Stronger Communities grants

The Stronger Communities Programme provides grants of between $2,500 and $20,000 to community organisations and local governments for capital projects. Funding of up to $150,000 in each Federal Electorate will be available in 2017-18. Applicants are required to match the SCP grant in cash or in-kind on at least a dollar for dollar basis.

Projects are selected by Members of Parliament and their community consultation committees, and are then submitted to the Government for assessment.

Eligibility

To be eligible your project must:

• have been identified by your Federal Member of Parliament
• have at least $5,000 in eligible expenditure
• deliver social benefits to your community.

Your project should be scheduled for completion by 30 June 2018.

You must also:

• have a plan for how you will carry out the project and identify the budget for your project
• be able to meet your share of the project costs
• provide the relevant mandatory attachments (if required).

Further information

For more information, visit the website: http://investment.infrastructure.gov.au/funding/scp/

Guidance materials including the Programme Guidelines are available at: https://www.business.gov.au/Assistance/Stronger-Communities-Programme