Deadline: 31-May-23
The Nillumbik Shire Council is seeking applications for the Social Connection Grant Program to support community projects that will reduce isolation, empower, foster harmony and boost the wellbeing of older people in Nillumbik.
Social and community connection has been affected in many ways in recent times and one of those groups are the older people in their community. As a response, Nillumbik Shire Council want to support initiatives and events that help reconnect older people to their community.
Funding Information
Up to $1,000 from a grant pool of $15,000
What can be funded?
Funding is available to assist initiatives to deliver activities that foster social connectedness for their members and the broader community, such as but not exclusive to:
- Community events and activities
- Equipment
- Promotional materials
What won’t be funded?
- Projects, events or activities that are held outside the Nillumbik municipal boundary
- Projects, events or activities that will not substantially benefit the Nillumbik community
- Ongoing operational expenses or core business costs (E.g. salaries, administrative costs, maintenance costs, uniforms, utility bills, etc.)
- Projects that are curriculum based or entirely student or congregation focused
- Projects solely for fundraising purposes without broad community benefit
- Competitions with no community component
- Prize money and awards
- Projects or events with a political or religious purpose
- Events that are fully ticketed with no free or heavily subsidised component
- Alcohol or gambling related activities
- Projects that could be funded via other Council grant programs
- Projects that have received full funding from another source
- Retrospective funding for projects which are due to commence prior to the notification of the application outcome
- Applicants that are in debt to or have any outstanding commitments with the Shire.
Eligibility Criteria
Applicants must:
- Be an incorporated not-for profit organisation, community group or individual that lives, works, studies, volunteers or plays in Nillumbik
- Unincorporated groups and individuals must be auspiced by an incorporated body
- Hold a minimum of $10 million public liability insurance
- Have acquitted and be compliant with all Nillumbik grants previously awarded
- Obtain all relevant project and event related permits, approvals, and licenses from the relevant authorities prior to commencement
- Adhere to all current Victorian Coronavirus restrictions during the delivery of the project
- Spend the funds before 30 June 2023
- Return the full or remaining amount of the grant to Council if the funded activity is cancelled or is less than budgeted
- Submit an acquittal and evaluation to Council within two months of the funded activity’s completion
For more information, visit Nillumbik Shire Council.
For more information, visit https://www.nillumbik.vic.gov.au/Community/Grants/Council-grants/Social-Connection-Grant-2022