Deadline: 21-Feb-22
The Brisbane City Council is accepting applications for its Community Facility Category Grant Program to provide funding to improve, develop and maintain community facilities, with preference provided to Council community-leased facilities. Funding is available for both the planning and design, and construction, phases of projects.
The Community Facility Category aims to deliver outcomes in alignment with Brisbane Vision 2031, which plans for the future of the city.
Objectives
Projects must deliver one or more of the following objectives:
- improve the quality of a Community Facility
- increase, maintain or enhance participation and community access to a Community Facility
- improve the flexibility of a Community Facility so that it encourages the development of multi-use, sharing and co-location.
Priorities
- Council may set prioritised project types to respond to key community needs and issues identified by Council. If applied, these priorities will be determined before the new financial year and listed at the start of the application form and on Council’s website. Examples include sports field lighting, building maintenance, increased diversity of use or participation.
- If your project does not fit with prioritised project types, it will still be considered and assessed. Please discuss your proposal with a Council officer before commencing your application.
Funding Information
For the Community Facility Category you can apply for grant funding ranging from $10,000 to $200,000.
What can be funded?
- Planning and design for a proposed Community Facility improvement or development project
- The construction phase of a Community Facility improvement, development or maintenance project
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation; or
- be auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that accepts legal and financial responsibility for the project or activity (Auspice Organisation)
- own the land and/or Community Facility or have the authority to undertake the proposed works on a Council Community Leased Facility
- not have outstanding debts, overdue or un-acquitted grants with Council or outstanding issues with the Office of Fair Trading at the time of application
- for Council Community Leased Facilities, ensure that Council’s annual lessee survey (Census) has been completed for the site subject to the application.
Ineligible
Organisations NOT eligible to apply include:
- organisations that are not authorised to undertake works on a Council Community Leased Facility
- national sport and recreation organisations
- political organisations
- State and Federal Government departments
- for-profit organisations
- tertiary education institutions
- non-incorporated organisations (unless auspiced by an Auspice Organisation)
- church or religious groups, unless the proposed project or activity can be considered to be in addition to the group’s core business.
For more information, visit https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/community-and-safety/grants-awards-and-sponsorships/community-grants/lord-mayors-better-suburbs-grants