Adeilade Hills Council Community Development Grants

Our annual grants program provides funding to eligible community groups and organisations with the aim to maximise community connections, and improve the function and sustainability of community and sporting facilities. They are run each year to provide financial assistance to organisations to help deliver local initiatives that make a positive contribution to our community.

Adelaide Hills Council provides annual grants to assist local non-profit community groups and organisations to establish and undertake innovative projects or activities that align with our Strategic Plan and result in great outcomes for our community.

Community groups can apply for grants to deliver local initiatives that make a positive contribution to the building of community capacity through:

• Arts/cultural development
• Community wellbeing
• Lifelong learning
• Sport/recreation and active lifestyles
• Environment
• Aboriginal culture and heritage
• Diversity inclusion and accessibility

How much can be applied for and when?
Community Development Grants are for amounts up to a maximum of $2,500. Applications are accepted annually between 1 – 30 September

Priority Projects

Preference will be given to:

• projects that demonstrate community collaboration and partnership
• projects that will benefit a wide range of people in the community
• projects that widen the range of activities available in the community and facilitate diversity and inclusion
• applications that can demonstrate that the activity or project will be ongoing in nature
• projects that build community capacity and resilience
• applications that reflect strategic objectives as outlined in Council’s Strategic Plan
• projects that involve a level of contribution, financial and/or in kind from the applicant
• projects that support biodiversity management

Who can apply?

• applications will only be considered by groups who are resident in the Adelaide Hills or provide a significant benefit to the Adelaide Hills community
• applicants must be (or apply under the auspice of) an incorporated, not for profit community group or voluntary association
• applicants must not have received a Community Development Grant in the previous year’s grant round (groups may only receive grant funding once every two years (biennially)
• applications from religious institutions will not be considered unless there is clear, far reaching community benefit from the project proposed
• applications will not be considered if the applicant has an outstanding debt owing to Council (excluding community loans were terms and conditions are being met) or an outstanding grant
  acquittal from a previous funding round
• applicants must be able to demonstrate financial viability and the capacity to manage and acquit the funding grant if successful

What makes a project ineligible for funding?

• commercial or political activities
• religious activities
• the employment of staff
• the production of Business Plans/Feasibility Studies
• services or costs that are the funding responsibility of either the State or Federal Government
• the reimbursement of funds already spent prior to receiving approval (applicants cannot seek funds retrospectively )
• proposals that will lead to a dependence on Council funds (ongoing operational expenses such as Public Liability Insurance)
• fundraising or general sponsorship
• improvement to a Council owned asset or which result in work or procurement that should be undertaken as part of Councils ordinary business

Sponsoring Organisation
Groups that are not incorporated are still eligible to apply provided applications are made through an appropriate incorporated body that is willing to sponsor the project.  The sponsoring body will need to provide their incorporation number, ABN and bank account details.  It is this organisation that the grant payment will be made to