2016-08-15 General Committee Agenda

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3.    Eligibility for grants
Who can apply?
Not for profit incorporated business representative organisations that:
e   Primarily service the Noosa Shire business community
e   Comply with State / Federal incorporation requirements
e   Have appropriate insurances and meet Workplace Health and Safety requirements
e   Have met acquittal conditions for previous Council grants, and
e   Are able to provide a copy of the most recent Annual Report including audited or reviewed financial
    statements
*If a community organisation is not a legal not-for-profit entity or recognised by the Australian Taxation
Office as a not-for-profit type, the application must be auspiced and administered by a group that is.
Who cannot apply?
This grant program is not available to:
e   Commercial businesses and enterprises
e   Government agencies or Departments of local, state or federal government
e   Educational institutions
e   Parents and Friends Associations, or Parents & Citizens Associations
e   Medical organisations or Primary Health Care Providers
e   Political organisations
e   Kindergartens and Pre-school centres
e   Religious organisations where the application is for a project that relate specifically to the
    organisation’s core business.
Eligible projects for funding
It is mandatory that projects help to achieve the objectives of the Noosa Local Economic Plan
The Economic Development Grant project could for example:
e   Connect local businesses
e   Encourage business innovation
e   Build business capacity and skills
e   Contribute to the ease of doing business
e   Enable partnerships and collaboration between businesses and/or organisations in the Noosa region
e   Address a local workforce gap
e   Assist  in   growing    the   reputation  of   Noosa    as    a_  preferred   business   location.

4.    Criteria
Applications will be assessed using the following criteria:
e   The extent to which the actions address key findings, weaknesses and/or threats, or target the
    opportunities identified in the Local Economic Plan
e   The scale of the economic impact likely to be achieved (e.g. creating the conditions for business
    success, industry or business development, investment attraction)
e   The level of innovation, insight or creative thinking that makes the project unique
e   The quality of the application (e.g. a well-developed, clear and realistic action plan, supported by
    research where appropriate and include an accurate financial plan/budget)
e   The ability of the organisation and/or stakeholder group to deliver the project
e   The potential for the project to create business/industry networks and partnerships that can drive
    future economic development activities.

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