Deadline: 30-Apr-22
The City of Logan is accepting applications for its Community Benefit Fund (CBF), a discretionary fund that allows councilors to meet requests for financial help from eligible organisations.
This policy applies to all councillors, employees and contractors working for Council regardless of whether they are permanent, temporary, full-time, part-time or casual. For the purposes of this policy, the term contractor includes on-hired temporary labour services (agency staff) and sub-contractors.
Purpose
For the purpose of CBF, 'community purpose' is defined as activities that:
- encourage a vibrant, engaged and resilient community
- build on the strengths in the local community
- value local collaboration and partnerships
- encourage participation in community life and foster social cohesion
- promote and encourage environmental protection and sustainability
- support their city vision of 'Innovative, Dynamic, City of the Future'
- support Council's Corporate Plan priorities.
Funding Information
- Council allocates a budget for CBF each financial year. The prescribed and total amount budgeted as discretionary funds is $181,676 for the 2021 / 2022 financial year.
- Mayor: $13,975
- Division 1 to 12: $13,975
Eligibility Criteria
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Eligible applicants must:
- declare in the application (and provide supporting evidence where possible), that:
- they are based in Logan City and the project or activity will benefit members of the Logan community; and/or
- the applicant is based or operates outside of the boundaries of Logan City, but the project or activity will benefit members of the Logan community. These requests will only be approved via a resolution of Council; and
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provide the following with the funding request:
- a detailed description of how the funding purpose meets at least one of the 'community purpose' categories defined in the Community Benefit Fund Policy; and
- a declaration that any approved funding will be used in a manner that does not cause detriment to members of the community, or cause damage to the reputation of Logan City Council or the City of Logan; and
- a declaration they have, or will ensure, all permits and other approvals relating to the funding application are addressed and that there is adequate insurance to cover the project; and
- a declaration that the community organisation is not-for-profit (and provision of evidence where registered as not-for-profit); and
- a declaration that the person signing the application is over 18 and is authorised to sign documents on behalf of the applicant organisation (where applicable); and
- a declaration that they will spend and acquit any approved funds within eight (8) weeks 4 of the event/funding purpose; and a declaration and the provision of relevant documentation that the organisation is financially viable; and
- a declaration that the organisation has no overdue debts to Council; and
- provide sufficient documentation with the funding request form to support the request (e.g. quotes, breakdown of costs and expenditure); and
- where able to do so, ensure the request has been made to Council prior to the project or activity being undertaken, noting that all applications (including retrospective applications) will still be assessed against the eligibility criteria.
For more information, visit City of Logan.
For more information, visit https://www.logan.qld.gov.au/community-benefit-fund-2