Deadline: 30-Jun-23
The Northern Grampians Shire Council is accepting applications for its Community Events Grant Program to support community groups to provide opportunities for participation, social connection, and celebration for smaller community events of up to around 500 people.
Purpose of the Funding
The Community Events Grant Program supports events that will:
- Build community capacity.
- Foster local talent and recognise artistic and cultural strengths within the municipality.
- Attract youth and support cultural diversity.
- Increase participation in and collaboration of the arts in the Northern Grampians Shire.
- Build an inclusive creative community through participation.
- Activate town centres and rural communities.
Funding Information
Applications for Community Events Grant Program funding can be up to $3000.
Eligibility Criteria
To be eligible for community events funding, applicants must:
- Be a not for profit or incorporated body with an ABN or be in an auspice agreement with a not for profit or incorporated body with an ABN and able to provide documentation demonstrating the auspice agreement.
- Be based in, or demonstrate their event has a direct benefit to the residents of the Northern Grampians Shire.
- Have completed the first stage of the NGSC Events Registration form.
- Demonstrate that the organisation has the capability to run a successful event.
- Not already receive substantial support from council.
- Be able to be compliant with council’s regulatory requirements.
- Provide evidence of Liability Insurance. Events, activities, or construction that have a likelihood of causing damage or personal injury must have public liability insurance (of at least $20 million). Other amounts will be considered where there is no likelihood of damage or injury.
Ineligible
Applicants will not be eligible if:
- Organisations or groups are based outside the Northern Grampians Shire, unless the event can be proven to still have benefit to residents of Northern Grampians Shire.
- Applicants have received substantial support from council during the same financial year.
- An individual is applying for funds.
- The funding is clearly the responsibility of spheres of other Government departments i.e., Arts Victoria
- The event duplicates other local events.
- The event has commenced prior to the date on which the funds are released.
- The funds are to be used for ongoing or recurrent operations including wages (Professional services that support project capacity building i.e., consultant fees, professional services, service or product contractors that directly benefit the project will be considered).
- Previous funding received from council has not been satisfactorily acquitted.
For more information, visit Northern Grampians Shire Council.
For more information, visit https://www.ngshire.vic.gov.au/Residents/Grants/Community-Events-Grants