Major Grant Program – Australia

Deadline: 26-Aug-2024

Can your not-for-profit group make the community more active, vibrant, inclusive, resilient and creative? If yes, then apply for the Major Grant Program.

Major grants support not-for-profit organisations to deliver one-off projects, events and activities with broad community benefit.

The Community Grants Program supports projects that contribute to the delivery of council’s corporate priorities as informed by the long-term strategic policy positions on community, economic development and environment. The Program aims to acknowledge and strengthen the valuable contribution that community groups and their volunteers make towards achieving the shared vision of being Australia’s most sustainable region: healthy, smart, creative and fostering a strong community within the Sunshine Coast Biosphere.

Categories 

• Applications for Major grants can be made under one of the following categories:
  • Community Development
  • Community Facilities
  • Creative Development
  • Cultural Heritage
  • Economic Development
  • Sport and Recreation.

Funding Information

• Project funding for not-for-profit community groups up to $15,000, and up to $30,000 for infrastructure projects.

Eligible Projects 

• Applications must:
  • demonstrate a purpose that is in the public interest, with significant community need and benefit
  • demonstrate strong alignment with council’s priorities as described in current council strategies, plans or policy positions
  • adhere to the terms and conditions of this funding program.
• To be eligible for funding for an event, events must be scheduled to take place after notification of funding outcomes.

Eligibility Criteria

• Not-for-profit community organisations that meet all of the following:
  • are a legal entity with not-for-profit status or are registered with the Australian Charities and Not for Profits Commission (ACNC)
  • operate within the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area or can demonstrate the project or program will benefit residents of the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area
  • have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound workplace health and safety practices
  • are able to demonstrate viability
  • have no debt to council, or have entered into 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 entity or registered with the ACNC, the application must be auspiced and administered by such a group.

Ineligible

• 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
• Businesses
• Individuals
• Note: Queensland state school Parent and Citizens’ (P&C) associations are statutory bodies and therefore not eligible.

For more information, visit Sunshine Coast Council.