Community Grants

Important notice

All Community Grant applications need to align to the priorities within either of the following plans:

• Greater Bendigo Council Plan (Mir Wimbul) 2021-2025 
• Healthy Greater Bendigo 2021-2025

Open grants

Community Group Essentials grants - up to $3,000 - Emergency running costs 

Round now open. Please see important notice above before applying.

• Apply for a Community Group Essentials grant
• Can apply at any time
• Enquiries [email protected]
   

Small grants - up to $3,000 - Small projects or upgrades

Round now open. Please see important notice above before applying.

• Apply for a Small Grant
• Can apply at any time
• Enquiries [email protected]
   

Closed grants

Large grants – up $25,000 - Upgrades and Projects

• The Large Grant Program for 2022/2023 has closed.

Community Christmas Meal Events 2022

• The Community Christmas Meal Events for 2022 has closed.

Great Ideas grants

• Under review 

The Circular City grant program

• Under review

Medium grants - up to $10,000 - Upgrades and Projects

• Medium grants are now closed for the 2022-2023 Financial year. 

Preparing your application

Online tutorial

This short online tutorial assists groups and organisations who are considering applying for a City community grant. The tutorial contains information on how to address grant criteria and clearly articulate your project (the what, why, how and who), information on eligibility, and general grant writing tips and information.

Resources to assist with grant applications:

• Event Management Plan
• Community Grants Budget Template
• Greater Bendigo Council Plan
• Healthy Greater Bendigo
• Active Living Census

Evaluating your project

If you are a recipient of a grant you are required to submit a project evaluation within 60 days of the completion of your project. Go to the Community Grants Project Evaluation Form.