Deadline: 21-Mar-25
Clarence City Council’s Community Grants program support programs and activities that address a specific need, promote resilience, community engagement, connection and participation and/or provide a direct benefit to the community of Clarence.
Funding Information
- There are two tiers of funding available for projects/activities:
- Level 1 up to $5,000, and
- Level 2 from $5,000 to $10,000 ex GST.
- Clarence City Council reserves the right to partially fund a project if any project component sits outside the assessment criteria, the project delivery timeline is considered insufficient or if any part of the budget has a disproportionate expense.
Ineligible Activities
- Built infrastructure and fixtures
- If the request for support is part of a larger festival, project or event, which has received a grant or sponsorship from Clarence City Council
- If the event, project or activity is primarily commercial and has potential to make a significant profit
- Normal operating costs of the organisation or group, including but not limited to: Council lease costs, insurance premiums, payment of debts, existing and on-going salaries, auditing, rent or room hire, uniforms, consumables and other administrative expenses
- Funding for prize money, uniforms, prizes or trophies.
- Activities/events/projects that have commenced prior to funding being approved
- Activities or programs that are already delivered by Clarence City Council or are the core business
- Donations or fundraising activities that support the recurrent operations of the applicant
Who is eligible?
- Community or resident groups
- Incorporated associations
- Not-for-profit associations
Eligibility Criteria
- For an application to be assessed for grant funding by council, the application must comply with the following criteria:
- The activity must be undertaken within the Clarence municipality or demonstrate that it will benefit the City of Clarence.
- The Applicant must not submit more than one application across council’s available rounds.
- The Applicant must be an eligible entity for the given grant stream.
- The Applicant must not owe any reports or money to Council as a result of previous funding or grants.
- If the activity involves children or young people under the age of 18, your application will be assessed against the ten principles of the Child and Youth Safe Framework, as enshrined within the Child and Youth Safe Organisations Act 2023.
- The applicant/s must have appropriate insurance coverage and have relevant workplace health and safety and risk management policies.
- The Applicant is not:
- a government agency or department of Local Government,
- State or Federal levels of Government;
- an organisation with gaming machines;
- a political party or an organisation whose core purpose is political lobbying, including the lobbying of councillors;
- current council employees and councillors (this does not preclude irregular casual council employees whose work does not conflict with the grant activity or committees or organisations that councillors or staff participate on. All applications which involve council employees or councillors in any capacity must be declared as part of the grant application and will be subject to an eligibility conflict assessment by Council).
For more information, visit Clarence City Council.
