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Community Grants
Community grants (cash grants) are advertised each year in late February/early March with submissions closing mid April. Funding is for the following financial year beginning 1 July. Grant applications for the 2012/2013 financial year open on Monday 5 March 2012 and will close on Friday 13 April 2012. Grant application forms will be available to download at that time from Council’s website.
Please note, in 2012/2013 Council will undertake a tender process for grants in the following categories:
- Family, youth and children's support and counselling services
- Family violence
- Emergency relief.
Tenders will be advertised on Saturday 3 March in the Age and Whitehorse Leader newspapers.
Applications for discounted support hall hire and free tipping grants are accepted all year round; however, Council prefers that you submit applications for discount support for hall hire or free tipping by 13 April 2011. See application forms below:
Grant Application Pack Hall Hire 2012.doc (561.00kB)
Grant Application Pack Free Tipping 2012.doc (523.50kB)
The timetable for cash grant funding for the 2012/2013 financial year is shown below.
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Timelines for 2012/2013
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| Monday 5 March 2012 |
Submissions open (application forms available from this web page or Council's Customer Service Centres). |
| Friday 13 April 2012 |
Closing date for grant applications to Council. |
| May/June 2012 |
Assessment process and councillor panel consideration of grant applications. |
| July 2012 |
Final adoption of recommendations by Council and notification of community groups of success or otherwise in writing. |
| August 2012 |
Payment of community grants to successful applicants upon receipt of completed funding and service agreements. |
Who Can Apply?
Community groups wishing to apply for a cash grant need to be incorporated or auspiced by an incorporated body, based in Whitehorse and/or have a majority of Whitehorse members. The full criteria for each grant category is listed in each grant application pack.
What is Council Not Able to Fund?
Community grants are not for capital expenditure items such as buildings, refurbishment of buildings, fit-outs of buildings, outdoor structures, groundworks, landscaping etc., computer hardware or software or equipment purchases over $1500) nor for funding salaried positions. Community grants are not available for political or religious activities. Refer to the funding criteria in the grant forms for full details of what is funded under the Community Grants Program.
For more information, phone Council's Social Planning Officer, Julie Lyons, on 9262 6434 or email julie.lyons@whitehorse.vic.gov.au
Other Community Grant Opportunities – State and Federal Grants Programs
The Victorian Department of Planning and Community Development website lists state government grants and provides links to other funding sources such as the Commonwealth Government grants website or to Philanthropy Australia.