Deadline: 28-Feb-25
The Circular Head Council is pleased to announce applications to support not-for-profit organisations based in Circular Head to enhance community life through targeted projects.
Categories
- Grants are available across six categories:
- Community Development
- Community Facilities
- Cultural Heritage
- Community Events
- Cultural Development
- Sport, Recreation & Healthy Living
Priorities
- Community Development
- Reducing isolation,
- Enhancing mental health,
- Valuing diversity,
- Reducing disadvantage,
- Food security,
- Access and inclusion,
- Community safety,
- Resilience, and/or
- Enhance innovation
- Projects funded under this category will:
- Promote social inclusion,
- Foster harmony and celebrate diversity,
- Foster partnerships and collaboration between community groups,
- Enhance community safety,
- Encourage community engagement, participation and volunteerism, and
- Engage with the community to encourage sustainability.
- Community Events
- Supporting and building capacity of local event management and suppliers,
- Contribute to local economy by planning events which attract a broad range of patrons and participants,
- Demonstrate sound event management principles and planning,
- Promoting a vibrant, diverse and fun place to live and visit,
- Contribute to building strong communities: inclusive, connected, engaged, healthy and active,
- Demonstrate a commitment to the development of local creative skills and cultural pursuits,
- Increase access and engagement with cultural heritage, including Aboriginal culture,
- Demonstrate a commitment to sound environmental practices and the promotion and protection of the natural environment, and/or
- Celebrate and contribute to the lifestyle, environment and culture.
- Community Facilities
- A positive sense of community,
- A creative and artistic region,
- Healthy communities and active lifestyles,
- Safe communities,
- Provide well maintained and accessible community facilities which enable opportunities for social interaction,
- Adhere to the principles of access and equity, and/or
- Address issues of risk management or compliance with Australian standards.
- Cultural Development
- Build local creative and cultural skills and experience,
- Further develop and revitalise an established program or project,
- Demonstrate a creative or innovative approach,
- Engage the wider community in local creative and cultural projects,
- Support emerging artists in a high-quality project, and/or
- Engage with the local community and involve significant community interaction
- Cultural Heritage
- Provide opportunities to identify, document and preserve the history of Circular Head,
- Feature Aboriginal culture and heritage,
- Provide access to, interpret and protect the unique lifestyle, places and/or landscapes of Circular Head,
- Encourage collaboration with other heritage organisations, and/or
- Incorporate innovative practices and/or procedures to conserve and promote local heritage.
- Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living
- Contribute to building healthy and active communities,
- Provide free or low-cost physical activity initiatives or opportunities,
- Encourage healthy eating and the availability of fresh, healthy foods,
- Engage a broad spectrum of the community, and/or
- Provide access for all abilities
Funding Information
- Major Grants: Apply for up to $3,000 to fund community projects.
- Minor Grants: Apply for up to $1,000 to fund community projects.
- Special Interest Grants: Apply for up to $4,000 to fund a targeted program for an identified priority in the community
Who can apply?
- Any not-for-profit community organisations or association that is legally constituted as an incorporated body or under the auspice of one, that:
- Operate within the Circular Head local government area or can demonstrate the project or program will benefit residents of the Circular Head.
- Have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound workplace health and safety practices.
- Are able to demonstrate financial viability and competence in project execution.
- Have no debt to Council or have entered into scheduled payment arrangements with Council which are being met.
- Have met acquittal conditions for previous Council grants.
Who cannot apply?
- Applications cannot be made by:
- Government agencies or departments of local, state or federal government, where the application is for the organisation’s core business,
- Organisations who have previously failed to acquit Council assisted projects in line with the agreed terms.
For more information, visit Circular Head Council.
