2016-08-15 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA   15 AUGUST 2016




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GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                              15 AUGUST 2016

  APPLICATION PROCESS
  Community Project, Festive Season Event, RADF and Economic Development grant applications
  must be submitted by the advertised closing date and time. Applications received after the closing
  date and time will not be accepted.
  Applications for Community Project, Festive Season Event, RADF and Economic Development
  grants must be submitted on a current Grant Application Form made available by Noosa Council.
  Applicants must have spoken with a Council Officer prior to submitting the grant.
  There will be an initial call for expressions of interest for the Community Alliance and Signature
  Community Event grants following which Council will determine the organisations who will be funded.
  Thereafter individual applications will be decided annually as part of the budget process on a case
  by case basis.
  Three-Year Maintenance Agreements operate by invitation-only rather than through a competitive
  process.
  Water Rebates and Building Insurance Cover will be arranged for eligible recipients and these
  organisations will not be required to complete an application form.

  OUT OF ROUND FUNDING
  In exceptional circumstances, or cases of significant hardship, Council may consider special one off
  funding upon presentation of a business case.

  CONDITIONS OF FUNDING
  All successful applicants will be required to enter into a funding agreement with Council and acquit
  funds within the allocated timeframes. The timeframes and acquittal requirements are outlined in the
  supporting Grant Guidelines for the specific funding program.
  As acondition of funding, successful applicants will be required to actively and publicly acknowledge
  Council's support.
  The level of acknowledgement will be determined by the amount funded and will be outlined in the
  funding agreement.

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