2026 Budget Service Level Catalogues

 Service Outputs – Detailed Activity Listing
                                Activity                                                Service Level/Standard
 Scheduled activities                 Develop, review and administer Council’s              As required.
                                      Community Grants Policy and Guidelines.


                                      Identify and promote opportunities for external       Ongoing
                                      grants (external organisations and internal to
                                      Council)
                                      Grant writing and awareness events covering           Twice yearly
                                      Council Community Grants program and external
                                      grant opportunities (Grants Connect)
                                      Assistance to community organisations to              As required
                                      prepare grant applications (external grant
                                      programs)
                                      Grant applications to external bodies to fund         Ongoing.
                                      Community Development initiatives                     Applications submitted as
                                                                                            opportunities become
                                                                                            available.

                                      Invite applications for Council Community Project     Twice yearly
                                      Grants Program

                                      Administer Council Festive season event grant (3      Three year agreement
                                      year)

                                      Administer Council Signature event grant (3 year)     Three year agreement

                                      Administer Community Alliance agreements (3           Three year agreement
                                      year)
                                                                                            Annual review as to
                                                                                            whether additional
                                                                                            invitations will be issued
                                      Acquittals (checking & verification)                  Annual or as required by
                                                                                            the grant conditions.
                                      Water & sewer on-charging (costs over & above         Quarterly / Annually
                                      grant level)                                          (dependent on Unitywater
                                                                                            billing practice)

 Grants Review                        Complete a review of the Community grants             No defined service level.
                                      programs.
 Reactive activities                  General enquiries relating to Grants Program          No defined service level –
                                      and external grant opportunities (including letters   generally responded to
                                      of support and review/feedback of applications)       on same day or next
                                                                                            business day.

                                      Supporting community not-for-profit groups in         No defined service level –
                                      applying for external grants                          generally responded to
                                                                                            on same day or next
                                                                                            business day.


1 Source: Noosa Social Strategy adopted 17 December 2015
2 As above.
3 Source:   2016 Census.
4 Council Community Grants related to specific service areas (e.g. Sport/Community Buildings/Culture) are included in

the relevant Level of Service listing for each service.




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