Deadline: 1-Jun-23
The City of Kwinana is seeking applications for its Placemaking Grant (Community Project) to facilitate innovative community-led projects that develop and strengthen community identity and nurture a sense of belonging by creating great public spaces.
These small incentive grants provide the community with the opportunity to lead the change they want to see in their neighbourhood.
Aims
- The Placemaking Grant aims to:
- Provide funding support to enable the community to participate in, and feel ownership for community projects;
- Encourage community-led projects to enable local residents/groups to work together on a shared vision for their neighbourhood,developing a sense of pride by delivering improvements that benefit everyone.
Supports
- The Placemaking Grant supports community-led projects, activations and installations that employ a Lighter, Quicker, Cheaper approach to:
- Activate public spaces;
- Create entertaining, engaging and inclusive town centres;
- Enhance streetscapes and/or improve walkability;
- Encourage/increase participation in community life and social inclusion;
- Increase skills, knowledge and leadership capability within the community;
- Celebrate and connect the community; and
- Create or foster the distinctive character of the place.
Example Projects
- Activities which support the City’s Place Plans including:
- small-scale greening projects (verge plantings/ gardens)
- small-scale arts,
- cultural, initiatives,
- little libraries,
- long-table community lunches/dinners,
- small-scale beautification projects, or
- other creative activities or initiatives.
Funding Information
- Up to $1000 per project.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community groups and organisations must be Kwinana based, incorporated and not for profit entities. Organisations who are not incorporated may ask another organisation to auspice their application;
- School P&F Associations, Resident Groups/ Associations, Town Teams; and
- The project can be a partnership between two or more community groups. Joint projects are encouraged.
For more information, visit https://www.kwinana.wa.gov.au/community/community-development/funding-and-grants/placemaking-grant-(community-project)