Deadline: 14-Oct-2024
Submissions are now open for the Community Grants Program, helping local groups bring their projects, events and creative ideas to life.
Objectives
- Community Grant objectives are:
- Support for Mandurah’s most vulnerable communities.
- Build capacity of community organisations and residents associations.
- Increase volunteering, including capacity and training within the City of Mandurah.
- Improve access to technology for education and training within the City of Mandurah. – Celebrate and encourage cultural diversity and social inclusion.
- Create opportunities for localised smaller scale events (within allowed government restrictions.
- Youth development initiatives that build capacity and develop leadership ability. – Celebrate Mandurah through arts and culture.
- Build neighbourhood connection and linkages.
- Celebrate and highlight local indigenous culture.
Funding Information
- This year, funding of up to $5000 for eligible projects is available over a one-year period.
What are they looking for?
- They’re looking for:
- Projects that provide a community benefit, which can be completed within a 12- month period.
- Projects and initiatives that demonstrate clear community need and value for money.
- Organisations that have demonstrated ability to deliver projects that address community needs.
- The project demonstrates value for money.
- Projects that can demonstrate measurable outcomes and impact on the community.
Eligibility Criteria
- To be eligible for our funding your organisation will:
- Be an incorporated, not for profit organisation or;
- Be an un-incorporated community group under the auspices of an incorporated association.
- Deliver your project in the City of Mandurah local government boundaries.
- Hold current Public Liability insurance.
- Comply with Local, State and Commonwealth laws applicable to the approved project or initiative.
- Have discussed your project with a Community Development prior to submitting the grant application.
Ineligibility Criteria
- They don’t fund:
- Projects taking place outside of the City of Mandurah local government boundaries.
- Retrospective, contingency or on-going operational costs, e.g., salaries, rent, insurance, admin costs.
- Projects or initiatives that could/should be funded through contractual or individualised Government funding arrangements.
- Income generating or commercial activities.
- Camp costs, travel, entry fees or insurance.
- Projects that duplicate existing services and programmes in the City of Mandurah.
- Activities that are already covered by existing service agreements/grants or sponsorship with the City of Mandurah.
- Applicants or auspice with an open funding agreement under the Community Partnership Grant.
For more information, visit City of Mandurah.