Noosa Shire Council is seeking applications for its Community and Environment Project
Grants Program.
Funding Information
The minimum grant amount from Council is $1,000
and maximum grant amount is $30,000.
Eligible Projects
The grant has two streams:
- Community Projects
- Environment Projects
Eligibility Criteria
The grant program is available to organisations
who are seeking a financial contribution to a project which will benefit the
residents of the Noosa Shire community and who:
- Are a legal not-for-profit
organisation as defined by the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) and
Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission (ACNC) which are:
- An incorporated association
- A company limited by guarantee
- A non-trading/non-distributing
co-operative
- An Indigenous corporation
- Comply with all governance and
financial requirements of the State and Commonwealth as at the closing
date for the grant program
- Have an active ABN
- Have a bank account in the name
of the legal entity.
If the applicant is not eligible they may apply
under an eligible auspice (administrator). The auspice organisation will take
legal and financial responsibility for the grant and the project being
delivered. See the section on auspicing below.
All applicants (including the auspice) must
have:
- Appropriate insurances and
adhere to sound Workplace Health and Safety practices
- No debt to Council, or have
entered into scheduled payment arrangements that is being adhered to and
- Met obligations of agreement
conditions for any previous Council grants.
Who cannot apply?
This grant program is not available to:
- Commercial businesses or
business trusts
- Individuals
- Government agencies or
departments of local, state or federal government
- educational, political or
religious organisations, or primary health care providers, where the
application is for the organisation’s core business
- Parents and Friends
Associations, or Parents & Citizens Associations
- Kindergartens, Pre-school and
day care centres
- Not for profit organisations
with a liquor-licensed supporters/associated club that commercially trades
seven days a week
Post Date - 05-Mar-2021