Meeting papers

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING                                                       13 NOVEMBER 2023


6.1     2023-2024 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS
        (ROUND TWO) - OVERVIEW


Author              Community Connections Manager, Alison Hamblin
                    Community Services Department
Index               ECM/Subject/26.17 Community Funding/Grant
Attachments         None


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
The purpose of this report is to provide background information and an overview of the Round Two
2023-24 Community Project Grants. These grant recommendations are being presented to Council
for its consideration and endorsement at the November 2023 round of meetings.

Four subsequent reports are being presented to Council for this round of Community Grants funding
that provide further details for each grant category.

2023-24 Round 2 Community Grants

                          Value of
Category                    Grants
                         Proposed
Events                    $3,600.00
Equipment               $27,595.08
Infrastructure          $20,264.59
Project/Program         $48,000.00
TOTAL                   $99,459.67

Additionally, the report recommends allocating the unspent funds of $68,470.65 from the 23/24
Community Grants pool to youth related initiatives.


RECOMMENDATION
That Council note the report by the Community Connection Manager to the General Committee
Meeting dated 13 November 2023 and:

      A. Approve the Round Two 2023-24 Community Project Grants to the total value of $99,459.67;
      B. Allocate the remaining $68,470.65 from the 23/24 Community Grants budget to funding for
         youth initiatives made up of an out-of-round Youth Grants funding program and youth
         focussed activities within the Living Well Noosa program; and
      C. Delegate the Chief Executive Officer to authorise funding to the successful applicants for the
         out-of-round Youth Grants projects.




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