Community Response and Recovery Funding
The City is committed to building healthy, safe and connected communities, and ensuring our residents can access support in accordance to our Community Funding Program.
In light of recent events, the City has created a Community Response and Recovery Fund in order to provide both short term, immediate relief packages and longer term support options to its residents, community groups and organisations.
This Fund will enable the continuation or expansion of essential services which support vulnerable residents, increase the resilience and sustainability of local community groups and sporting clubs and enable innovative approaches to community reconnection.
In order to meet the overall goals and outcomes of the Response and Recovery Fund, the City has developed four categories of support which will be available for application at different stages throughout 2020/21:
- Category A – Supporting Essential Service Demands
- Category B – Sustainable Community Groups and Clubs
- Category C – Connected Communities
- Category D – City Facility Hire Support
Supporting the Most Vulnerable
Category A - Supporting Essential Service Demands (Open)
Funding of up to $5,000 will be available to enable the continuation or expansion of essential programs or initiatives that service vulnerable community members who have been impacted by COVID-19. Funding will be allocated based on identified service gaps and demands to support towards local programs and activites that are not funded by the Commonwealth or State Government.
Essential Services online application form
Strengthening and Reviving Groups and Clubs
Category B - Sustainable Community Groups and Clubs (Open)
Community Groups and Clubs can access a support package of up to 5 hours’ free consultancy advice to help them recover from the impact of COVID-19 and build future resilience. The support package can be used for training, advice and support in order to develop skills in areas such as (but not limited to): membership or volunteer recruitment and retention; business/strategic planning; marketing and communications; program development/diversification.
Sustainable Community Groups and Clubs online application form
Rebuilding and Reconnecting the Community
Category C - Connected Communities (Open)
Funding of up to $1,000 is available to support local initiatives that reconnect people in the community and help build positive connections through physical, mental and social wellbeing activities. The City is seeking applications from groups who have taken an innovative approach to reconnecting members of the community as a result of the pandemic.
Connected Communities online application form
Strengthening and Reviving Groups and Clubs
Category D - City Facility Hire (Closed)
Local community groups, sporting clubs, religious groups, not-for-profit associations and community-based businesses with existing seasonal or annual City facility bookings may be eligible to access fee waivers and concessions applicable to their existing contracts, for a period of up to three months.
This category is now closed.
Application guidelines
All applications must adhere to guidelines which can be viewed by clicking below.
Community Response and Recovery Fund – Guidelines