Deadline: 20-Mar-25
The Community Capital Works Grants Program aims to assist community groups to improve facilities that are being used to promote local community networks and support family wellbeing.
Grant Categories
- This will be undertaken by the availability of three categories:
- Category 1 – Capital Works Grants
- Category 2 – Capital Works Partnership Grants
- Category 3 – Major Equipment Grant
Objectives
- Category 1 – Capital Works Grants and Category 2 – Capital Works Partnership Grants
- Upgrade the facilities from which community organisations provide services to the community
- Improve facilities that are the primary focus for services or programs that promote local community networks
- Improve facilities that positively contribute to community safety and the wellbeing of residents foster community ownership and management of local facilities
- Category 3 – Major Equipment Grant
- Enable eligible Recreation Reserve Committees of Management an opportunity to purchase major maintenance equipment that will be used to maintain playing surfaces or their facility on their own accord, without the need to engage contractors
- Create opportunities for reserve committees to work together in obtaining funding for new equipment and collaborate in the usage of this equipment.
Funding Information
- Category 1 – Capital Works Grants
- Maximum of $20,000 (per project)
- Grants available from a Set Priorities list that will benefit the enhancement of the facility.
- Simple application process for Community Groups only
- The ICCDG will be responsible for assessing the applications
- Category 2 – Capital Works Partnership Grants
- Maximum $70,000 (per projectmaximum $35,000 Council contribution)
- Grants must benefit the enhancement of a Council asset. This could include building extensions and improvements, capital improvements at recreation reserves and sporting facilities, built-in or fixed equipment installations or portable items which meet best practice standards (for example, playground equipment in kindergartens).
- Category 3 – Major Equipment Grant
- $1 from Council and $1 from the applicant to a maximum grant of $20,000
- The ICCDWG will be responsible for assessing the applications and selecting successful applicationsbased set priorities.
- Applications must be consistent with any agreed reserve maintenance schedules
- Community group must demonstrate financial capacity to purchase the equipment
- The Committee contribution may include a negotiated voluntary labour component.
Eligibility Criteria
- Community groups must be eligible under the Community Capital Works Grants Policy to apply for a grant.
- The Early Years Management organisations can apply for grants that support the facilities from which they operate.
- To ensure your project meets the program objectives, eligibility, and assessment criteria they require community groups develop their project in consultation with Council. In principle support from the relevant Liaison Officer within Council will be required.
- If a licence, lease, or funding agreement exists between Council and the applicant, then the agreement needs to be signed and current in order for applications to be considered.
- Community groups with incomplete or outstanding projects are not eligible to apply for further projects and applications will not be considered.
For more information, visit Cardinia Shire Council.