Deadline: 12-Aug-2025
The Toowoomba Regional Council is now inviting applications for its Community Grant Program to support community organisations in their efforts to provide services, activities and events that are of benefit to the community.
Priorities
- The Community Support Grant Program seeks to respond to Council’s vision, values and goals, as outlined in the Corporate Plan 2019-2024, by providing support for projects that aim to achieve one or more of the following:
- demonstrate collaboration and partnerships between community organisations.
- encourage and assist community interaction and inclusiveness.
- foster Indigenous, multicultural and intergenerational understanding and equity.
- support innovation, forward thinking, and learning opportunities.
- upgrade facilities to meet standards, regulations and community expectations.
- meet changing community needs and/or increase facility usage
Funding Information
- Applicants may apply for up to $2,500 of financial support.
Eligible Projects
- The community support grant program seeks to provide support for projects that:
- demonstrate collaboration and partnerships between community organisations
- encourage and assist community interaction and inclusiveness
- foster Indigenous, multicultural and inter-generational understanding and equity
- support innovation, forward thinking and learning opportunities
- upgrade facilities to meet standards, regulations and community expectations
- meet changing community needs and/or increase facility usage.
Ineligible Projects
- Community support grants will not fund:
- loan or other debt repayments
- recurrent administration and running costs, such as:
- regular wages
- regular office expenses
- rent, mortgage repayments or land purchases
- equipment that has a short life or needs regular replacement
- rates, utilities, energy, insurance or regulatory expenses
- projects with a commercial purpose
- projects which are of a private as opposed to community benefit. (Note: For larger projects of both private and community benefit, only the portion of the project which is of community benefit shall be eligible for funding)
- projects already funded by other Toowoomba Regional Council Grant programs
- prize money, trophies, raffle prizes or fundraising.
Eligibility Criteria
- Organisations can apply for a community support grant if they:
- are an eligible community organisation or are under the auspices of an eligible community organisation;
- operate or provide services within the Toowoomba Regional Council area;
- have an Australian Business Number (ABN).
Ineligibility Criteria
- individuals
- for-profit companies, trusts and other organisations
- unions and student guilds
- research foundations
- professional associations
- an organisation that has been granted approval for support through a Toowoomba Regional Council program for the same project
Selection Criteria
- Applicants must demonstrate:
- The organisation and project/activity is eligible.
- The organisation and project/activity is viable.
- Genuine need and community benefit.
- How and why the support being requested will positively impact the local community.
- Evidence of planning, consultation and support.
- Financial need, the organisation’s contribution and support, and other funding sought (whether successful or not).
- Linkages to program objectives.
- Any regulatory requirements have been, or will be, satisfied.
For more information, visit Toowoomba Regional Council.
