Call for Proposals for Multicultural Community Facilities Grant Program in Australia

Deadline: 30-Apr-21

The Northern Territory Government (NTG) has announced a call for proposals for the Multicultural Community Facilities Grant Program.

Multicultural Community Facilities Grants are available for application to migrant and multicultural organisations which own or/and manage community facilities to help renovate or upgrade their facilities in the Northern Territory.

The grant program is designed to assist projects that provide improved:

venues that will be used to host a range of multicultural events;
meeting places to encourage development, expression and promotion of multicultural diversity; and
premises available for use by all Territorians irrespective of their cultural and linguistic background.

Funding Information

On completion of the project, funded organisations must provide OMA, with an acquittal of grant funds within 8 weeks of completion of the funded project. That is, a letter or the acquittal form provided by OMA signed by an authorised office bearer of the organisation, which includes:
- for ALL grants, a brief written report detailing the results of the funded project (to assist in determining the success of the project, issues encountered and planning for future activities);
- for grants up to $10,000, a detailed income and expenditure statement specifically related to the funded project; and (c) for amounts equal to or exceeding $10 000, both (a) and (b) above plus an audited financial statement for the project prepared by an independent auditor. The audited statement must clearly report the receipt of funds from the “Northern Territory Government — Multicultural Communities Facilities Grant Program”.
OMA may also request an audited financial statement where an organisation has received a significant level of grants across several small projects.

Eligibility Criteria

Not-for-profit and charitable incorporated migrant and multicultural community organisations located within the Northern Territory that own and manage multicultural community facilities.
Grants are provided to/through incorporated associations to assist the Office of Multicultural Affairs in ensuring that funds are appropriately expended and accounted for once the project is completed.
Individuals, government, local government councils and private-for-profit groups are not eligible for funding assistance through this program.
Projects must:
- be consistent with the aim of the MCFG program;
- have identifiable outcomes and project objectives;
- be part of a comprehensive plan to address need(s) identified by the applying organisation/group; and
- not have commercially-oriented objectives.
- each application should only include one project. If multiple projects are included in one application, it may not be considered, or the applicant will be requested to select the project considered a priority for consideration. Related works for the same project may be considered, however costings must be kept separate.
Applicant must:
- Submit as part of their application copies of the following:
  - Certificate of Incorporation;
  - evidence of not-for-profit status or charitable status; c) current audited financial statements;
  - plan and preliminary design for the proposed project
  - a minimum of two (2) detailed quotes of proposed project from service providers;
  - evidence of public liability and building insurance;
  - evidence of acquittal of previous grants from the Northern Territory Government and
  - detailed costing for the project (refer the detailed budget expenditure template for more details).
- Provide evidence that the premises will be utilised by the community to promote and host multicultural events, the range of activities, and the expected level of use, for example a list of events held at the facility over the past 12 months.
- Demonstrate the ability to manage the funds and the project effectively.
- Provide details of how the organisation will contribute to the project through funding and In kind’ support.
- Provide details of the location of the land including the block number. This information will be used to verify whether the property is already a prescribed property (refer prescribed property).
- In the case of applications for urgent and unforeseen repairs and maintenance, a case should be made to establish that the work is necessary. Territory Families may request that NT Work Safe verify the need for such work and its urgency.
- Provide evidence that the organisation has the capacity to maintain the improvements in good condition and are able to fund ongoing operational and maintenance costs.