Deadline: 1-Mar-22
The Latrobe City Council is inviting applications for Community Grants – Minor Equipment for Financial assistance provided to community groups who wish to purchase nonfixed equipment.
Examples of Projects
- Sporting equipment, furniture to fit outbuilding, portable seating, defibrillator, Community Christmas decorations, IT infrastructure and communication software, etc
Funding Information
- Maximum grant amount $2,000
What will not be funded?
- General maintenance expenses. This includes the ongoing care of an existing asset E.g. painting, new roof, fence repairs, etc
- Sponsorship signage and sponsorship agreements;
- Requests to raise funds for other groups. Including fundraising projects with the primary purpose of fundraising for other organizations or individuals;
- Funding for trophies, awards, scholarships, subscriptions, prizes, and honorariums;
- Projects that deliver a religious or party political message where the purpose is to advance the organization’s religious beliefs, irrespective of what those beliefs or positions might be;
- Projects or events at venues where there are gaming machines, gambling, and betting; unless there is no appropriate alternative venue and the applicant has considered the potential impact to participants;
- Retrospective costs. This includes reimbursement of costs already incurred and funding for projects which have already taken place or began before the application being approved by Council;
- Payment of debts or loans;
- General operating expenses – funding will not cover expenses such as electricity, lease or rent payments, telephone, wages, salaries, project management costs, etc. that are ongoing organizational expenses;
- Projects that are only designed for group members to attend and are not designed for the broader community;
- The purchase of land;
- Repair of facilities damaged by vandalism, fire, or other natural disasters where the incident should reasonably be expected to be covered by insurance; and
- Applications for projects that engage in activities that promote discrimination, violence, or antisocial behavior.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, applicants must:
- Be a not-for-profit, properly constituted legal entity or be auspiced by such a body which is able, and willing, to accept legal and financial responsibility for the project;
- Be free of debt to Latrobe City Council and have no outstanding Acquittals from previous Latrobe City Council grant applications;
- Hold appropriate public liability insurance; and
- Be based within the municipality of Latrobe City or provide services or benefits primarily to the Latrobe City Community.
For more information, visit https://www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2021-07/2021-22%20Community%20Grant%20Program%20Guidelines.pdf