Apply for Community Grants Program in Australia
Deadline: 30-Aug-21
The City of Marion is offering Community Grants Program to assist local not-for-profits to establish and undertake projects or activities that are beneficial for the community.
Objectives
Applicants should consider the following:
Establish and undertake activities that align with the
City of Marion Community Vision and Strategic Plan.
City of Marion Equity, Access and Social Inclusion Policy statement.
Activities that focus on the following will be highly considered:
Demonstrate a strong benefit to City of Marion residents.
Demonstrate inclusivity and accessibility to the wider community, where possible.
Encourage community led projects/activities, including opportunities for volunteers.
Create opportunities for grass roots clubs and groups to increase community participation.
Demonstrate how the outcomes of the funding includes giving back to the community.
Enable wellbeing eg: healthy lifestyles, skill development, community safety, cultural harmony
Demonstrate environmental responsibility by the organisation/group, where applicable, eg: policies or practices relevant to recycling, single use plastics etc.
Funding Information
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Each funding round may include one grant up to $10,000
The remaining funding pool has a $5,000 limit per application.
Criteria
Council’s strong preference will be given to small not-for-profit organisations.
Applications are accepted from groups that have received grant funding in previous financial years, priority may be given to organisations that have not received funding within the previous 2 financial years.
Only one application per community group per round will be accepted.
Where relevant, applications may be approved subject to additional criteria being met (eg: subject to development approval, landlord approval etc).
Grants should generally not be used for site improvements on private property.
For more information, visit https://cdn.marion.sa.gov.au/sp/Documents-forms/Community-Grant-Guidelines.pdf