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Grants and sponsorships
Community Development Fund
The Shire’s Community Development Fund (CD Fund) is a small grants program totalling $10,000 per annum, offering up to $1,000 to assist Not for Profit, community and service based organisations with events, activities and organisational development. The CD Fund encourages a greater sense of community spirit through empowerment of local groups to achieve community based outcomes. Applications for the 2012/2013 round will be open approx October-November 2012.
2011/12 Funding Round
Seven local community organisations received grants from the 2011/2012 round of the Community Development Fund. A total of12 applications were received with local community organisations seeking almost $11,000 in funding with an overall project value of $128,171. For a list of the successful recipients, you can access the Community Development Fund Recipients 2011/2012 list.
For further information regarding the CD Fund please contact Katie Taylor, Community Development Administration Officer on 9780 5233 or ktaylor@amrshire.wa.gov.au.
Links to previous funding rounds:
- Community Development Fund recipients 2010/11
- Community Development Fund recipients 2009/10
- Community Development Fund recipients 2008/09
External grants
Directories:
Community grants:
- Department for Communities
- Department of Indigenous Affairs
- Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs
- Office of Multicultural Interests
- Lotterywest
- Foundation for Young Australians
- Disability Services Commission
- Office of Crime Prevention
- IOFF Foundation
- Mercy Foundation
Historical/Heritage grants:
- Lotterywest
- Western Australian Museum
- Heritage Council of WA
- National Library of Australia
- Australian Heritage Council
Arts & Culture grants:
- Community Arts Network (CANWA)
- Department of Culture & the Arts
- Lotterywest
- Country Arts WA
- Australian Council for the Arts
- Myer Foundation
- Healthway
- Phonographic Performance Company of Australia
Sports and Recreation grants:
- Department of Sport and Recreation
- Healthway
- Australian Sports Foundation
- Australian Sports Commission
Environment grants:
- Department of Environment & Conservation
- Myer Foundation
- Keep Australia Beautiful Council
- Department of the Environment, Water, Heritage & the Arts
- Norman Wettenhall Foundation
- Landcare Australia
- Caring for our Country
The full details of the above list is available on the fFunding providerslist.
If you would like to receive information on funding opportunities that are available throughout the year, add your details to the CommunityCONNECT Register. We will send you information on various opportunities as they arise.
Icon Event Sponsorship
The Shire of Augusta-Margaret River will consider applications for sponsorship for Icon Events*, that facilitate large-scale social, economic and or environmental benefits within the Shire.
* Icon Event means an event of State or National significance that can demonstrate high level of tourist activity and stimulate large scale community interest, involvement and or development. An Icon Event may be held at the same time each year.
For information on how to submit an Icon Event application, please click on the Guidelines link.
There are many other ways we assist our community groups and volunteers. Visit the CommunityCONNECT page to learn more about this program.
For more information contact:
Katie Taylor, Community Development Administration Officer
- Hours
- Tues - Fri: 9.00am to 4.30pm
- Telephone
- 08 9780 5233
- Fax
- 08 9757 2512