2021-22 Community Facility Grants (Seed Funding)
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
The Community Facility Grants Program (Seed Funding) provides grant funding to support community organisations to deliver capital projects on Council controlled land where a community organisation holds a lease or licence. 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.
Applications
This is a rolling program with applications accepted ongoing year round until 30 June 2022 subject to funds being available. Please note funding is allocated annually as part of Council’s annual Budget in June.
PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
Who can apply?
Applicants must:
- be a community organisation;
- operate within the Gold Coast;
- hold (or have approval from Council to hold) a lease or licence over Council controlled land;
- not have any outstanding maintenance works or rectification notices pursuant to any leasehold interest over Council controlled land.
- have an adequate level of public liability insurance for the project (where appropriate);
- not be an ineligible applicant.
Ineligible applicants are defined under Council’s Community Grants Policy as:
- 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
- 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.
Capital Project Requirements
Applicants must be able to demonstrate:
- a public interest benefit for the project;
- that the project has a defined outcome that will benefit residents of the Gold Coast;
- that all eligibility requirements have been met;
- that the project can be delivered within the timeframe and budget proposed in the community organisation’s application.
Ineligible Capital Projects
Projects must not:
- be for the funding of operational costs;
- be used for repayment of a debt;
- be for the sole purpose of fundraising for transfer to a third party;
- 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.
FURTHER INFORMATION
It is advised that you review the Community Grants Policy before completing your application.
For any further information please refer to cityofgoldcoast.com.au/communitygrants or email recreationalservices@goldcoast.qld.gov.au