Deadline: 30-Sep-22
The Surf Coast Shire Council is inviting applications for its Community Initiative Grants to fund clever and creative projects that help the community and environment to thrive.
Council values the knowledge, skills and motivation people have to take action on ideas that contribute to a thriving Surf Coast Shire community and environment.
Outcomes of these projects may include, for example, increased social connection, inclusion, health, wellbeing, safety, community arts, cultural or environmental outcomes, and/or upskilling of local volunteers
Funding Information
- Grants of up to $5,000 are available in each round of this program.
- Applicants must contribute a minimum of 30% (cash or in-kind) towards the total project cost.
Eligibility Criteria
- New or existing groups that operate in or contribute to the Surf Coast Shire community.
- Incorporated not-for profit groups, or unincorporated groups who apply through an appropriate not-for-profit incorporated body that supports the application and is willing to accept responsibility for the funding (i.e. auspice agreement).
- Examples include groups with interests in the environment, sports, social connection, community safety, business networking, history and others.
- Charitable organisations.
- Groups that operate as part of a larger governing body, where this grant is outside the scope of what is funded by the governing body, e.g. Churches, Cemetery Trusts, SES, CFA.
- Not-for-profit community groups and sporting clubs that lease Council owned buildings within the Surf Coast Shire.
- Schools and kindergartens, if the activity is not part of the standard curriculum/learning framework.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals who are not applying on behalf of an eligible group.
- Groups that don’t meet the eligibility requirements specified in these Guidelines.
- Groups that have received Surf Coast Shire Council funding for the same project within the same financial year (unless it is a new stage of that project).
- Groups that have an overdue Acquittal Report for previous funding received from Council.
- Committees of Surf Coast Shire Council, including Advisory Committees, Committees of Management or Sub Committees.
- Individual businesses.
- Elected members and employees of Council must not be involved in the development of an application and are not eligible to sign or be listed on any grant.
For more information, visit https://www.surfcoast.vic.gov.au/Community/Grants/Community-Initiative-Grants