Community Training and Development Grants – Australia
Deadline: 1-Jun-22
The City of Onkaparinga is pleased to announce the Community Training and Development Grants to provide funding to assist community groups who have strategically identified training needs for their volunteer committees, to give leaders access to governance training, development opportunities or undertake conference opportunities.
The Community Training and Development Grants provide funding to assist community groups who have strategically identified training needs for their volunteer committees and leaders to:
access governance training or development opportunities
undertake conference opportunities.
Objectives
The Community Training and Development Grant contributes to increasing:
the skills and knowledge of volunteer community group leaders
opportunities for community group leaders to learn from, share knowledge and make connections with other community group leaders
the skills, knowledge and leadership capability within the local communities.
Priorities
The priorities for funding include:
training or conferences that contribute to a group’s further governance development
groups that can demonstrate the benefit of the training or conference to the wider community
training or conference activities being provided by a registered training organisation
organisations with their main office located within the city
applications that support groups delivering programs/activities based in areas experiencing disadvantage (i.e. based on Socio-Economic Indexes for Areas (SEIFA)).
Funding Information
Grants of up to $1500 are available.
Eligibility Criteria
not-for-profit organisations.
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 (an incorporated body wanting to auspice a grant for another group must complete and sign the auspice form to be submitted with the application).
You can only submit one application for this grant. However applicants are able to submit applications to separate funding programs within the same financial year (one application per program) providing that the applications are for different activities.
Groups wishing to send members under 18 years old on international, interstate, or intrastate training or conferences can apply provided:
it can be demonstrated that there will be adequate supervision to ensure safety
travel and accommodation arrangements are viewed as appropriate
a parent or guardian has signed the relevant disclaimer provided with the application form.
Support for operational and legislative based training including; Responsible service of alcohol, first aid, child safe environments, is regularly delivered through Onkaparinga Active Communities Network (OACNET).
Funding for community events should be applied for through the Community Events Grants. Funding for community development programs and small equipment purchases should be applied for through th Community Grants.
For more information, visit https://www.onkaparingacity.com/Council/Grants/Community-Grants/Community-Training-and-Development-Grants