Community Assistance Grants

Community Assistance Grants are offered in the following grant categories.

Grant Category	Summary
Community Capacity Building	To support community-led projects which increase the social wellbeing of residents; To increase the capacity of community organisations and clubs to deliver services to their members and the broader community.
Facilities Development	To support safe, inclusive and accessible community facilities to enhance community participation, active and healthy lifestyle and social wellbeing.
Community Events	To support community events and celebrations which generate community pride, social wellbeing and liveability.
Equipment	To support community organisations to purchase equipment so they can better serve their members and the broader community.

Who can apply for a Community Assistance Grant?

Not-for-profit community organisations that:

are incorporated, or auspiced by an incorporated organisation;
hold $20M public liability insurance and other forms of insurance relevant to the project;
have no outstanding debt with Council;
have satisfied requirements of previous Council grant funding (where applicable); and
are based in or provide direct benefits to the Gympie region.

When to apply

The Community Assistance Grants program has two rounds of funding each financial year, with emergency grants available throughout the year while grant funds remain.

Funding round	Applications open	Project delivery timeframe (one year)
Round 1	Closed	1 December 2018 to 1 December 2019
Round 2	Closed	1 July 2019 to 1 July 2020
Emergency Grant	Closed

Successful applicants

For Round 2, 2018/2019, $71,836 was awarded to Community Assistance Grants applicants. A total of 25 community organisations received funding for their projects or events.

Click here to download a full list of successful applicants

Reporting requirements

Recipients of Community Assistance Grants are required to submit an outcome report no more than four (4) weeks after the completion date of the funded project.

Community Assistance Grants Outcome Reports must be submitted online.

Council staff will send you information about how to complete the online outcome reports.

If your project was funded in 2016/17 or 2017/18, please contact the Community Partnership Team to access the relevant template.