Deadline: 30-Jun-22
The Benalla Rural City Council has announced the Community Sponsorship Grants to support projects and activities that will assist in building healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities across the municipality.
The Community Sponsorship Program encourages not-for-profit, community-based organizations to seek funding for projects and activities that develop healthy, vibrant, and sustainable communities across Benalla Rural City.
Funding Information
- This grant provides funding up to a maximum of $500 (in any financial year) to support eligible projects, activities, and events.
Eligibility Criteria
- Incorporated community based and not-for-profit groups and organizations, including local branches of state, national and international groups, trust funds, and schools
- An unincorporated organization sponsored by an incorporated organization
Ineligible Applicants
- Individuals
- Individual businesses, government agencies, political or religious groups
- Applicants who have not satisfactorily acquitted previous Council grants or who have outstanding debts to Benalla Rural City Council
Criteria
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All applicants will be assessed against the following criteria
- Is the organization eligible to apply?
- Has the application been submitted before the project has commenced?
- Has the organization previously received funding from the Council? (Preference will be given to organizations who have not received funding from the Council in the past two years.)
- What will be the community benefits of the project?
- Is there an identified community need for the project?
- What planning has been undertaken leading up to the application?
- Are their benefits to the broader community rather than just to the members of the applicant organization?
- Does the applicant contribute towards the project, either cash or in-kind?
- Is the budget realistic?
- Have other sources of funding been investigated?
- Does the organization have appropriate insurance and a risk management strategy? (Community events only)
- Can the organization effectively administer the grant within 12 months?
For more information, visit Benalla Rural City.
For more information, visit https://www.benalla.vic.gov.au/Your-Community/Annual-Grants-Program