Deadline: 15-Sep-21
The Tasmanian Community Fund (TCF) has announced a call for applications from not-for-profit community organisations to support community infrastructure projects that contribute to community wellbeing.
The Tasmanian Community Fund recognises the community’s ongoing need for infrastructure that provides places for the community to participate, build connection, and learn.
Funding Projects
Project funding is available for:
- Infrastructure projects that are tailored for the Tasmanian community
- infrastructure and equipment
- projects that have a minimum of 10% cash contribution (of the amount being sought from the TCF) from the applicant or another funding partner
- projects that include community collaboration and partnerships between organisations are strongly encouraged
- projects that do not take longer than 3 years to complete
Funding Information
- The Tasmanian Community Fund is seeking applications for projects that require between $50 000 and $300 000 of support from the TCF.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, organisations must be:
- not for profit;
- incorporated, or be a not-for-profit legal entity, or sponsored by an incorporated organisation or a not-for-profit legal entity; and
- based in Tasmania, or proposing to undertake a project in Tasmania.
- Preference in funding will be given to projects that best demonstrate:
- benefit to the Tasmanian community;
- innovation and proactivity;
- an integrated and collaborative approach, avoiding duplication;
- value for money;
- community support for the project, particularly from any partners;
- high levels of other financial or in-kind contributions;
- the ability to build and strengthen community capacity;
- good prospects for successful implementation; and
- volunteer and community involvement with the project.
Exclusions
- organisations with overdue reporting obligations for TCF projects;
- projects that will be predominantly undertaken outside of Tasmania;
- projects where funding is more suitably sourced from another organisation;
- projects which produce a private benefit to a specific business or person(s);
- projects that replicate services or programs that already exist within the community of interest;
- retrospective funding ie for costs already incurred before a grant deed is signed;
- ongoing operational costs;
- construction or refurbishment of areas that will be leased or sub-leased to individuals or businesses for a commercial gain;
- prizes or gifts;
- purchase of property;
- scholarships;
- items or services that the applicant is contracted to provide;
- insufficiently defined items, eg contingency, sundry and miscellaneous items;
- strategic, business or communication plans or feasibility studies or any other study that does not result in a direct outcome to the community;
- publication of books/other products to celebrate an anniversary of an organisation;
- loans or sponsorship; or
- where it is apparent that the applicant is becoming dependent on TCF funding.
For more information, visit https://tascomfund.org/what-we-fund/community-infrastructure