Deadline: 15-Mar-25
The Lockyer Valley Regional Council is inviting applications for the Major Community Grants Program aimed at building community capacity and/or providing supplementary funding to assist with social, cultural, recreational, and environmental outcomes that contribute to the development of inclusive and sustainable practices in community groups and throughout the Lockyer Valley region.
Purpose
- These grants will be awarded to community‐ based organisations in the Lockyer Valley that focus on:
- Community Development
- Arts & Cultural Development
- Social Services
- Recreational Services
- Environmental Initiatives
- Educational Support Projects will need to demonstrate that they:
- Enhance the well‐being of the community
- Address a demonstrated need Encourage community activities
- Support economic development
- Build capacity for long‐term sustainability and liveability
- Strengthen social cohesion and inclusion
Funding Information
- Non‐recurrent grants of between $1,000 and $4,000 will be made available to not‐for‐profit community organisations to undertake projects, activities or events which benefit the wider community, depending upon availability of funds and the merit of projects, activities, or events.
Eligible Projects or Activities
- To be eligible for funding, Council will assess applications based on their ability to:
- Need for the project/activity
- Evidence the organisation is working towards or maintaining self‐sufficiency
- Benefit to the people of the Lockyer Valley local government area
- Evidence of consultation and community partnerships
- Capacity of the applicant to successfully complete the project
- Balanced, realistic, and complete project budget
- Level of funding contributed by the applicant and/or others towards the project.
- Be “shovel ready”.
Ineligible Projects
- Ongoing operational or recurrent costs including but not limited to salaries, rent, fuel
- Activities that have already begun prior to submitting a grant application
- The core business of educational, religious, or medical organisations
- Prize money, prizes, or trophies
- Development of privately‐owned facilities
- Payment of debt
- Political activities
- Projects run solely for commercial profit
- Items included in another council grant application
- Projects run solely for fundraising purposes, without broader community benefit.
Eligibility Criteria
- Not‐for‐profit community organisations that:
- Operate within the Lockyer Valley local government area or can demonstrate the projects, activities or events will benefit residents of the Lockyer Valley local government area
- Have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound workplace health and safety practices
- Can demonstrate viability
- Have no debt to council, or have entered scheduled payment arrangements with council which are being met
- Have met acquittal conditions for previous council grants
- If a community organisation is not a legal not‐for‐profit entity or recognised by the Australian Taxation Office as a not‐for‐profit type, the application must be auspice and administered by such a group.
- Applicants may submit only one grant application per round.
For more information, visit Lockyer Valley Regional Council.