Community Infrastructure Grants – Exemption from Match-funding (Australia)

Deadline: 11-Jul-22

The City of Greater Geelong is inviting community groups for the Community Infrastructure Grants – Exemption from Match-funding.

The purpose of match-funding is to ensure that applications for Community Infrastructure Grants are viable and provide evidence of the applicant’s commitment to finalising the project.

Funding Information

The maximum amount of funding granted for an application will be $350,000.

Eligibility Criteria

Organisations who wish to apply for a full or partial exemption from match-funding must apply via they SmartyGrants online system. The outcome of your application for a match-funding exemption must be included in your Community Infrastructure Grant funding application.
To apply for a match-funding exemption, you must:
- describe the project and estimate the total cost
- explain why you cannot contribute the required funds
- outline how much you can contribute (if any)
- provide financial statements for the last three years and
- address the assessment criteria

Note: Financial statements can be sourced from Consumer Affairs Victoria (through myCAV), the Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission or in another format, subject to approval by the City.

Assessment Process

All applications received will go through the following assessment process:
- Pre-eligibility check – applications will be checked to make sure the proposed project meets the Community Infrastructure Grant guidelines and will not be used to operate electronic gaming machines.
- Financial capacity check – applications are assessed to determine whether the applicant has the capacity to match-fund in full. Applications will only proceed to suitability checks if they pass this review.
- Suitability check – if the applicant is unable to meet the match-funding requirement, their request will be assessed using the remaining criteria
- Assessment of additional factors – in some cases, applications may be given a higher or lower priority due to other factors, such as:
  - whether the recipient organisation receives revenue from electronic gaming machines (these applications will be given a lower priority)
  - other factors not defined in these criteria, such as the importance of the facility to the community, the size of the funding request and the responsibility of owners or national/peak bodies for local assets.