Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Community Facility Grants Program in Australia

Deadline: 14-Oct-2024

The Brisbane City Council is pleased to announce the Lord Mayor’s Better Suburbs Grants program to support not-for-profit community organisations to deliver projects and activities across the city and to maintain, improve and develop community facilities.

Objectives

• The Community Facility Category aims to deliver outcomes in alignment with Brisbane Vision 2031, which plans for the future of the city.
• There are two options for funding:
  • Option 1 – Planning and design for a proposed Community Facility improvement or development project
  • Option 2 – The construction phase of a Community Facility improvement, development or maintenance project.
• Projects must deliver one or more of the following objectives:
  • improve the quality of a Community Facility
  • increase, maintain or enhance participation and community access to a Community Facility
  • improve the flexibility of a Community Facility so that it encourages the development of multi-use, sharing and co-location.

Priorities

• Council may set prioritised project types to respond to key community needs and issues identified by Council. If applied, these priorities will be determined before the new financial year and listed at the start of the application form and on Council’s website. Examples include sports field lighting, building maintenance, increased diversity of use or participation.

Funding Information

• You can apply for grant funding ranging from $10,000 to $200,000.

Eligibility Criteria

• Applicants must:
  • be an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that leases a Council Community Leased Facility; or
  • be auspiced by an incorporated not-for-profit organisation that accepts legal and financial responsibility for the project or activity on Council leased land (Auspice Organisation)
  • have the authority to undertake the proposed works on a Council Community Leased Facility
  • not have outstanding debts, overdue or un-acquitted grants with Council or outstanding issues with the Office of Fair Trading at the time of application
  • ensure that Council’s annual lessee survey (Census) has been completed for the site subject to the application.

Ineligibility Criteria

• Organisations not eligible to apply include:
  • organisations that are not authorised to undertake works on a Council Community Leased Facility
  • national sport and recreation organisations
  • political organisations
  • Queensland and Australian Government departments
  • for-profit organisations
  • non-incorporated organisations (unless auspiced by an Auspice Organisation)
  • church or religious groups, unless the proposed project or activity can be considered to be in addition to the group’s core business.

For more information, visit Brisbane City Council.