Draft Community Grants & Subsidies 2021/22

Feedback closed 5pm, 22 June 2021

Each year Council invites community organisations to apply for a donation from the Council to assist in the provision of services for the North Sydney community. Council's objectives in helping to fund selected projects and services are to:

• help organisations meet high priority needs within the local government area and to avoid reductions in prevailing levels of community support; and
• provide financial contributions in recognition of the value of selected services to the community. Note: Council's contribution is not intended to be the sole source of funding for any project or service.

The grants have made possible an important spread of services benefiting residents of the North Sydney local government area. The projects they support represent community initiatives displaying creativity, co-operation, originality and access and equity principles. All funding requests submitted to Council are evaluated in terms of:

• the type of need being met, the unique qualities of the project, its level of innovation and the degree to which it meets the objectives of Council's social planning programs.
• the financial status of the organisation or service provider, the quality of its management and organisational structure, its funding levels and sources and its ability to account for funding sources, fund applications and outcomes.
• Council’s Community Grants and Subsidies Policy and criteria.

Grant funds have been distributed equitably over the following sections of the community:

• Services for Older People
• Indigenous Affairs
• Cultural and Linguistic Diversity (CALD)
• Disability Services
• Cultural and Recreational Activities
• Family Support
• Children's Services
• Youth
• Educational Projects
• Counselling Services
• Advocacy
• Information Resources

Further detail is provided in the Council report available in the Document Library.

The purpose of the exhibition period is to advise the proposed recipients of Council's grants and subsidies for 2021/22.

SUBMISSIONS ARE INVITED

Submissions may be received up until 5pm, 22 June 2021.

Prior to making a submission please ensure you have reviewed the Draft Community Grants & Subsidies report, which can be found in the document library.

Use the online submission form (below) or alternatively, send submissions to:

Email - yoursay@northsydney.nsw.gov.au
North Sydney Council
PO Box 12
NORTH SYDNEY NSW 2059

Hard copies of the are available for viewing at Council’s Customer Service Centre and Stanton Library during opening hours.

For further information contact Council’s A/Director Community & Library Services on 9936 8100.