Deadline: 23-Mar-25
The Redland City Council’s Community Grants Program provides funding to support local community organisations and individuals to undertake projects for the benefit of Redlands Coast.
Grants are offered for community development, cultural heritage, environment, and sport and recreation.
Categories
- Eligible not-for-profit community organisations and individuals can apply for funding across three categories:
- Organisation Support: To support community organisations to improve organisational governance and management practices and the organisation’s capacity to deliver services in Redland City.
- Project Support: To support organisations providing one-off projects, events or activities that deliver short to medium term positive outcomes in Redland City
- Conservation Grants: To support organisations or individuals for specific projects that will provide positive outcomes for the environment and wildlife in Redland City
- Conservation Support: To assist organisations with direct conservation projects, and education and awareness of wildlife (especially koalas and their habitat).
- Wildlife Carer Support: To assist registered wildlife carers with projects related to the rescue, care, rehabilitation and transport of injured wildlife, and training opportunities to improve the quality of wildlife care.
Goals
- City Leadership.
- Strong Communities.
- Quandamooka Country.
- Natural Environment.
- Liveable Neighbourhoods.
- Thriving Economy.
- Efficient and Effective Organisation.
Objectives
- The program is designed to support the delivery of Council’s vision and goals outlined in Council’s Corporate Plan. Applicants are required to align their initiative with one or more of the program objectives, as below, to be eligible to apply for funding:
- Promotes collaboration and local partnerships.
- Improve community organisation 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 Information
- Organisation Support: Up to $5,000
- Project Support: Up to $10,000
- Conservation Grants: Up to $10,000
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants (and Auspice applicants) must:
- be based in Redland City,
- be a not-for-profit and incorporated entity,
- have an active ABN,
- 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.
Ineligibility Criteria
- Applicants cannot request funding for:
- equipment,
- daily operational costs e.g. salaries and wages, insurances and rent etc,
- capital works and fixed structures,
- projects that have same or similar outcomes that have been funded under any other Council program,
- projects for fundraising purposes where proceeds will be provided to a third party,
- projects of a political nature or those which incorporate political activities,
For more information, visit Redland City Council.