Deadline: 4-Nov-22
The City of Albany is inviting applications for its Community Development Grants Program to support community-based projects and activities.
Streams
- Projects must fit one of the three streams of funding:
- Vibrant inclusive & connected neighbourhoods
- Strong thriving community groups
- Supporting the vulnerable
Priority Areas
- Applications must address at least one of the funding priorities after selecting only one stream to be eligible for assessment:
- Vibrant, inclusive & connected neighbourhoods
- Increasing community engagement and participation in local events and in community life, in particular with marginalised or disadvantaged population groups.
- Connecting people to their local neighbourhood by reducing isolation and building local connections where people live.
- Activating under utilised neighbourhood amenities (eg parks and reserves).
- Hosting events, place-making, story-telling and creative expression in local neighbourhoods. OR
- Strong thriving community groups
- Upskilling and increasing the capacity of committee/board members and activity leaders with appropriate training and professional development
- Increasing or retaining membership through marketing campaigns, or redevelopment/development of websites
- Increasing the sustainability of the organisation through innovative projects and initiatives OR
- Supporting the vulnerable
- Improving community health and wellbeing in particular with marginalised or disadvantaged population groups;
- Increasing the resilience of those impacted most significantly by COVID-19 restrictions and/or other emergency situations
- Vibrant, inclusive & connected neighbourhoods
Funding Information
- Amount: $1000 to $3,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community Development Funding is available to not-for-profit incorporated community organisations based in the City of Albany or which have a demonstrated, principal interest in the City.
- Unincorporated organisations may seek the services of an incorporated body (sponsor) based in the City of Albany to auspice the activity on their behalf. The sponsor will be required to accept legal and financial responsibility for delivering the activity.
- Individuals will only be considered for funding if they are residents of the City of Albany and have a sponsoring, incorporated community group located within the City of Albany prepared to auspice the funds on their behalf.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The City will not fund the following:
- Retrospective or deficit funding;
- Goods from suppliers outside the City of Albany municipality, unless it can be demonstrated that the product or service cannot be sourced within the City of Albany;
- Recurrent expenditure such as salaries, wages, electricity, insurance, water, rates and other core organisational operating costs;
- Fees associated with administering the grant funding;
- Major equipment purchases;
- Registration days, fundraising activities, prizes and trophies;
- Structural or capital works to facilities, including restoration or conservation works;
- Schools, government or quasi-government agencies.
For more information, visit City of Albany.
For more information, visit https://www.albany.wa.gov.au/facilities/community/community-funding-sponsorship.aspx