Deadline: 2-Nov-21
Can your not-for-profit group make their community more active, vibrant, inclusive, resilient and creative? If yes, then apply for Community Grants Program for Minor Grants. Minor Grants support not-for-profit organisations to deliver one-off projects, events and activities with broad community benefit.
Minor Grants support not-for-profit organisations to deliver one-off projects, events and activities with broad community benefit.
The Community Grants Program supports projects that contribute to the delivery of council’s corporate priorities as informed by their long-term strategic policy positions on community, economic development and environment. The Program aims to acknowledge and strengthen the valuable contribution that community groups and their volunteers make towards achieving their shared vision and goal of being Australia’s most sustainable region: healthy, smart, creative and fostering a strong community.
Focus is on supporting projects which:
- respond to community need and deliver on council’s priorities
- activate the community in a resilient and vibrant way
- inject money into the local economy
- are ready to get started and be successfully completed
- deliver maximum community benefit.
Funding Information
Apply for up to $2000 to fund one-off projects, events and activities
Categories
Categories are as follow:
- Community Development
- Community Facilities
- Creative Development
- Cultural Heritage
- Economic Development
- Festive and Commemorative Events
- Sport, Recreation and Healthy Living
Outcomes
- Healthy and active communities: Empower their community to live healthy and active lifestyles.
- Vibrant communities: Focus on ensuring community places and spaces are vibrant, inclusive, accessible, adaptable and meet the needs of people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds.
- Inclusive communities: Strengthen connection, inclusion, awareness and opportunity for all people in their community.
- Connected and resilient communities: Build capacity in their communities to be connected, resilient and to respond to local issues.
- Creative and innovative communities: Nurture creative and innovative approaches to building a strong community
Eligibility Criteria
Not-for-profit community organisations that meet all of the following:
- operate within the Sunshine Coast local government area or can demonstrate the project or program will benefit residents of the Sunshine Coast local government area
- have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound workplace health and safety practices
- are able to demonstrate viability
- have no debt to council, or have entered into scheduled payment arrangements with council, which are being met
- have met acquittal conditions for previous council grants.
Ineligible
Applications cannot be made by:
- government agencies or departments of local, state or federal government
- educational, religious or medical organisations, where the application is for the organisation’s core business
- businesses
- individuals.
For more information, visit https://www.sunshinecoast.qld.gov.au/Living-and-Community/Grants-and-Funding/Grants-Programs/Minor-Grants