List of community grant categories and specific provisions that relate to them effective from March 25 2024.
Grant category: Community Group Essentials
Grant objective
To support community groups with the affordability of operational costs that are essential to their effective and safe functioning e.g. essential training for volunteers, insurance coverage, utility bill ‘shocks’.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Application frequency: Apply at any time
Reciprocity expectation scale: Low
Application expectation scale: Low
Grant recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Grant approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Funding Agreement template: Simple
Acquittal template: Standard
Acquittal timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Evaluation template: Standard
Evaluation timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Grant category: Small
Grant objective
To support community group activities aligned with Council Plan or Local Community Plan objectives.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Application frequency: Apply at any time
Reciprocity expectation scale: Low
Application expectation scale: Low
Grant recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Grant approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Funding Agreement template: Simple
Acquittal template: Standard
Acquittal timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Evaluation template: Standard
Evaluation timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Grant category: 16 Days of Activism
Grant objective
To support community-led activities during the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence (November 25-December 10) campaign.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $1,500
Application frequency: Once per year: May
Reciprocity expectation scale: Low
Application expectation scale: Low
Grant recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Grant approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Funding Agreement template: Simple
Acquittal template: Standard
Acquittal timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Evaluation template: Standard
Evaluation timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Grant category: Medium
Grant objective
To support community group activities aligned with Council Plan or Local Community Plan objectives.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $10,000
Application frequency: Twice per year: August and February
Opening dates: The February medium grant round is due to open 9am Monday 2 February 2026. Applications close 4pm Thursday 26 February 2026.
Reciprocity expectation scale: Moderate
Application expectation scale: Moderate
Grant recommendation method: Community Grants Advisory Panel
Grant approval method:
Manager Community Partnerships and Director Healthy Communities and Environments
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Funding Agreement template: Simple
Acquittal template: Standard
Acquittal timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Evaluation template: Standard
Evaluation timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Grant category: Partnering for Impact
Grant objective
To boost capacity for partnering with the City and others to improve social justice and community equity outcomes.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $75,000 over three financial years, with a maximum of $25,000 in any one financial year
Application frequency: Triennially (once every three years)
Reciprocity expectation scale: High
Application expectation scale: High, including a work plan outline
Grant recommendation method: Community Grants Advisory Panel
Grant approval method: Council
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method:
Manager Community Partnerships and Director Healthy Communities and Environments
Funding Agreement template: Standard
Acquittal template: Per funding agreement milestone schedule
Acquittal timeframe: Per funding agreement milestone schedule
Evaluation template: Per negotiated monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan
Evaluation timeframe: Per negotiated monitoring, evaluation and learning (MEL) plan
Grant category: Community Festive Season Meals
Grant objective
To support community connections, inclusion and food security during December. To facilitate community meals or the purchase of items for food relief hampers for use between Christmas and the New Year.
Grant details
Maximum grant amount: $2,000
Application frequency: Once per year: September
Reciprocity expectation scale: Low
Application expectation scale: Low
Grant recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Grant approval method: Manager Community Partnerships
Activity scope variation request recommendation method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Activity scope variation request approval method: Coordinator Community Strengthening
Funding Agreement template: Simple
Acquittal template: Standard
Acquittal timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion
Evaluation template: Standard
Evaluation timeframe: Within 45 days of funded activity completion