Redland City Council: Capital Infrastructure Grant Program (Australia)

Deadline: 15-Sep-2024

The Redland City Council is currently accepting applications for the Capital Infrastructure Grant Program.

Capital Infrastructure grants are available to assist eligible organisations build, renovate or refurbish community facilities on Redlands Coast, including hard-wired technology upgrades.

Program Objectives 

• Applicants are required to align their initiative with one or more of the program objectives as below, to be eligible to apply for funding:
  • Improving community infrastructure.
  • Promotes collaboration and local partnerships.
  • Improve capacity.
  • Providing cost-effective initiatives.
  • Increasing employment and/or boosting the local economy.
  • Increased social connection between people.
  • Increased mental wellbeing.
  • Improved ability to deliver.
  • Improved access to services for people experiencing disadvantage/vulnerability.
  • Creating identity, a sense of place and celebration.
  • Increase awareness of Quandamooka cultural heritage.

Funding Categories

• There are two (2) categories of funding available under the Capital Infrastructure Program as follows:
  • Small Capital Infrastructure
    • Purpose: To assist eligible organisations build, renovate or refurbish community facilities, including hard-wired technology upgrades in the Redlands.
    • Available Funding: Grants up to $10,000.
  • Major Capital Infrastructure
    • Purpose: To assist eligible organisations build, renovate or refurbish community facilities, including hard-wired technology upgrades in the Redlands.
    • Available Funding: Grants from $10,001 to $50,000.

Eligible Projects

• Projects must:
  • meet one or more of Council’s Strategic Priorities outlined in Redland City Council’s Corporate Plan,
  • meet one or more of the Program Objectives, and
  • be based in Redland City.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants (and Auspice applicants) must:
  • be a not-for-profit and incorporated entity,
  • have an active ABN or Statement by a supplier,
  • be operating and financially viable,
  • hold Public Liability Insurance ($20 million),
  • have a bank account in the name of the legal entity,
  • not hold a licence for more than 20 gaming machines, and
  • have no outstanding debts or grant acquittals to Council.
• Major Capital Infrastructure
  • Applicants (and Auspice applicants) must:
    • be based in Redland City.

Ineligible

• Applicants cannot request funding for:
  • projects for fundraising purposes where proceeds will be provided to a third party,
  • projects of a political nature or those which incorporate political activities,
  • projects operated for commercial purposes,
  • day-to-day operational costs for an organisation, e.g. salaries and wages, rent and insurances etc,
  • projects which begin before grants are awarded (no grants will be awarded retrospectively),

For more information, visit Redland City Council.