Purpose of Community Events Grants
The City of Melbourne is committed to working in partnership to enable an inclusive community. Community Events grants provide funding for events that support diverse communities through increased community connection, access and participation, building on principles of equity, diversity and inclusion.
The Council Plan 2021-25 outlines six strategic objectives for the City of Melbourne to build on its strong foundations to be a city that thrives as a place that benefits all.
Applications to this program must align to the Council Plan Strategic Objective of either Safety and Wellbeing or Access and Affordability.
Objectives of Community Events Grants
Community Events Grants allow the City of Melbourne to work in partnership to:
- support the needs and aspirations of diverse communities in the municipality
- increase community connections and belonging to increase participation and progress equity and inclusion
- build community capacity
Eligibility criteria
To be eligible to apply for funding through Community Events Grants, applications must meet the following criteria:
- Applicants must be a not-for-profit constituted body. Auspiced applications are not permitted in this program.
- Events must be held within the City of Melbourne municipality.
- Events must have a focus on City of Melbourne’s local communities.
- Events must be open to the general public to attend.
- Maximum number of attendees is 5000 people.
Funding will not be considered for:
- events with a religious focus. For example activities that include religious service, preaching or proselytizing, or those that exclude community members of different faiths from participating.
- events with a political focus.
- events that denigrate or exclude parts of the community or that breach Commonwealth and State anti-vilification laws.
- ticketed events. Applications will be accepted for events that charge a voluntary gold coin donation to cover costs of the event only.
- fundraising activities, competitions or award events
- prize money or prizes
- interstate and international travel costs including travel costs for facilitators/consultants
- activities that have already commenced or occurred
- projects that are being, or have already been, funded through other City of Melbourne grant or sponsorship programs
- activities run by the City of Melbourne
- organisations with outstanding acquittals or debts owing to the City of Melbourne
- commercial activities and/or organisations
- incomplete applications
- late submissions
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