Community Assistance Grants

BROKEN HILL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS

Grants are available for registered not-for-profit community organisations by way of two rounds of funding each financial year.

Recent changes have been made to the Community Assistance Grants Policy to allow the funding to be available to more not-for profit community organisations. The changes are:

Priority will be given to organisations that did not receive a grant in the previous financial year. Annual applicants may still apply but these applications will only be assessed if funding is available after biennial applications have been assessed (with the exception of In One Accord who may apply annually for the Carols by Candlelight Event).
Community organisations who receive regular government funding are no longer eligible to apply.
All grants (whether cash or in-kind) will be capped at $5,000.00.

Round 1 - Closes 30 April each year

Round 2 - Closes 31 October each year

Prior to making an application for a Community Assistance Grant, please familiarise yourself with the following documentation.

APPLY ONLINE

PRIOR TO MAKING A SUBMISSION

Please read Council’s Community Assistance Grant Policy and Council’s Community Strategic Plan. Both can be found on Council’s website on the Home page under the “I Want To” section or hard copies can be forwarded by mail on request.

SUBMISSION OF APPLICATIONS

Grants are capped at $5,000
All Requests must be made by completing the COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANT APPLICATION FORM.
All additional information must be submitted with the completed Application Form.
Two (2) Rounds of funding will be held each financial year.
The first round of Applications will close on 30 April each year. (for activities/events/programs held from July to December).
The second round of Applications will close on 31 October each year. (for activities/events/programs held from January to June).
Any late applications will not be considered individually and will only be considered at the following round if the activity/event/program falls in the following funding period.
Not-for-profit community organisations who receive regular government funding are not eligible to apply for a Community Assistance Grant.
No retrospective requests will be considered.
Priority will be given to applications from organisations who did not receive funding under the Community Assistance Grants in the previous financial year. Organisations who did receive funding in the previous financial year will still be eligible to apply in the following financial year; however, their applications will only be considered if funding has not been fully allocated (to applications that receive a successful assessment score) following the assessment if biennial applications (applications from organisations who did not receive funding in the previous financial year).
In One Accord may apply annually for the Carols by Candlelight event.

APPROVAL PROCESS

Requests need to be completed and submitted prior to the two “cut-off” dates of 30 April and 31 October (see above).
Requests need to meet the eligibility criteria.
Requests need to meet the assessment criteria.
Only single year commitments may be approved.
The requests will be initially assessed by the nominated Council Officer for eligibility against the eligibility criteria of the Community Assistance Grant Policy.
Eligible requests will then be considered by the Community Assistance Grants Panel and will be assessed against the assessment criteria of the Community Assistance Grants Policy.
The Grants Panel will present a report to the General Manager recommending approval or otherwise of requests.
Approval by the General Manager.
NOTE: Council may decide to offer a grant in an amount less, or in a combination different to what is applied for.

RESPONSIBILITIES OF SUCCESSFUL APPLICANTS

Successful organisations and Council sign an agreement containing the terms of the grant.
Acknowledgement of Council’s contribution in all promotion and media surrounding the event/activity/program, this includes Council’s logo on printed material, is a requirement of the grant.
Providing Council with acquittal information is also a requirement of the grant.