Community Development Grants in Australia

Deadline: 31-Aug-22

The City of Greater Dandenong is seeking applications for its Community Development Grants to support community groups and organisations to build community capacity, foster social inclusion, community harmony and participation.

The Community Support Grants Program enables Council to partner with communities to support initiatives that:

Contribute to Council’s vision and strategic priorities.
Enhance community capacity in responding to local needs.
Contribute to improvement of community safety, health and wellbeing.
Encourage active participation in community life.
Increase partnership and collaboration.
Increase intercultural connections, promotes understanding and celebrates diversity.
Promote access, inclusion of individuals or groups that may experience exclusion.
Have the best sustainable outcomes for the local community.

Categories

Applications under the Community Development Stream can be submitted for projects such as community events, capacity building activities or programs that achieve stated outcomes in these categories:
- Arts and Cultural Heritage.
- Lifelong learning (education & development).
- Sports and Recreation.
- Environmental Sustainability.

Funding Information

A maximum of one application per organisation per round is accepted and a maximum of $10,000 can be awarded per organisation per financial year. Late applications will not be considered.
Applications requesting over $5,000 must demonstrate a dollar for dollar financial contribution (eg if an application requests $7,000 the project must have matched financial contribution of a minimum of $2,000).

Outcomes

Projects under the Community Development Stream will achieve one or more of the following outcomes:
- Increase community education, upskilling and commitment to life-long learning.
- Support access and inclusion of individuals or groups at increased risk of experiencing exclusion.
- Contribute to improvement of community safety, health and wellbeing.
- Increase community collaboration and partnerships.
- Increase intercultural connections.

Eligibility Criteria

To be eligible to apply for the Community Support Grants Program, applications must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit incorporated association or similar incorporated legal entity, or be auspiced by another not-for-profit incorporated organisation or similar legal entity.
- Applicants must be based within or provide services to the residents of the City of Greater Dandenong.
- Applicants must have complied with the conditions and reporting requirements of all previous grants and funding provided by the City of Greater Dandenong.
- Applicants must possess a current Public Liability Insurance of a minimum of $20 million or provide evidence of coverage of project activities under an alternative public liability insurance.
- Applicants must implement their proposal within the Community Support Grants Program project period.
- Individual artists can apply to lead community-based arts/cultural projects up to $5000. Arts projects over $5,000 must be led by and developed by locally based organisations in partnership with individual artist.
- Applications from schools will only be considered for activities that are outside of the school’s core responsibilities and are open to and benefit the wider community (core responsibilities include curriculum activities, school concerts, camps, inter-school sports, and similar regular activities undertaken by schools).
- Government affiliated local volunteer groups providing a civic service (such as Country Fire Authority or Victorian State Emergency Services) are eligible for community engagement and awareness raising activities beyond the scope of the Statutory Authority’s support.
- Projects that have demonstrated evidence of a high achievement of intended outcomes may be considered for repeat application beyond two consecutive years of funding.