Community Grants applications now open

Applications are now open for the annual Borough of Queenscliffe Community Grants program.

Applicants can apply online here. In addition to the online process, application forms can be collected from Council’s offices at 50 Learmonth Street, Queenscliff, completed, and returned: • By email to [email protected]; • By mail to PO Box 93, Queenscliff, Victoria, 3225; or • In person at Council’s offices.

Council invites applications for the Community Grants program from today, Wednesday 1 May 2019 until 4:00pm on Friday 7 June 2019.

“In 2018 Council awarded over $19,000 of grant funding to a range of local organisations,” said Cr Merriman.

“We are proud to support these organisations that play such an important role in our community.”

“Council strongly encourages eligible groups to submit an application for this year’s Community Grants program,” said Cr Merriman.

The Community Grants program aims to encourage and assist community organisations to be actively involved in the community that they operate within, empower communities to become stronger and more economically, environmentally and socially sustainable, enhance leadership, and develop a sense of pride, ownership and identity within communities.

Grants are available to not-for-profit community groups or organisations with the capacity to match the grant amount on a dollar for dollar basis, either in cash and / or through in-kind labour and materials. Only one grant application per organisation can be accepted.

Eligible projects must be managed through a legal entity such as an incorporated association, be of benefit to Borough of Queenscliffe residents, commence after 1 July 2019 and be completed by 30 June 2020. Projects with multiple components are permitted.

More detailed information can be found in the Grant Program Guidelines.

To discuss your application further, contact Shannon Di Lisio, Economic and Community Development Program Leader, at [email protected] or by phone on 03 5258 1377.