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

Note: Projects that do not supply the relevant documents or meet the criteria will be deemed ineligible.

For more information, visit Community Enterprise Foundation.

For more information, visit https://cia.communityenterprisefoundation.com.au/Program/Index/1