Deadline: 31-Oct-21
The Queensland Government is inviting applications for the Gambling Community Benefit Fund to provide services, leisure activities and opportunities for Queensland communities.
The Gambling Community Benefit Fund (GCBF) is Queensland’s largest one-off community grants program and distributes approximately $60 million each year to not-for-profit community groups.
Funding Information
The GCBF has funding limits between $500 and $35,000.
Eligibility Criteria
- For your organisation to be eligible, it must meet the requirements of either a legal entity or a sponsored entity.
- A legal entity:
- is incorporated or registered under an Act of Parliament
- has an active ABN
- has not-for-profit objectives
- has a bank account in the name of the legal entity
- must provide a bank verification form stamped by the organisation’s financial institute.
- A sponsored entity:
- is unincorporated and not registered under an Act of Parliament
- has not-for-profit objectives
- requires a legal entity to sponsor its application
- may be a local ambulance committee, rural fire brigade or State Emergency Service group must be sponsored by their relevant government department.
- They may request other documentation to verify eligibility.
- While schools are not eligible, parents and citizens associations (P&Cs) and parents and friends associations (P&Fs) can apply.
For more information, visit https://www.justice.qld.gov.au/initiatives/community-grants