Deadline: 12-Sep-22
Applications are now open for the Isaac’s Minor and Major grant program to assist local not-for-profit community groups and organisations undertaking innovative projects or activities which benefit the community across the areas of community development; community events; community facilities, sport, and recreation and healthy living.
Priorities
Applications need to be submitted prior to the project or activity taking place and need to align with one or more of the following priorities for their region:
- Supports the objectives of the Isaac Community Plan
- Activates community and promotes social cohesion
- Encourages healthy and active communities
- Builds resilience and community capacity
- Positively engages with audiences including local youth, the aged, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples and multicultural communities.
- Enhances mental health awareness.
- Promotes access, inclusion, diversity and equity for all.
- Promotes community safety.
Categories
- Community Development: This category funds projects and activities which respond to an identified local need and build more inclusive, engaged, and safer communities.
- Community Events: Funds projects and activities that support sustainable community and regional events and celebrations that reflect cultural values, diversity and the lifestyle of their communities.
- Community Facilities: Funds projects which improve the amenities provided by groups and organisations for broader benefit of the community and through betterment contributes to the social, cultural and sporting activation of venues.
- Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living: Funds projects and activities which promote community participation in sport and recreational pursuits across the Isaac Regional Council local government area. The category’s goal is to facilitate services and programs to promote liveability (including urban design), health and wellbeing and community safety across the region.
- Cultural Development: Funds projects which enable the practical foundations for a range of creative arts and cultural projects and activities.
Funding Information
- Minor Grant Up to $1,000 (excluding GST): Minor Grant applications are open year-round and are managed administratively by the Engaged Communities department in consultation with the relevant Divisional Councillor.
- Major Grant Up to $5,000 (excluding GST): Major Grant applications are assessed in four set rounds. An applicant may only receive one Major Grant per financial year, unless exceptional circumstances are warranted. This applies to the applicant group and not the auspricing body. This is to ensure equitable access to funding for eligible applicants.
- Applicants requesting amounts over $5,000 or seeking commitment for 1-3 years must discuss their application with Council’s Engaged Communities department prior to submission.
Eligibility Criteria
Council will apply the following qualifying criteria to community organisations when considering applications for assistance:
- A not-for-profit entity as recognised by the Australian Taxation Office, inclusive of incorporated associations, registered charities or bodies exempt from incorporation under other legislation; and
- Holds a current public liability insurance certificate with a coverage value of not less than $20 million; and
- Is located in the Isaac Region and operates to benefit the communities of the region; and
- Undertakes projects in the public interest which align with the objectives of the Isaac Community Plan.
If a community organisation does not meet the qualifying criteria to be eligible, an application may be auspiced and administered by a qualifying entity on its behalf. The auspicing organisation will be responsible for fulfilling all requirements of any funding agreement with Council.
Ineligibility Criteria
Applications for assistance submitted, or auspiced on behalf of, the following types of organisations are not eligible for consideration:
- Not-for-profit community organisations who hold a gaming license under the Gaming Machine Act 1991 and where the application is for community facility improvements that are not for the direct benefit of the sport.
- Government agencies or departments of Local, State or Federal Government.
- Educational, religious or medical organisations, where the application is for the organisation’s core business.
- Commercial Businesses.
For more information, visit https://www.isaac.qld.gov.au/community/isaac-community-grants