2021-22 Emergency and Extraordinary Grants

Submissions closed at 5:00PM 30 June 2022 (AEST).

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 are accepted and assessed on an ongoing basis however, please note that funding allocated may be exhausted prior the end of the financial year.

Please ensure that an application is not submitted under this program:

  • unless the request for grant funding was unforeseen (i.e. could not be planned or budgeted for Eg. emergency repairs);
  • unless the request for grant funding is due to emergency or extraordinary circumstances that prevent the submission of an application via another Community Grants program;
  • if the community organisation has been the recipient of an Emergency or Extraordinary grant in the last twelve months;
  • if the funds are required to fund the ordinary course of operations or business of the community organisation (e.g. operational costs).

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 policy for definition of an ineligible applicant).

Project Requirements

   Applicants must be able to:

  • 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 be:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Save at regular intervals.
  • You can save your draft application and return to it at a later time (ensure you save the form before logging out).
  • 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

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