Eligibility
- Last updated:
- 10 Jan 2019
Guidelines
Applicants are strongly encouraged to read the Community Grants Program Guidelines [555KB]in full before applying for funding:
Who can apply
Not-for-profit community organisations that:
- Operate within the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area or are able to demonstrate that the project or program will benefit residents of the Sunshine Coast Local Government Area
- Have appropriate insurance and adhere to sound Workplace Health and Safety practices
- Are able to demonstrate viability
- Have no debt to council, or have entered into scheduled payment arrangements with council which are being met
- Have met acquittal conditions for previous council grants.
If a community organisation is not a legal entity or recognised by the Australian Taxation Office as a not-for-profit type, then the application must be auspiced and administered by such a group.
Legal not-for-profit entities | ATO not-for-profit types |
---|---|
Incorporated Association | Health Promotion Charity |
Australian Public Company, Limited by Guarantee | Charitable Institution |
Co-operative | Charitable Fund |
Trust | Public Benevolent Institution |
Income Tax Exempt Fund |
Applicants may submit only one Major or one Minor grant application per round.
Who cannot apply
- Government agencies or departments of local, state or federal government
- Educational, religious or medical organisations, where the application is for the organisation’s core business
- Businesses.
Projects eligible for funding
To be eligible to apply for funding, applications must:
- demonstrate a purpose that is in the public interest, with significant community need and benefit
- demonstrate strong alignment with council's priorities as described in current council strategies, plans or policy positions
- adhere to the specific terms and conditions of this funding program.
Projects not eligible for funding
- Ongoing operational or recurrent costs including salaries, rent, fuel
- Activities that have already begun prior to submitting a grant
- The core business of educational, religious or medical organisations
- Prize money, prizes or trophies
- Development of privately-owned facilities
- Payment of debt
- Projects run solely for commercial profit
- Political activities
- Items included in another council grant application
- Projects run solely for fundraising purposes, without broader community benefit.
Higher priority
Higher priority is given to projects that:
- increase the self-sufficiency of community organisations
- reduce environmental impact and/or provide energy, water and waste efficiences.
Low priority
Low priority is given to:
- applicants that have been funded within the previous 12 months
- projects or events that have previously received council funding.