Deadline: 7-May-23
Surf Coast Shire Council’s Climate Emergency Grants are now open to provide funding for innovative community initiatives that take action to mitigate, adapt and/or mobilise on climate change.
Grant Purpose
- Surf Coast Shire Council is looking to fund local initiatives that enact its Climate Emergency Corporate Response Plan 2021-2031 – Goal 5 ‘Their organisation empowers community-led responses to the climate emergency’. The Climate Emergency Grants fund projects that:
- reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigate);
- help their community adapt to the impacts of climate change (adapt); and/or
- engage their community in climate action (mobilise).
- The pitch event coincides with World Environment Day in June, bringing people together to share ideas for climate action.
Funding Information
- In the 2023 round, Expressions of Interest will be considered for partnership projects between two eligible applicants who will contribute equally to a project to the value of $10k (with $5k awarded to each partner to manage).
Eligibility Criteria
- Groups or individuals who operate in or contribute to the Surf Coast Shire community.
- Incorporated not-for profit groups, or unincorporated groups who apply through an appropriate not-for-profit incorporated body that supports the application and is willing to accept responsibility for the funding (i.e. auspice agreement).
- Charitable organisations.
- Groups that operate as part of a larger governing body, where this grant is outside the scope of what is funded by the governing body, e.g. Churches, Cemetery Trusts, SES, CFA.
- Not-for-profit community groups and sporting clubs that pay their own energy bills and lease Council owned buildings within the Surf Coast Shire.
- Schools, if the project or activity is not part of the standard school curriculum.
- Individuals under an auspice agreement.
- Businesses – where the application demonstrates that the proposed project will have considerable tangible community/environmental benefit.
Assessment Criteria
- All EOIs for the Climate Emergency Grants are assessed using these criteria:
- The project takes action on climate change mitigation, adaptation and/or community mobilisation.
- The applicant demonstrates their commitment and capability to deliver the project.
- The budget is realistic, and costed with quotes
Ineligible
- Groups that have received Surf Coast Shire Council funding for the same activity within the same financial year. However, organisations can apply for funding for a different project, or new stage of a previous project.
- Groups that have an overdue Acquittal Report for previous funding received from Council.
- Committees of Surf Coast Shire Council, including Advisory Committees, Committees of Management or Sub Committees.
- Individual businesses.
- Elected members and employees of Council must not be involved in the development of an application and are not eligible to sign or be listed on any grant.
For more information, visit Surf Coast Shire Council.
