Deadline: 14-Oct-22
The Cook Shire Council is accepting applications for Community and Economic Development Grants that provides assistance to local businesses, community groups/organisations.
Objectives
- The objectives of Cook Shire Council’s Community Grants and Support Program are to provide assistance to local businesses, community groups/organisations by:
- Encouraging and assisting in the development and upgrading of existing facilities.
- Providing opportunities for the purchase of equipment, programs/websites that are integral to operations, sustainability and growth.
- Supporting delivery of community events, workshops and training opportunities that strengthen and develop community identity and capacity.
- Promoting conservation and improvement of environmental assets within the Shire.
- Supporting opportunities for business success, economic development and economic diversity across the region through immediate, medium and long term achievements.
Funding Information
- Community and Economic Development Grants – up to two rounds per year, up to $5,000 per application.
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be an organisation that:
- Has a majority of members based within Cook Shire; and
- Is a properly constituted for-proft organisation; or
- Is a properly constituted not-for-profit organisation; or
- Is a charitable organisation registered or sanctioned under the Collections Act 1966; or
- Is a properly constituted not-for-profit organisation acting as auspice for an individual or unincorporated group.
- Applicants that are acting as an auspice for an individual or unincorporated group are reminded that:
- All correspondence and funding will be directed to the auspice organisation;
- All responsibility for any projects, activities or events funded by Council will be deemed to be that of the auspice organisation; and
- Any funding awarded will be deemed to be to the auspice organisation which may affect eligibility to other Council funding rounds.
Ineligible
- An organisation, group or individual that has not finalised acquittal requirements for previous Council funding;
- An organisation, group or individual that has overdue outstanding debts to Council for rents, rates, fees, etc;
- A government agency or department of Local, State or Federal government;
- A political or discriminatory group or organisation;
- A school, university or TAFE college; or
- An organisation or group supported by gaming machine income.
For more information, visit https://www.cook.qld.gov.au/community/grants/community-development-grants-program