2020-21 Community Events Grants

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 30 June 2021 (AEST).

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

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

The Community Event 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 events 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.

Applications

Applications for Community Event Grants open on 1 August 2020 and are accepted and assessed on an ongoing basis however, please note that funding allocated may be exhausted prior the end of the financial year.


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

Ineligible Applicants

  The following organisations are ineligible to apply for grant funding under this policy:

  • Council’s controlled entities;
  • Placemakers Gold Coast Ltd;
  • Gold Coast Education and Training Network Incorporated;
  • Gold Coast Tourism Corporation Ltd;
  • community organisations that receive funding raised via any special rate, separate levy or charge of Council (for example, Volunteer Fire Brigade Charge) in the same financial year in which an application for grant funding is received under this policy;
  • political advocacy groups or those who provide political donations;
  • government bodies (excluding primary and secondary schools);
  • political parties, chambers of commerce, industry association or body corporate;
  • Any community organisation that has an outstanding acquittal for grant funding received under this policy.

Event Requirements

  Applicants must be able to:

  • demonstrate that the primary purpose of the event is a general community benefit and not to benefit the community organisation itself (e.g. annual awards night would not be supported);
  • demonstrate that the event will benefit residents of the Gold Coast;
  • deliver the event within twelve months of the date of remittance of funds.

Ineligible Events

  Events must not:

  • have restrictive admission requirements (notwithstanding COVID-19 restrictions);
  • 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;
  • have been delivered 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.

FURTHER INFORMATION

It is advised that the community organisation review the Community Grants Policy before completing the application.

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