the Placemaking grants intended outcomes.
• Applications which demonstrate activation and enhancement of public spaces, bus iness are as may also be considered
• The project is of a scale appropriate to the proposed area and is thoughtfully sited to create a point of interest or define a space.

For more information, visit Woollahra Council.

For more information, visit https://www.woollahra.nsw.gov.au/news/articles/woollahra-grants-program-2022-applications-now-open