Hobsons Bay Community Fund Grant Program in Australia

Deadline: 27-Jun-2025

The Hobsons Bay Community Fund is accepting grant applications to promote a fair, inclusive and vibrant community by promoting social inclusion and fair and equitable access to community participation.

Focus Areas

• Access to food and housing security
• Equal opportunities for youth in education & employment
• Emergency aid
• Culturally & Linguistically Diverse (CALD) groups
• Refugees and Asylum Seekers
• Those with a physical or intellectual disability
• Socially marginalised cohorts
• Physical/mental health and wellbeing
• Positive ageing
• A sustainable environment
• Arts and culture-based

Funding Information

• A total pool of approximately $60,000 will be made available for the 2025 HBCF Community Support Grants, with grants available from $500 up to $10,000.
• All applications over $5,000 should first be discussed with a member of the HBCF Grants subcommittee.

Eligibility Criteria

• Any non-profit, club, group, organisation, community centre, neighbourhood house, school and other organisations or groups delivering services or programs within Hobsons Bay.
• Accepting grant applications from for-profit organisations are not generally within our guidelines, but if a for-profit body is seeking to deliver a charitable project or program, for example in partnership with a not-for-profit or community group, please contact the HBCF Grants subcommittee to discuss the project before applying.
• Community initiatives require the majority of participants to come from Hobsons Bay.
• Applications from sporting clubs will only be considered if the sporting activity is done as an integral part of, or is incidental to, a charitable purpose.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Individuals.
• Organisations or groups that deliver projects or programs outside of Hobsons Bay
• Applications from sporting clubs that do not have a charitable purpose
• Proposals that would require operating or recurring costs (i.e. wages, utilities, rent, administrative costs, funds for investment or debt servicing etc.)
• Capital projects
• General fundraising campaigns or annual appeals
• Proposals with more appropriate alternative funding sources (i.e. fees, sponsorship, service agreements etc.), Council or government
• Organisations that have previously received a grant from the HBCF and have not provided a satisfactory Acquittal Report.

For more information, visit HBCF.