Deadline: 21-Feb-25
The Shire of Denmark is pleased to announce the Community Grants Program to provide financial assistance to not-for-profit local organisations wishing to deliver projects that benefit the community.
Priority Areas
- Applications to the Community Grant Program must align with the Shire of Denmark Strategic Community Plan & Sustainability Strategy.
- Health & Happiness
- Equity & Local Economy
- Culture & Community
- Land & Nature
- Sustainable Water
- Local & Sustainable Food
- Sustainable Travel & Transport
- Sustainable Materials & Products
- Zero Waste
- Zero Carbon Energy
Categories
- Community grants are available across six categories:
- Cultural Development and Arts
- Historical
- Sports
- Events
- Environment
- Sustainable Enterprise
Funding Information
- Community Grants are available from $201 up to $7,200.
Who can Apply?
- Eligible applicants are permitted to apply for one round, each financial year.
- Eligible applicants must be:
- An incorporated not-for-profit organisation or group or,
- An unincorporated not-for-profit organisation, group or individual, applying through the auspice of not-for-profit incorporated body (excluding sole traders or commercial businesses).
Who cannot Apply?
- An unincorporated organisation or individual without an auspice arrangement.
- An Individual, sole trader, private or commercial businesses.
- Applicants who have already received funding through the Community Grants Program this financial year.
- Educational institutions.
- State or Federal Government.
- Applicants located outside the Shire of Denmark unless they can demonstrate that they are addressing a need benefiting the Denmark community where there are no existing local providers delivering this service.
- Organisations whose main purpose is to fundraise.
- Applicants who have failed to acquit previous projects funded through the Shire of Denmark.
- Organisation or group whose core values and vision doesn’t align with the Shire of Denmark’s and whose association may bring the Shire’s reputation in disrepute.
For more information, visit Shire of Denmark.