Provides eligible not-for-profit community groups and individuals, with funding of up to $5,000, to develop and present new projects, programs and activities that have a direct benefit to the Albury community.
AlburyCity Community and Cultural Grants is an annual funding grants program designed to provide eligible non-for-profit community groups and individuals with funding to develop and present new projects, programs and activities that have a direct benefit to the Albury community.
Community projects are programs, activities or initiatives that develop community capacity and/or services that meet identified local community needs.
Cultural projects are programs, activities or initiatives that provide art/cultural experiences and programs for the local community.
New requests within the Round 2 2024/2025 of Community and Cultural Grants round have a funding pool available of up to $25,000.
Each applicant can apply for up to $5,000 per project or initiative.
The Community and Cultural Grants funding program can only receive one application per organisation per round.
Financial assistance and in-kind support to community groups, organisations and individuals encourages social, cultural, and environmental sustainability. Financial Assistance also supports equity, diversity, and inclusion, and is fair, equitable and transparent.
The support provided by Council can be financial and/or in-kind.
Applications from organisations to provide various cultural and/or community services and initiatives will be considered.
To be eligible to apply, your community organisation must consider the following for your project:
In addition, project funding cannot be used to cover any of the following:
Finally, applicants meeting the above eligibility criteria will not progress to the next step of the grant process if they:
The criteria for evaluating requests and information to include in funding applications are listed below:
Assessment Criteria | What to Include in your Application |
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Alignment to Council Goals |
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Project Readiness |
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Organisation Capability |
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Public Benefit |
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Financial Capacity |
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Applicants will be required to apply through the SmartyGrants Portal.
The successful applicants include: