Deadline: 26-Aug-22
The City of Joondalup is seeking applications for its Community Funding Program that provides financial support to incorporated community groups to conduct projects, programs, events or activities that benefit the City of Joondalup community.
The Program support the delivery of community initiated projects, programs, events or activities for the benefit of the City of Joondalup community.
Priorities
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Applicants must address at least one of the four funding priorities:
- Strengthen Community Participation
- Encourage Connected Communities
- Promote Healthy and Active Lifestyles
- Build Resilient and Sustainable Communities
Funding Information
The program provides two levels of funding, with large grants (greater than $10,000) offered annually and small grants ($10,000 and lower) offered bi-annually.
Eligibility Criteria
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All applications for the Community Funding Program must meet the following criteria:
- The project, program, event or activity that funding is being sought for must benefit or service the City of Joondalup community.
- The project, program, event or activity must align with one or more of the Community Funding Program Priorities.
- The project, program, event or activity has NOT received financial support through another funding program from the City within the same financial year.
- The applicant must be incorporated under the Associations Incorporations Act 2015 (or other Australian State Government Incorporations Act).
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Non-incorporated Applicants
- Non-incorporated applicants can request assistance from the City to become incorporated. Incorporated associations can also apply for funding on behalf of an unincorporated organisation. The incorporated association making the application in this arrangement is known as the ‘sponsoring organisation’. The sponsoring organisation will receive and manage the grant on behalf of the applicants.
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A sponsor organisation will be legally and financially responsible for the management of all aspects of the funded project including:
- Receiving, banking and administration of funds;
- Monitoring of the project, program, event or activity funded;
- Public Liability Insurance;
- Collection of evaluation information; and
- Project completion and acquittal.
Ineligible
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Exclusions The City will NOT enter into an agreement or provide financial support for:
- Applicants with outstanding Acquittal Reports for any grants, funding or sponsorships with the City.
- Projects longer than 24 months in duration will not be funded.
- Applicants with overdue or outstanding payments due to the City.
- Activities which are the direct responsibility of government departments.
- Political, religious, advocacy or lobbying activities.
- Fundraising activities.
- Projects, programs, events, activities or equipment which is associated with an educational institution’s normal curriculum.
- Projects, programs, events or activities that occurred before the funding agreement had been signed.
- Recurrent operating costs.
- Travel or accommodation expenses (except for the costs of specialists to deliver programs or events which align with the Community Funding Program Priorities).
- Payments, reimbursements, or waivers to contracted employees/members/ participants/volunteers to undertake core activities.
- Funding for projects, programs, events or activities which occur as part of the City of Joondalup’s normal activities.
- Any projects, programs, events or activity that is unlawful or contravenes City policy or Local Laws.
- Development of facilities not owned or managed by the City.
For more information, visit CFP.
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For more information, visit https://www.joondalup.wa.gov.au/kb/resident/community-funding-program-2