Deadline: 13-Jun-25
The Bayside City Council New Program or Community Initiative Grants provide seed funding to new community projects to establish their viability and attract alternate funding sources.
Funding Information
- Seed funding of up to of $5,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Not for profit, community organisations residing within Bayside, or providing services to residents of Bayside, are eligible to apply. All applications will be assessed on an individual basis and will be determined in accordance with the assessment criteria.
- To be considered eligible:
- The applicant must be a not-for-profit organisation
- The applicant must be either
- an incorporated association or similar legal entity; or
- auspiced by another organisation that is incorporated (or has a similar legal identity) and can manage the grant on behalf of the applicant.
- The applicant organisation (or auspicing body) must have public liability insurance that is deemed appropriate by Council’s Risk Manager.
- The applicant must
- have a membership that is wholly or significantly made up of people who are Bayside residents or ratepayers; and/or
- submit a grant proposal that benefits the Bayside community.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Grants will not be made:
- for recurrent funding where there is no plan for long term sustainability of the initiative.
- for initiatives deemed ‘business as usual’ or items considered ongoing operational costs.
- for capital works including permanent structures or anything that increases the value of your facility.
- for initiatives implemented or completed prior to the application being submitted.
For more information, visit Bayside City Council.