Grassroots - Round 1 - 2024/25

This round will open at 6 May 2024 (AEST) for submissions.

Allocated Budget $70,000 TBC

Round 1 - Open – Monday, 6 May 2024 - Closing Friday, 31 May 2024

Panel Decision – early July (approx.)

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Through the Grassroots Fund applicants can request funding up to $10,000 (exc GST) to strengthen their community or organisations to develop and/or deliver initiatives, programs, or projects that meet one of the Grassroots Fund objectives.   

These funding objectives align to Councils Community Development Strategy which aim to strengthen and enhance the health and wellbeing of the region:

  • Capacity - The Capacity Objective aims to foster community led collaboration and partnerships, initiatives, programs and projects that help communities develop their own solutions to local areas of need. Initiatives and activities under this objective will generally strengthen and build the skills, knowledge, and capacity of community members and groups which can then be applied and shared. One of the key outcomes of the Capacity initiative is to advance the communities aspirations of collective action, co-operations, and shared goals.
  • Place - The Place Objective aims to foster the development of accessible, fulfilling, and engaging places and spaces for community. This will be achieved through supporting the delivery of community led Initiatives, projects and activities that activate Council controlled or community owned and operated facilities, parks, and open spaces to provide safe and accessible social infrastructure that meets the community’s diverse needs.
  • Connect - The Connect Objective aims to foster community led initiatives and projects that strengthen relationships, community connection, civic participation and understanding across all sectors of the community.  
  • Wellbeing - The Wellbeing Objective aims to foster healthy, safe, and supported communities through the delivery of community led partnerships, programs, activities, and resources that promote healthy lifestyles, positive wellbeing, and safe communities. 
  • Planning - The Planning Objective aims to foster and support the development of programs, plans and strategies that strengthen the community’s ability to deliver well planned and sustainable organisations, facilities, and activities across the region.

Applications should demonstrate alignment to the chosen fund objective and are assessed on the below criteria:

KEY SELECTION CRITERIA (KSC)  Weighting
KSC 1:  Demonstrable need20%
KSC 2:  Fund Objective and Aims60%
KSC 3:  Provides opportunity for collaboration15%
KSC 4:  Capacity to deliver5%

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Before completing this application form, read the Gladstone Regional Council Grassroots Fund guidelines and check your eligibility to apply under the funding.

If you have any questions in regards to the eligibility criteria, guidelines or the application, please contact Gladstone Regional Council's Community Partnership team on 4976 6300 or communities@gladstone.qld.gov.au

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

If you need more help using this form, download the Help Guide for Applicants or check out Applicant Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ's)

NAVIGATING (MOVING THROUGH) THE APPLICATION FORM

On every page of the form you will find a Navigation contents box, this links directly to every page of the application. Click the link to jump directly to the page you want.

You can also click 'next page' or 'previous page' on the top or bottom of each page to move forward or backward through the application.

SAVING YOUR DRAFT APPLICATION

If you need to leave a partially completed application, press 'save and close' and log out. When you log back in, click on the 'My Submissions' link at the top of the screen, you will find a list of any applications you have started or submitted. You can reopen your draft application and start where you left off.

You can also download any application, whether draft or complete, as a PDF. Click on the 'Download PDF' button located at the bottom of the last page of the application.

SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

You will find a Review and Submit button at the bottom of the Navigation Panel. You need to review your application before you can submit it.

Once you have reviewed your application you can submit it by clicking on 'Submit' at the top or bottom of the screen or on the navigation panel. You will not be able to submit your application until all the compulsory questions are completed and there are no validation errors.

Once you have submitted your application, no further editing or uploading of support materials is possible.

When you submit your application, you will receive a confirmation email with a copy of your submitted application attached. This will be sent to the email you used to register.

If you do not receive a confirmation of submission email then you should presume that your submission has NOT been submitted.

Hint: also check the email hasn’t landed in your spam or junk email folder.

ATTACHMENTS AND SUPPORT DOCUMENTS

You may need to upload/submit attachments to support your application. This is very simple, but requires you to have the documents saved on your computer, or on a storage device.

You need to allow enough time for each file to upload before trying to attach another file. Files can be up to 25MB each; however, we do recommend trying to keep files to a maximum of 5MB – the larger the file, the longer the upload time.

COMPLETING AN APPLICATION IN A GROUP/TEAM

A number of people can work on an application using the same log in details as long as only one person is working at a time. Ensure you save as you go.

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