Deadline: 15-Aug-22
The Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale has launched the Major Event Grant Program to support local community groups and organisations to deliver a community, sporting or cultural event in the Shire, where the event is of significance to the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale community and/or draws both residents from the Shire, the Peel Region and surrounds.
Purposes
Events should deliver community benefits, consistent with the following principles:
- Promote a sense of community and inclusion across the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale.
- Celebrate cultural diversity and heritage.
- Encourage residents to be healthy, active and engaged in community life.
- Encourage the development of locally led and delivered projects and activities.
- Support the delivery of high quality projects in line with Shire plans and objectives.
Funding Information
Grants between $5,000 and $20,000 (ex GST) are available per financial year. Applicants may make only one application to this grant category per financial year.
Eligibility Criteria
- The Major Event Grant is open to the following entities who have their primary place of residence within the Shire of Serpentine Jarrahdale Local Government Area (LGA):
- local registered not-for-profit organisations; and
- local incorporated community groups.
- Other external organisations and groups can only apply if they can demonstrate that the event will substantially benefit residents of the Serpentine Jarrahdale LGA.
- Non-incorporated organisations can only apply on the condition that the application is auspiced and administered by an eligible incorporated local community group.
- School P&C’s can only apply where the event has a clear, demonstrated broad community benefit that extends beyond the school community.
- Religious groups and organisations can only apply for funding towards community based events.
Ineligible
- Applicants whose event date is after the notification of the outcome, ie retrospective funding.
- Applicants who have any outstanding funding acquittals due.
- Applicants whose event has already been financially supported by the Shire via an alternative grant category or other community contribution process in the same financial year.
- Religious groups and organisations whose event is a religious specific activity.
- Corporate and commercial entities.
- Political parties or groups.
- State and Federal Government organisations.
- Schools.
For more information, visit https://www.sjshire.wa.gov.au/community/your-community/sj-community-grants-program/major-grants.aspx