2024-2025 COMMUNITY GRANTS PROGRAM - COMMUNITY PROJECT GRANTS (ROUND TWO) - SUMMARY · Report

ORDINARY MEETING                                                              21 NOVEMBER 2024


local talent, celebrate First Nations culture and encourage creative participation and expression.
Objective 2.5 - Ensure community facilities and services are inclusive, accessible and meet the
evolving needs and interests of residents across the shire.
Objective 2.6 - Facilitate strong, vibrant, inclusive communities where people have a sense of
belonging and are active participants in a rich community life.
Objective 2.7 - Fund and deliver sustainable assets and facilities and associated services
responding to the changing needs of the community and the challenges and opportunities of the
future.
Objective 2.8 - Provide opportunities to enhance the health, wellbeing and safety of our
communities.


Previous Council Consideration
Nil

Finance
Traditionally, two funding rounds for Projects are run and budgeted for each financial year with a
total of $324,780.80 allocated to Community Project Grants in 2024-25.

This is the second of two rounds for the 2024-25 financial year, with $131,932.18 of expenditure
being recommended in the first round and $192,744.00 for the second round, leaving a small balance
of $104.62. For practical purposes, this will exhaust the 2024-25 allocated budget for community
project grants.

Risk & Opportunities
Community groups have the opportunity to leverage Council grant funding from other external grant
sources. All grants go through an acquittal process whereby the applicant reports on the funded
project’s delivery.


Human Rights
Human Rights Compatibility Statement
In developing this Report, the subject matter has been considered in accordance with the
requirements of the Queensland Human Rights Act 2019. It is considered that the subject matter
does not conflict with any human rights and supports a human rights approach to decision making
by Council. Council representatives will endeavour to act and make decisions under this report in a
manner that is compatible with human rights. This report should be read in conjunction with
Council’s Human Rights Policy.

Consultation
External Consultation - Community & Stakeholder
•     Free information sessions and one on one meetings with potential applicants were held across
      the Shire for eligible not for profit community organisation to learn about the Council grants
      program
•     Tourism Noosa
•     State Government, Sport and Recreation Services


Internal Consultation