Deadline: 30-Aug-21
The City of Ballarat is seeking applications for the Strategic Partnership Grant Program to provide funding to organisations or businesses to run projects that meet strategic objectives in the Council Plan, Health and Wellbeing Plan and other plans and strategies endorsed by Council
Health and Wellbeing Plan
The Municipal Public Health and Wellbeing Plan 2017-2021 outlines how the City of Ballarat and other local health organisations will achieve a higher level of health and wellbeing for the people who live, learn, work and play in Ballarat.
The plan focuses on 3 areas:
- Healthy eating and active living
- Improving mental health
- Reducing violence and injury
Goals
The plan outlines what the City of Ballarat will do to help achieve Council’s and the community’s vision of Ballarat as a proud city that is bold, vibrant and thriving.
The plan has four goals:
- Liveability: Improve the quality of life for community
- Prosperity: Advance economic position as the capital of Western Victoria
- Sustainability: Protect, maintain and enhance built and natural assets
- Accountability: Provide strong and decisive leadership, and transparent governance
Funding Information
- Strategic Partnerships are considered for requests exceeding $20,000.
- Requests can be for multi-year funding up to a maximum of four (4) years.
Principles
Applications must also align with the following principles:
- Partnerships are developed with identified strategic partners that Council can work with collaboratively to deliver community outcomes.
- Strategic Partners are identified to make the most of opportunities to meet the needs of the community and deliver on outcomes identified in the Council Plan.
- Strategic Partnerships have mandatory reporting and contractual agreements. Recipients must enter into a Funding Agreement with Council that outlines reporting requirements and a mutually agreed evaluation framework that focuses on performance and outcome measures.
- Recommendations on the term of the Funding Agreement for Strategic Partnerships will be made by management, taking into consideration the time needed to have an impact on outcomes and the term of the strategic documents to which they align.
Eligibility Criteria
- These partnerships will be awarded to well-established organisations that have a proven record of delivering relevant programs, projects or activities.
For more information, visit https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/city/my-community/grants
