Burnside Community Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 27-Mar-23

The City of Burnside has launched its Community Grants Program to encourage and support community projects that provide a service or program to residents of the City by fostering opportunities for individuals, community groups and organisations to access and participate in a wide range of activities.

Priorities

Priority will be given to projects and programs that:

• Are new and innovative and aim to satisfy an unmet community need.
• Have no alternative sources of funding.
• Identify and cater to the needs of groups with special needs including those who are socially isolated, disabled, and culturally and linguistically diverse.
• Assist with the mitigation of Climate Change.

Funding Program

There are two types of Funding Program:

• Community Grant Program
  • Funding Information
    • Grants of up to $5,000 are available to eligible community groups and organisations for the 2023/24 financial year.
  • Funding Categories:
    • Community
      • Supporting new projects and activities involving and developing the local community, including projects and events that promote social inclusion, cultural diversity, and promote all aspects of health and wellbeing. Examples include local neighbourhood events, cultural awareness programs, healthy eating, programs that develop healthy lifestyle habits, and innovative community recreation and physical activity programs.
    • Environment
      • Supporting community projects and initiatives that focus on addressing the City of Burnside’s bold action on climate change, resource e ciency and urban forestry. Examples include waste reduction initiatives, biodiversity programs, environmental awareness and education, sustainable living, and community gardens.
    • Place
      • Projects and events that protect and respect the City of Burnside’s heritage and neighbourhood character, and celebrate indigenous culture and places. Examples include history and heritage projects, cultural and creative expression.
• Quick Response Grants
  • The Quick Response Grants are intended to be quickly approved. Funding is provided throughout the financial year, with an anticipated notification time of three weeks from receipt of application.
  • Funding will be provided to eligible community groups/ organisations and individuals.
  • Quick Response Grants will open on the 1st of each quarter (January, April, July, October). Applicants must apply for the event/activity in the quarter their activity takes place.
  • Eligible individuals can apply for a maximum of $150 for state events/competitions; $300 for interstate events/competitions; $500 for international events/competitions. Eligible Community Groups can apply for a maximum of $500.
  • Applicants may not receive the full amount requested and funding is only available until the quarterly budget has been fully allocated.
  • Applications will not be accepted for activities or events that have already passed.
  • Applicants can't apply for the Quick Response Grants for two consecutive years.
  • Funding Categories:
    • Sport
      • Grants are provided for local residents who have achieved excellence in sports and require financial assistance to represent South Australia or Australia in national and international competitions, tournaments and events.
    • Youth
      • Grants are provided to specifically support youth in fields of educational experiences, cultural awareness, leadership development and entrepreneurial spirit that provides development for the individual and benefit to the community. Youth Quick Response Grants are for individuals under the age of 25 years. This grant cannot be used for school or tertiary study costs.
    • Environment
      • Grants are provided for community garden projects, environmental awareness and education, sustainable living projects, activities and programs such as habitat creation, waste minimisation, revegetation, composting, and food security.
    • Positive
      • Ageing Grants are provided for community-based social and recreational events and activities that celebrate the achievements and contributions made by people of all ages, cultures and abilities to promote positive ageing.
    • Small Equipment Purchase
      • Contributing to the purchase of equipment to support an organisation’s activities, innovative community recreation and physical activity programs and increasing the ability for a group to deliver a service or program to the wider community.

Eligibility Criteria

In evaluating all funding applications and sponsorship, consideration will be given (but not limited) to the following criteria:

• Alignment of outcomes to the City of Burnside’s strategic priorities;
• Organisations must be located within, or o­ffer a project or an event within the City of Burnside municipality;
• Individuals must be residents and/or ratepayers of the City of Burnside;
• Whether the service, project or event proposed to be supported is similar to another already being provided in the community;
• The level of funding the applicant receives from other sources;
• Funding support and priority will be given to distributing funds fairly across the City;
• The objectives and procedures of potential sponsors or recipients must not conflict with the values and objectives of Council; and
• The objectives and missions of potential sponsors’ or recipients’ partner companies or subsidiaries must not conflict with those of Council.

For more information, visit City of Burnside.