2015-01-12 General Committee Agenda

GENERAL COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                                                      12 January 2015


The Annual Operating Costs Grants will coincide with a round of Community Project Grants (see
below). Applications during this round will be for the following financial year costs. This will allow
organisations to plan for the forthcoming financial year.

Prospective applicants must speak with designated Council staff prior to applying for Annual
Operating Costs funding to ensure their proposal meets Council's priorities and guidelines.

Eligible community organisations may receive part funding for costs associated with:
a) Unitywater fixed access charges (water and sewerage).
b) Insurance costs including building insurance and public liability insurance.
c) Office expenses related to rental of office space, electricity, and fixed telephone costs.

There will be an advertised funding cap setting the limit on grants for each of the above items.
This upper limit may vary from year to year and will be detailed in the Grant Guidelines for
Annual Operating Costs. The maximum available funding will be greater for those organisations
offering a service to the whole of the Shire as compared to those organisations that offer a local
service to a part of the Shire.

Advertising for these grant rounds will acknowledge an overall funding cap per application.

The following items are not eligible for Annual Operating Costs funding:
- Marketing and advertising
- Prizes
- Travel expenses
- Mobile phone costs
- Catering and alcohol
- Consumables such as stationery, printing, fuel, vehicle/plant/equipment repairs, etc
- Office equipment
- Wages or salaries, whether part-time or full-time

Recipients of Annual Operating Costs funding are required to provide acquittal documents and
financial statements within the acquittal deadline.

3.    Community Projects.

Community Project Grants will be decided in a competitive assessment process twice annually.
Prospective applicants must speak with designated Council staff prior to applying for Community
Project Grants to ensure their proposal meets Council's priorities and guidelines.
Community Projects may include, but are not restricted to:
a) Community based events and programs that bring residents together, including cultural, sports
or community festivals. (Such events may require a Temporary Event Permit from Noosa
Council.)
b) Building works or Infrastructure including new or replacement infrastructure and maintenance
of existing infrastructure. This may include lighting, shade sails, storage facilities, fit-outs etc.
(Works may require planning approval, building approval or owner's consent from Noosa
Council.)
The following are ineligible for Community Project Grants:
•     Projects, events, programs, facilities or services run for commercial profit.
•     Events already funded by Tourism Noosa, except where the activities benefit Noosa
      residents directly (i.e. are not primarily aimed at visitors to Noosa).



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