2020-21 Community Grants - Round 1

Submissions closed at 6:00PM 31 August 2020 (AEST).

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

INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS

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.

Applications close at 5pm on 31 August 2020. Late applications will not be accepted.

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.

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.

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.