City of Newcastle Social Inclusion Community Grant (Australia)

Deadline: 29-Jun-25

The City of Newcastle is seeking applications for Social Inclusion Grants to support activities that strengthen their local communities by increasing social connection and inclusion within and between communities.

Objective

• Support Activities that strengthen their local communities by increasing social connection and inclusion within and between communities.
• Improved inclusion, liveability, connectedness and engagement in their diverse communities.
• Improved organisational ability to respond to the needs of the community.
• Strengthened local communities by increasing social connection and inclusion of individuals and families.

Annual Priorities

• Activities that are free or low-cost for individuals and families to help relieve cost of living pressures (linked to CN Social Strategy priority: Equitable Communities).
• Activities that are children and young people targeted so they have opportunities to fulfil their potential and are healthy safe and thriving (linked to CN Social Strategy priority: Healthy Communities).

Funding Information

• Grant amount: $2,000 to $20,000

Ineligible Expenses

• Travel, accommodation, salaries, or private expenses.
• The purchase of alcoholic beverages.

Eligibility Criteria

• General eligibility criteria require that:
  • Applicants must operate within the Newcastle Local Government Area and/or be able to demonstrate that the Activity will directly benefit residents of Newcastle;
  • Applications must be received on or before the advertised due date and completed with the required level of detail and supporting documentation as specified in the Guidelines to meet the relevant criteria.
  • Applicant’s Activity must begin after the Grant funding commencement date;
  • Funding for retrospective, recurrent or ongoing funding will not be considered;
  • The Activity must be consistent with the CSP, Climate Action Plan and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs);
  • Applicants must have the appropriate level of insurance for the Activities that are the subject of the funding request. CN has a minimum requirement for $20m Public Liability Insurance. It is the Applicants’ responsibility to ensure that CN is supplied updated certification throughout the Activity’s timeline;
  • Applicants must be capable of obtaining all regulatory approvals for the Activity, including those required from CN for the proposed Activity;
  • Where an Activity will involve adults working with children, successful applicants must provide CN with copies of ‘Working with Children’ registration details for each relevant person.
• Eligible Entities:
  • Legally constituted not for-profit organisations
  • Businesses
  • Individuals must be auspiced by eligible entity
  • Voluntary run groups
• No more than 20% of the total requested funding amount can be for contingency, administration costs (including wages or fees for staff, board, or committee members), insurances and utilities.

Ineligibility Criteria

• CN does not provide Grants for:
  • Activities that duplicate existing services or have a current Funding Agreement in place for the same Activity. This applies to all funding from CN including Grants, Sponsorships and Special Business Rate Funding. This includes cash and in-kind support;
  • Religious ceremonies and/or Activities that exclude the general population where the promotion of a single faith is the main purpose, or religious Activities that could be perceived as divisive in the community;
  • Profit making Activities where the profits are allocated to shareholders, owners and/or members;
  • Activities that vilify or discriminate a person or persons in respect of race, religion or sexual orientation or use live animals as part of a performance; Part B Community Grants Program
  • Applications seeking funds for prize money, gifts or awards or general fundraising appeals including those seeking funding for representative sport or cultural Activities;
  • Applications seeking funds for coursework or fees; ongoing operational costs including rent or lease cost; accommodation or travel costs;
  • Fees and charges associated with compliance or development applications payable to CN
• Activities that directly contravene the general eligibility requirements.
• Activities that supplement, increase, or continue ongoing service delivery, and general business operational costs.
• The purchase of capital items beyond the immediate needs of the Activity. These include vehicles and office equipment.

For more information, visit City of Newcastle.