Deadline: 10-Feb-23
The Frankston City Council is inviting applications for the Frankston Charitable Fund to assist eligible charitable organisations for innovative programs and projects that work to improve quality of life by increasing life opportunities and social inclusion in Frankston City.
Fund Objectives
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The program/project:
- Meets a local community need
- Enhances community participation and access to resources
- Addresses key issues in the community
- Promotes the capacity of the local community to develop, implement and sustain solutions to issues
- Places an emphasis on prevention and early intervention
Key principles guiding the funding decisions are:
- Community strengthening through collaboration and partnerships
- Placed-based solutions to local issues
- Contribution to community capacity and sustainability
- Broad community impact and involvement
- Focus on prevention and early intervention
Categories
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There are four grant categories as follows:
- Aged and Disability
- Families & Young People
- Education, Employment and Learning
- Health and Wellbeing (including welfare, emergency relief, housing and animal welfare)
Funding Information
- Grants made by the Fund will generally be between $1,000 and $10,000.
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The Committee can decide to
- Fully fund
- Partially fund
- Make a contribution to a project on a “dollar for dollar” basis
Eligibility Criteria
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Funding is available annually to charities that:
- Have Deductable Gift Recipient (DGR) status as covered by Item 1 in the section 30-15 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997 (Cth)
- Have Endorsement as a Taxation Concession Charity (TCC)
- Providing a service / program within the Frankston Local Government Area
- Funding will not be considered for organisations, projects or programs that:
- Do not meet the above stated eligibility criteria;
- Seeking funding for administration or operating costs (e.g. utility costs) that is more than 25% of the total program/project;
- Seeking funding for expenses, activities or programs that are the responsibility of another of Government (local, State or Federal);
- Seeking retrospective funding for projects that have already started or have been completed
- Conferences, events or fundraising;
- Capital or endowment funds;
- Clinical or medical research;
- Auspicing – the organisation applying must be the organisation undertaking the project or program and, or
- Have not previously complied with grant conditions (including unable to properly account for prior funds; have not spent funds for the agreed purpose; or have not returned a detailed acquittal form from previous years)
For more information, visit Frankston City Council.