Avoca, Maryborough & St Arnaud Community Grant Program (Australia)

Deadline: 16-Sep-22

Applications are now open for the Avoca, Maryborough & St Arnaud Community Grant Program.

This Community Grants Program is administered by Community Enterprise Foundation and made possible by the generous support of the Avoca District Co-operative Limited who manage the Community Bank Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud.

The Community Grant Program is designed to:

Make better, targeted use of funds that are responsive to community needs
Support projects that make a positive contribution to Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud.
Help build strong, connected and vibrant communities in Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud

Eligible Projects

The Foundation can only provide funding for projects that have a charitable purpose. This means they provide a benefit to the wider community. Traditionally, charitable projects fit into one of five main categories:

the relief of poverty
the relief of sickness and distress
the advancement of education
the advancement of religion
other purposes beneficial to community

Geographical Area: The 2022 Community Grant Program will support applicants from Avoca, Maryborough, St Arnaud and surrounding areas.

Strategic Criteria

The Co-operative has a strategic plan with the vision of helping to build strong, connected and vibrant communities in Avoca, Maryborough and St Arnaud.
The 2022 Community Grant program will look favourably upon applicants that focus on the three key elements of their vision, so they encourage anyone looking to apply for a grant to clearly define how their project fits in with their vision of strong, connected and vibrant communities.
To be considered, each application must include the following supporting documentation:
- Financials
  - Current signed Audited Financial Statements for the Applicant organisation and Project Partner (where applicable).
  - If your organisation is not required to audit your financials, please provide a profit and loss statement as a minimum and a balance sheet if available. Please also include a current bank statement.
- Quotes
  - Quotes are required for all budget items
  - If you have conducted this project/program before copies of receipts / invoices that substantiate this request from previous expenditure may be acceptable together with a detailed budget