Deadline: 28-Oct-22
The Southern Cross Credit Union (SCCU) is now inviting applications for its Community Grants.
Categories
- Art and culture: Initiatives related to the celebration, preservation or ongoing impact of arts, cultural and heritage projects in the Northern Rivers and Tweed region. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as community arts projects, restoration of items or areas with historical or cultural significance, performances.
- Education: Initiatives that support imparting information or knowledge, skill sharing or improve delivery of teaching and education services. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as teaching aides and resources, reading programs, creating access and opportunities to engage in education.
- Sport and recreation: Initiatives providing sport and recreational benefit to the wider community. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as shade for events, sporting equipment, uniforms, upgrading facilities, first aid equipment, tournaments, and training programs.
- Sustainability: Initiatives that focus on building awareness, preservation, engagement with and/or sustainability of the natural environment. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities such as community gardens, sustainability education, restoration or care of ecosystems.
- Health and well-being: Improving community access to health and well-being services. Example projects may include equipment, services and/or facilities for youth groups, mentoring programs, community health services, health education, training and development programs.
Funding Information
- With a total Grants pool of $30k, they're looking to award 3 x $10k Grants to current and new SCCU customers throughout the assessment process (subject to change).
Criteria
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Additionally, the following Terms and Condition’s apply:
- Grants are open to SCCU customers only. You must include your customer number in your application to apply. They encourage you to join SCCU in order to apply if you are not already a customer of ours.
- During the application process, it’s expected you’ll be able to explain how the funding will be used in quarterly reporting should you be successful, and include SCCU in the project plan, allowing them to follow and publish the progress of your Grant allocation monthly, for a minimum of 12 months. This may include requests to provide media content or imagery that SCCU can publish to share your progress.
- Grants awarded will be paid in AUD and into a SCCU account.
- Completion of the application form is a critical part of the evaluation process which they use to measure your application against the selection criteria.
- If you select “I’m interested” in banking with SCCU during the application process, a SCCU representative will give you a call to discuss.
- As part of the application process, they capture your data and use this throughout the program
- They may decide to award an amount different to the amount outlined in your application, Grant amounts are subject to change until awarded
- They ask for an initial photograph to be submitted with each application, and upon providing, permission for SCCU to use in advertising is granted
- All applications will be reviewed after the closing date of 28th of October 2022, with all applications that meet the eligibility criteria considered. Finalists will be advised via email, along with details of the voting process to follow.
- The voting numbers received during the process form a part of the decision process to award Grants, but do not determine recipients alone.
- One vote allowed per email address
- All eligible applicants will be advised via email within 2 business days of the outcome of their application after the successful recipients have been determined.
- If your application is successful, they will contact you to award funding and discuss ongoing engagement. If your application is unsuccessful they encourage you to reapply next year.
- All applicants must satisfy all relevant and applicable terms have been appropriately disclosed.
- They have the discretion to refuse funding if you have provided false information.
For more information, visit SCCU.
For more information, visit https://www.sccu.com.au/community/community-grants/