Community Event Funding Program

Grant guidelines 2020-2021

Please refer to the Community Event Funding Program guidelines for detailed information, including assessment criteria, conditions of grant and acquittal requirements.

The grant guidelines have been updated for the 2020-2021 program. Even if your group has previously read and adhered to these guidelines, they need to be re-read so your group is aware of any changes or updates to the guidelines

Key dates

Applications open – Monday 2 March 2020

Applications close – Tuesday 14 April 2020

Successful applicants announced – May 2020

Events must take place 1 July 2020 – 31 March 2021

Acquittal of all grants

Acquitting is a mandatory part of the Community Event Funding Program process, and details how grant money was spent and outcomes of the event.

To be eligible for future funding from Council, groups/organisations need to ensure to acquit all previous grants.

Complete an acquittal form online via SmartyGrants (select 'My Submissions' to view any outstanding acquittals).

Preparing your grant project budget

All Community Event Funding Program grant applicants are required to submit a detailed budget to support their application.

This details what you will use the grant funds for, the details of other funding and in-kind support that will contribute to your project and the cost of all items required for the project.

Download our Budget Help Sheet below to help you plan out your budget.