The City of Stirling is seeking applications for its Community Groups Assistance Fund that is aimed at invigorating localised community capacity building programs and/or providing activation of the four Community Hub locations as well as local community centres.

The Community Groups Assistance Fund has been developed as part of the City of Stirling Economic Stimulus and Community Recovery package in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Objectives

Initiatives must demonstrate they meet the main objectives of the funding:

• Build the capacity and wellbeing of the City of Stirling community
• Enable organisations and community members to create lasting community connections in place
• Meet the objectives of the City’s Social Planning objectives.

Funding Information

Grants are available of up to:

• $500 for individuals and non-incorporated organisations
• $5,000 for individuals/collectives with no ABN, and
• $10,000 for sole traders/ incorporated organisations/small businesses and Not-For Profit groups.

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible activities include the implementation of community capacity building and wellbeing initiatives, neighbourhood get-togethers (Get to Know Your Neighbours grants) or development of new projects and events for the benefit of the community.

• Initiatives must demonstrate they meet the main objectives of the funding:
  • Build the capacity and wellbeing of the City of Stirling community.
  • Enable organisations and community members to create lasting community connections in place.
  • Meet the objectives of the City’s Social Planning objectives
• Other eligibility requirements:
  • Individual applicants must reside in the City of Stirling.
  • Projects, events or activities should be of direct benefit to the City of Stirling community
  • Projects, events or activities must be delivered within the City of Stirling
  • An event application must be submitted for all events or activities with more than 100 people in attendance
  • Majority of participants for the project must live, work or study in the City of Stirling
  • Have sustainable outcomes (recurrent funding will not be given and programs that require this will be less likely to be supported)
• The following recipients and activities will not be eligible for funding:
  • Applicants that have not met the terms and conditions of previous grants or have outstanding acquittals or debts to the City.
  • Applicants that are implementing a project that is currently being supported by the Community Groups Assistance Fund.
  • The same project has received funding from the City of Stirling in the past.
  • Costs associated with a project which have been accumulated prior to approval of the Community Groups Assistance Fund
  • Organisations aligned to a political cause.
  • The faith-based activities of religious organisations, this includes worship activities of a religious entity or group such as preaching, delivery of sermons, prayer services, rituals and the like.
  • Activities or projects that are already funded or supported by the City of Stirling.
  • Funds will not be provided to purchase alcohol.
  • Applications will not be approved for the same activity more than once per financial year.

For more information, visit City of Stirling.