Deadline: 7-Sep-22
Inner West Council is pleased to launch the Community Materials grants stream to support projects supports groups to establish, develop or expand community wellbeing activities with materials or resources within the Inner West area.
Objectives
- The objectives of the Community Wellbeing Grants Program is to:
- Connect people to each other and place
- Develop community strengths, capabilities and lifelong learning
- Encourage social and cultural sustainability
- Promote equity, community health and wellbeing
- Foster an inclusive and diverse community and encourage community-wide participation
- Encourage community collaborations and partnerships
Funding Information
Community Materials grants of up to $400 each per year are available as needed.
Eligibility criteria
- To be eligible for funding, you must:
- Be an Australian citizen, resident or relevant visa holder aged over 18 years.
- Be a legally registered, incorporated not-for-profit organisation or group. Unincorporated groups must be auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation. Note: This eligibility varies for Arts grants and Community History grants.
- Be a resident of or delivering services in the Inner West Council area or offer a project that benefits residents of the Inner West.
- Include a booking confirmation form for use of a Council facility required as part of a grant application (i.e. Council venues, parks and sportsgrounds).
- Meet the grant stream eligibility criteria.
- Address the grant stream objectives.
- Demonstrate your project is in the public interest and in accordance with Council’s Community Strategic Plan, policies and regulations.
- Parents and Citizens’ Associations are eligible to apply for projects that can demonstrate they benefit the Inner West community.
- Only submit one application per applicant each year.
Ineligible
- Inner West Council does not fund:
- Applicants who have not acquitted previously completed grant projects or provided an interim progress report for any outstanding grant projects funded by Inner West Council.
- Applicants who have outstanding debts of any kind to Inner West Council.
- NSW or Federal government departments.
- For-Profit Organisations and Sole Traders. Note: this eligibility varies for Arts Grants.
- Applicants who represent a school or tertiary institution.
- Projects that have commenced or already taken place. Council does not provide retrospective funding.
- Projects that duplicate existing services already provided in the Inner West Council area.
- Capital works, such as renovations to buildings. Note: this eligibility varies for Environment Grants.
- Financial assistance for interstate or overseas travel, or other costs where it could be perceived that the applicant would derive excessive personal benefits.
- Salaries of permanent employees who will be supervising or working on the project as part of their usual duties. Grants may fund additional staff to work specifically on the project.
- Ongoing operational expenditure such as fixed overheads and administrative costs.
- General donations to charities.
- Activities that could be perceived as benefitting political parties or associated groups.
- Activities that could be perceived as divisive within the community.
For more information, visit https://www.innerwest.nsw.gov.au/contribute/grants/community-material-small-grants
