Deadline: 27-Jun-25
The Hobsons Bay Community Fund is accepting grant applications to promote a fair, inclusive and vibrant community by promoting social inclusion and fair and equitable access to community participation.
Focus Areas
- Access to food and housing security
- Equal opportunities for youth in education & employment
- Emergency aid
- Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) groups
- Refugees and Asylum Seekers
- Those with a physical or intellectual disability
- Socially marginalised cohorts
- Physical/mental health and wellbeing
- Positive ageing
- A sustainable environment
- Arts and culture-based
Funding Information
- A total pool of approximately $60,000 will be made available for the 2025 HBCF Community Support Grants, with grants available from $500 up to $10,000.
- All applications over $5,000 should first be discussed with a member of the HBCF Grants subcommittee.
Eligibility Criteria
- Any non-profit, club, group, organisation, community centre, neighbourhood house, school and other organisations or groups delivering services or programs within Hobsons Bay.
- Accepting grant applications from for-profit organisations are not generally within our guidelines, but if a for-profit body is seeking to deliver a charitable project or program, for example in partnership with a not-for-profit or community group, please contact the HBCF Grants subcommittee to discuss the project before applying.
- Community initiatives require the majority of participants to come from Hobsons Bay.
- Applications from sporting clubs will only be considered if the sporting activity is done as an integral part of, or is incidental to, a charitable purpose.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Individuals.
- Organisations or groups that deliver projects or programs outside of Hobsons Bay
- Applications from sporting clubs that do not have a charitable purpose
- Proposals that would require operating or recurring costs (i.e. wages, utilities, rent, administrative costs, funds for investment or debt servicing etc.)
- Capital projects
- General fundraising campaigns or annual appeals
- Proposals with more appropriate alternative funding sources (i.e. fees, sponsorship, service agreements etc.), Council or government
- Organisations that have previously received a grant from the HBCF and have not provided a satisfactory Acquittal Report.
For more information, visit HBCF.