Community Funding Scheme 2024/25

Before completing this application form, please read the Community Funding Scheme guidelines and discuss your project with the Community Development Grants Team on 5422 0216 or grants@mrsc.vic.gov.au. You may also need to speak with other Council Officers to prepare your application, such as Council's Facilities team for category 3 infrastructure projects. The grants team will be able to support you to get in touch with other Council Officers.

You can find the guidelines, scoring matrix and other useful documents including a checklist for completing your application on Councils website.

A grant trouble-shooting clinic will be held while applications are open, to register to attend click here.

Here is a list of items/documents you will need for this application:

• ABN number.  If you do not have an ABN number, you will need to complete a Statement of Supplier Form.
• Public Liability Insurance (please check expiry date). 
• Incorporation number. 
• Child Safe Policy and the Child Safe Direct Contact Checklist or a Child Safe Statement of Commitment for incidental contact with children (templates can be found on Council's website).
• Letters of community support (not from your own organisation).
• Quotes
• Financial Statement and AGM minutes or Annual Report
• Other - plans, drawings, permits, in principal approval/permission from the landlord/owner (eg MRSC, DEECA, Parks Victoria etc), lease agreement (if applicable).

Please note: If you do not have an incorporation number and/or public liability insurance, you will need an incorporated organisation as an auspice for the purpose of this grant.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered. If you have any questions or require any support, please contact the grants team (see details above).

Remember to save as you go to avoid losing any of your work. You may also find it easier to prepare your answers in a word document first and copy and paste into the form when complete.

If you do contact us throughout the application process, please quote the application number below:

I confirm that the applicant ...

• has read and understands the program guidelines 
• has discussed their application with the Grants Team. 
• is a not-for-profit organisation (includes educational institutions such as public schools and kindergartens)
• is incorporated, or is auspiced by an incorporated organisation for the purposes of this application
• is located in (and/or supplies services to) the Macedon Ranges Shire
• is able to demonstrate financial viability 
• does not owe any acquittal reports or money to the Macedon Ranges Shire Council as a result of previous funding or grants
• has the appropriate type and level of insurance for the activities that are the subject of this grant. (If you do not have current Public Liability you will need an Auspice for the purpose of this grant).
• is not an individual, a political organisation, for profit/commercial organisation or Government agency.
• does not receive direct income from electronic gambling machines and/the event does not promote or involve gambling-related activities.
• is able to demonstrate compliance with Child Safe Standards