Deadline: 7-Mar-25
Kiama Municipal Council’s Health and Sustainability Grants program supports initiatives and activities that enhance health and environmental sustainability outcomes for local communities.
Aims
- This program aims to:
- Enhance health and environmental sustainability outcomes for the community
- Partner with and support community groups to develop and deliver projects that improve the health, wellbeing and quality of life for the community
- Provide and promote opportunities for the community to:
- Engage in regular physical activity
- Develop skills in sustainable practices
- Develop knowledge and skills in healthy eating and active living principles
- Improve the health of the natural environment
- improve the mental health and wellbeing.
Funding Information
- Maximum amount per application – $15,000 (Maximum $2,000 per application).
Eligibility Criteria
- In addition to the General Eligibility Criteria outlined in the Policy and Guidelines, the following criteria applies to this program:
- Be a not-for-profit incorporated community organisation (or under auspice of an incorporated organisation) or be an incorporated school P&C and have relevant insurances. Where partnerships are proposed, a letter identifying the lead organisation will be required, and all organisations will need to sign the application form.
- If a proposed project’s governance is to be auspiced by another organisation, written confirmation of the auspice arrangement must be submitted with the grant application and an officer of the auspice organisation with appropriate delegated authority must co-sign the application.
- Must have fully completed the application form, paying careful attention to budget breakdown, project description, work plan and timeframe.
- Must ensure that the project is not for the purposes of charitable fund raising.
- Must be able to match dollar for dollar funding amounts for projects either in cash or in-kind.
- Must submit new and innovative projects (rather than previously funded projects) to be considered.
- The project must not have been previously funded through the Kiama Council’s Health and Sustainability Grants.
- Apply for one year of funding only (recurrent projects ie. annual events that are considered will receive a one-off seed funding only, if successful. Any funds provided must not lead to the applicant becoming dependent on ongoing financial support from Kiama Council.
For more information, visit Kiama Municipal Council.
