Deadline: 7-Jul-25
The Hume City Council is accepting applications for the Event Grants Program to provide support for event organisers in assisting with developing and delivering vibrant, inclusive and engaging events in Hume City.
These events may be big or small, however they will share one thing: making a positive difference to the Hume community.
Grant Categories
- Community and Neighbourhood Events – Small
- Events that are:
- planned and staged for a particular interest or purpose, and
- bring people together, usually in a local or neighbourhood setting.
- provide opportunities for people to connect and participate.
- organised by community groups and organisations.
- expected to be attended by up to 1,000 people.
- Events that are:
- Community and Neighbourhood Events – Medium
- Events that are:
- planned and staged for a particular interest or purpose, and
- expected to bring people together and provide opportunities for them to connect and participate.
- expected to be attended between 1,000 and 3,000 people.
- Events that are:
What the program supports?
- The program supports events that:
- Celebrate communities.
- Activate neighbourhoods.
- Foster capacity building and resilience.
- Encourage the Hume community to connect and participate locally.
- Recognise local talent, and artistic and cultural strengths.
- Create opportunities for musicians, performers, food vendors and suppliers.
- Contribute to social justice, community health and wellbeing.
- Promote Hume City’s lifestyle and visitor economy, recognising it as a vibrant place to live and visit.
Funding Information
- Community and Neighbourhood Events – Small
- Applicants can apply for up to $2,000.
- Community and Neighbourhood Events – Medium
- Applicants can apply for between $2,001 and $12,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible to apply, the event must:
- be held in Hume City.
- be an organised public gathering that brings people together for a common purpose by some pre-arrangement.
- open to members of the public and be publicly announced or advertised, whether ticketed or not.
- be covered by public liability insurance of $20 million.
- Eligible organisation types
- Community groups/organisations (incorporated or auspiced).
- Not-for-Profits (registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC)). Expected to match every $1 of Council funds with $1 cash or in kind.
- For-profit businesses and commercial organisations (excluding sole traders). Expected to match every $1 of Council funds with $3 cash.
Ineligibility Criteria
- The Event Grant program will not support:
- applications made by individuals.
- applicants/applicant organisations with
- outstanding Post Event Reports from previous funding
- outstanding debts with Council.
- applications from political organisations or which propose events with a political purpose.
- events that exclude or may offend part of the community.
For more information, visit Hume City Council.