Deadline: 15-Oct-21
The Lendlease Corporation has announced the applications for the Community Grants Program to fund initiatives or events that benefit the community of Spring Mountain, Springfield Rise, and surrounding areas, through improving social, environmental, and economic outcomes.
Funding Information
- The total funding pool is $10,000.
- Applicants must complete their project within a year
What they are looking to fund?
They are looking to fund programs, initiatives or events that benefit the community of Springfield Rise through improving social, environmental and economic outcomes. More specifically those which:
- Educate / up-skill the community
- Connect and strengthen relationships within the community
- Assist the start-up and ongoing support of community groups, programs, social enterprise
- Celebrate the stories of Greater Springfield’s past and present
- Activate public space
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit body with a current and valid ABN, such as an incorporated association, or be auspiced by one
- Applicants must be located within or offer a project within Springfield
- A single application will only be considered per grant round
Ineligible
- Organisational core operating costs such as funding for permanent staff members, insurance and utilities
- Commercial activities and organisations
- Projects that duplicate existing services and programs
- Projects with a sole religious or political purpose
- The advancement of sport is not considered as charitable activity by the ATO. Therefore, applications from sporting organisations need to clearly demonstrate a benefit to the wider community. Examples of charitable projects often championed by sporting groups include building and maintaining multipurpose public facilities, all abilities programs, health promotion and leadership education
- The foundation will not consider projects that are vague, have insufficient value or that are of indeterminable value to the community
- Projects that have already been completed, cannot receive retrospective funding under Charitable Law
For more information, visit https://communities.lendlease.com/queensland/springfield-rise/living-in-springfield-rise/groups-and-events/