2014-03-25 Infrastructure & Services Committee Agenda

INFRASTRUCTURE & SERVICES COMMITTEE MEETING AGENDA                              25 MARCH 2014


                                                                                ATTACHMENT 1



                                                                            Council Policy
                                                           COMMUNITY GRANTS



 Corporate Plan Reference:                    <Insert Corporate Plan Theme and Priority>

 Endorsed by Council:

 Policy Author:                               Alison Hamblin
                                              Coordinator Sport and Community Development



POLICY BACKGROUND
This policy is to be read in conjunction with any supporting guidelines for specific funding
programs.
This policy applies to the Community Grants Program.
This policy does not apply to sponsorship, donations, advertising, naming rights and service level
agreements.
The outcomes of this policy include:
   •    Providing community organisations and individuals* with financial support to meet
        identified community needs;
   •    Building community skills and resilience;
   •    Developing and maintaining sustainable community infrastructure;
   •    Providing opportunities for community organisations to leverage Council’s financial
        assistance to obtain funding from other sources; and
   •    Contributing to the environmental values of Noosa Shire.
*Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) only.


COUNCIL POLICY
The purpose of this policy is to guide the administration of Council’s Community Grants Program
so that the grants:
    •   Help achieve Council’s strategic priorities; and
    •   Align with the intent of the Local Government Act 2009 and the Local Government
        Regulation 2012, which state that (community) grants will be used for a purpose that is in
        the public interest.




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