Small Equipment Grants Scheme (Australia)

Deadline: 27-Apr-22

The Maroondah City Council is currently seeking applications for its Small Equipment Grants Scheme to cover small equipment purchases, printing costs, or administration costs to incorporated not-for-profit community groups.

Funding Information

• This scheme is for requests of $750 or less.

Eligibility Criteria

• Must be an incorporated community organisation /group with not-for-profit status. If not incorporated, an applicant must be auspiced by an eligible not-for-profit incorporated organisation.
• Must be located within, or servicing, the Maroondah community.
• Must maintain Public Liability Insurance Cover ($20 million minimum) or be auspiced by an an eligible organisation with this level of public liability insurance cover.
• Schools and hospitals are eligible to apply if they partner with another eligible community organisation and can demonstrate that the project is outside of their core business.
• The following are not eligible
  • New building projects, capital works requests or facility maintenance projects.
  • Funding to individuals.
  • Projects which do not demonstrate wider community benefit or increase access and inclusion.
  • Multiple applications.
  • Applications from organisations with an outstanding grant acquittal with one of the following grant schemes:
    • Small Equipment Grants Scheme
    • Emergency Relief Grants Scheme
    • Community Development Grant Scheme

Assessment Criteria

• Council assesses your application by considering the information you provide in your application form. The Assessment Criteria section is extremely important.
• Projects need to address one or more of the following assessment criteria:
  • Community building
    • Projects which increase participation, encourage volunteering, or increase skill development.
  • Community benefit
    • Resources to support new or existing services that address clearly identified community needs and contribute to improved community health and wellbeing.
  • Community support
    • The funding required to provide support for a specific population group.

For more information, visit Maroondah City Council. 

For more information, visit https://www.maroondah.vic.gov.au/Community-support-business/Community-funding-grants/Community-Grants-Funding-Program?BestBetMatch=community%20grants%7C343173ea-20f9-4fce-8807-781204829566%7C50efa68a-f050-4cce-8be5-2c37125c123a%7Cen-AU