Deadline: 24-Mar-2025
The Older and Active Community Grants program aims to increase social connection between older adults within the City of Darebin.
Particularly with those who are feeling socially isolated and/or experience barriers to social connection.
Focus Areas
- The focus areas of this grants program are:
- To provide support for new and emerging older adult groups, especially those who can address an unmet need to the Darebin community, with a particular focus on emerging cultural groups and groups from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
- To increase social connection amongst older adults within the City of Darebin, particularly with those who are feeling socially isolated and/or experience barriers to social connection.
- To empower the local community to host age-friendly events that promote active and healthy lifestyles for older adults within the City of Darebin.
Funding Information
- The Older and Active Community Grants Program allows grants up to $3,000 per application for incorporated, not-for-profit associations.
- Community groups that are not incorporated are able to apply for grants up to $2,000 but must have a bank account in the name of the organisation/group and demonstrate that they operate as a not-for-profit organisation.
- Alternatively, groups that are not incorporated may choose to find an incorporated organisation to auspice them for their project. Auspice organisations receive and manage funds on behalf of non-incorporated groups. A neighbourhood house is an example of a potential Auspice organisation.
- This grant can be used to apply for Venue Hire at specific Darebin Council venues (including Senior Citizens Centres & Community Halls) and external venues. All applicants can apply up to $2,000 to cover venue hire costs. Please note venue hire cannot be provided on an ongoing basis and is subject to availability.
Who can apply?
- Darebin City Council wants to ensure that Community Grants are distributed and support projects which address the issues and needs of the local community. For this reason, the following outlines the eligibility requirements for accessing Community Grant.
- Older Adult Community groups need to be either:
- A not-for-profit, charity or incorporated association with Consumer Affairs Victoria, or;
- Auspiced by another not-for-profit, charity or Incorporated association, or;
- Not incorporated but have a bank account in the name of the community organisation, and;
- Hold public liability insurance up to $20,000,000 at application time and when the project has commenced. If a group does not currently hold public liability insurance, the group can use the funding provided to purchase the insurance, ensuring it is noted clearly in the grant budget and acquittal report.
Who cannot apply?
- Applicants who have a current funding arrangement with Darebin City Council such as the Funding and Support Program funding arrangement and/or sponsorship programs for activities and services. This includes groups/organisations who receive in-kind venue hire and other funding from Darebin City Council.
- Individuals.
- Political organisations.
- Religious organisations, applying with the purpose of promoting religion or proselytizing.
- Businesses or for-profit organisations.
- Applicants who have not completed previous Council grants (including submitting acquittal reports) and/or have outstanding debts with Council.
- Applicants that own or operate Electronic Gaming Machines (EGMs) or hold events/activities/meetings in venues that have EGMs and/or receive sponsorship or support (in-kind or cash) from EGM revenue.
For more information, visit Darebin City Council.