2020-21 Emergency and Extraordinary Grants
IMPORTANT: Please read information below to assist you in completing your application online.
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
The Emergency and Extraordinary Grants Program provides an emergency or extraordinary source of grant funding for community organisations who meet the program requirements.
Applications for funding under this program will only be considered if a community organisation can demonstrate that the requirement for funding was unforeseen and therefore warrants consideration by Council (or its delegate) outside of its competitive funding programs.
Please see City of Gold Coast website for details on other funding programs.
Applications
Applications for Emergency and Extraordinary 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.
Project Requirements
Applicants must:
- demonstrate that the requirement for the grant has arisen due to emergency or extraordinary circumstances;
- not have received an emergency or extraordinary grant from Council within the previous twelve months;
- demonstrate that the provision of the grant is in the public interest;
- demonstrate that the grant will benefit residents of the Gold Coast;
- demonstrate why a competitive grant application cannot be submitted via other programs under this policy;
- complete the project within twelve months of the date of remittance of funds.
Ineligible Projects
Projects must not:
- funded under another program within this policy;
- part of the ordinary course of operations or business of the community organisation;
- funded from other Council sources;
- used for repayment of a debt;
- for the sole purpose of fundraising for transfer to a third party;
- 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.