Community Assistance Grants
BROKEN HILL COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS
Broken Hill City Council has streamlined its community grants process.
The changes mean not-for-profit community organisations will have two opportunities to apply for funding each financial year.
- 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
- 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.
- No retrospective requests will be considered.
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.
- Request 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.
- Provide Council with acquittal information in accordance with the terms of the grant Agreement.
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE GRANTS AWARDED IN THE MOST RECENT ROUND OF FUNDING
The following grants were awarded for Round 1 of 2025/2026 for projects/activities/events held between July - December 2025:
- $4,650.00 to Broken Hill Potters Society for the installation of a cement slab for an additional workspace.
- $5,000.00 to In One Accord towards the 2025 Carols by Candlelight community event.
- $3,834.54 to Broken Hill Desert Rats Rod and Custom Car Club for the acquisition of hand-held UHF radios and base station plus a 5000 litre water tank
- $4,800.00 to Silver City CRC for the acquisition of an under-counter dishwasher
- $3,340.00 to Broken Hill Aquatic Swimming Club for the purchase of new training equipment and an ipad
- $5,000.00 to Big Sky Stories towards their children's reading and creative arts program
- $4,388.36 to Broken Hill Art Exchange to produce and print catalogues and maps for the Red Dirt Big Skies Artist Trail
- $5,000.00 to Broken Hill Repertory Society towards land rates and insurances
- $1,930.00 to Broken Hill Junior Soccer towards online training courses for coaches and referees
- $3,000.00 to Silver City Quilters towards hire fees of the Aged Persons Rest Centre and their annual tutoring workshop
- $5,000.00 to Silver City Swim Club towards their 2025 Summer Sizzler Swimming Carnival