Community Partnership Fund 2025

Our Community Partnership Fund supports local community projects that make a positive contribution to our region’s community. It provides financial assistance for local community groups to establish new projects, enhance their volunteer base, increase capacity, or expand existing services or facilities. Community groups must aim to achieve positive social, economic, environmental or arts outcomes.

A grant pool of $5,000 is available, with a maximum amount of $1,000 awarded to each successful project.

Applications close 5pm Friday 28 February 2025. They will be assessed against funding criteria at the 24 March 2025 Ordinary Council Meeting.

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Eligible projects

Projects must aim to achieve positive social, economic, environmental or arts outcomes. They must be locally delivered and can be aimed at:

• Supporting and strengthening community groups, volunteering, learning opportunities
• Supporting arts and cultural events
• Increasing participation in local activities
• Increasing healthy lifestyle choices
• Addressing local gaps in services
• Working with people with disability
• Delivery of community infrastructure

Funding can be used to:

• Establish new programs or services
• Match existing contributions for an eligible project
• Enhance the volunteer base or ongoing revenue raising capacity of the organisation
• Expand existing programs, services or facilities

The funding must be matched by the organisation financially, in-kind or through volunteer hours. Allocate approximately $40 an hour per volunteer. Funding criteria is available in section 7 of the funding guidelines.

Applications

Eligible community groups or organisations include those that are:

• A not-for-profit with Deductible Gift Recipient status
• An incorporated body
• Auspiced by an incorporated body

Detailed criteria is available in section 5.1 of the funding guidelines.

How to apply

1. Read the Community Partnership Fund Guidelines
2. Complete the application form
3. Submit your application by 5pm Friday 28 February 2025

Please contact us if you need assistance completing your application.

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Check out the guidelines

Our comprehensive guidelines will help you deliver a project that will benefit your community and support community participation and development.

The guidelines set out the application process, including eligibility criteria for projects and applicants. Please read these guidelines carefully. We recommend that you contact us, and ask to speak to our Community Development Officer, to discuss your proposal before submitting your application.

Community Partnership Fund Guidelines

Successful applicants

Council is expected to assess eligible applications and make determinations at the 24 March 2025 meeting. Our community service staff will advise all applicants as soon as possible afterwards.

If you are successful, you will have 6 months to deliver your project. We will consider requests for extension of time.

You will need to complete an acquittal to explain how your project went and how funds were spent.

Speak to our team

Call or email us to speak to our Community Development Officer:

Phone 8527 0200

Email info@apc.sa.gov.au

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