Deadline: 25-Aug-22
Applications for Maribyrnong City Council’s Community Grants Program 2022 are now open to support projects and initiatives that will benefit the Maribyrnong community.
Focus Area
The focus for the 2022-23 Community Grant Program is to support projects and initiatives that:
- Encourage and remove barriers to participation in community and civic life.
- Build community and/or organisational capacity and strengthen networks.
- Support and enable community connectedness and wellbeing.
- Increase intergenerational and/or intercultural participation, understanding, and opportunities.
Priorities
The following will be prioritised:
- First Nations-led projects.
- Projects from or developed in partnership with CALD communities, LGBTIQA+ people, young people, older people, and/or people living with disability
Funding Information
A total of $255,000 is available across three categories:
- Small Grants Up to $1,000
- Medium Grants Up to $15,000
- Large Grants Up to $25,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Council encourages First Nations led projects and projects from or developed in partnership with CALD communities, LGBTIQA+ people, young people, older people and/or people living with disability.
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In order to be eligible applicants must meet all of the following criteria:
- Project addresses one of the focus areas.
- Be a not-for-profit community group, community organisation, agency, or certified social enterprise.
- Be based in the City of Maribyrnong or delivering the project within the City of Maribyrnong.
- Have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
- Have Public Liability Insurance cover of $20 million.
- The majority of project participants live, work, study, or volunteer in the City of Maribyrnong.
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Note:
- If you do not have not-for profit status, ABN number or insurance you may still be eligible to apply via an auspice organisation.
- Social enterprises must provide evidence of current certification by Social Traders.
- First Nations focused projects should be First Nations led.
For more information, visit Maribyrnong City Councils.
For more information, visit https://www.maribyrnong.vic.gov.au/Community/Community-programs-and-grants/Grants-and-festival-funding/Community-Grants