2020-21 Community Grants - Round 2

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 31 January 2021 (AEST).

IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application.

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

Applications close at 5pm on 31 January 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.

The Community Grants Program provides grant funding to community organisations to enable the delivery of projects that benefit the whole of the city. Applications for projects that have a divisional or local focus should be submitted to other Grant Programs. Please see City of Gold Coast website for more details.  

Grant funding under this program may be awarded for projects that align with the desired objectives and strategies identified within the City’s Corporate Plan, Gold Coast 2022 and that clearly demonstrate a benefit to the residents of the Gold Coast.

Please review the Community Grants Policy and eligibility criteria before completing your application.

DOCUMENTS REQUIRED

In order to complete this application, you will be required to upload:

  • Evidence of the community organisation's legal status
  • A bank statement header for the community organisation's bank account (account name, BSB and account number must be visible. Copy of the transaction list is not required)
  • Evidence of project cost (quote, project budget etc)
  • A copy of the community organisation's Certificate of Currency (Public Liability Insurance)


PROJECT REQUIREMENTS


Eligible Applicants

   Applicants must:

  • be a community organisation;
  • operate within the Gold Coast;
  • have an adequate level of public liability insurance for the project (where appropriate);
  • not be an ineligible applicant (refer to webpage or policy for definition of an ineligible applicant).


Project Requirements

   Applicants must be able to:

  • demonstrate a public interest benefit for the project;
  • demonstrate that the project has a defined outcome that will benefit residents of the Gold Coast;
  • complete the project within twelve months of the date of remittance of funds.


Ineligible Projects

   Projects must not:

  • be funded from other Council sources;
  • be used for repayment of a debt;
  • be for the sole purpose of fundraising for transfer to a third party;
  • be for capital projects on Council owned or controlled land;
  • be for the funding of operational costs;
  • have commenced prior to remittance of funds.


COMPLETING THIS FORM

  • You will not be able to submit your application until all compulsory questions marked with an asterisk (*) are completed.
  • You can save your draft application and return to it at a later time (ensure you save the form before logging out).
  • Save at regular intervals.
  • Click 'Next page' or 'Previous page' located on the top and bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.
  • Do not click on the 'Back' button of your web browser as this will delete the information just completed.
  • Use the 'Submit' button on the last page to lodge your application.
  • Once your application is submitted you cannot make any further amendments.


Applications close at 5pm on 31 January 2021. Late applications will not be accepted.


FURTHER INFORMATION

Refer to cityofgoldcoast.com.au/communitygrants or email communitygrants@goldcoast.qld.gov.au