Community Small Grants Program (Australia)

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.