Economic Activation Partnerships

Economic Activation Partnerships create mutually beneficial agreements with Community organisations to support the delivery of economic activation outcomes for Townsville. Benefits may include enhancement of the profile of Townsville; fostering community pride; and driving job creation and growth in the local government area.

This program is focused on enabling ongoing successful activities through the provision of annual or multi-year funding. Funding for a multi-year agreement is for a maximum of three years.

Economic Activation Partnerships are most suited to community organisations that have a proven working history with Council and seek funding and/or in-kind support to facilitate activities which grow Townsville.

Applications are open throughout the year and close 1 May annually. Applications for activities will be considered until funds for Grants and Partnerships are exhausted.

Who can Apply

An applicant must:

  • be a Not-for-profit Organisation or Auspiced by a Not-for-profit Organisation that is able to accept legal and financial responsibility for the project and its activities, or is a business which carries on activities for a public purpose
  • be a financially viable organisation
  • reside and/or primarily provide services within the Townsville Local Government Area (LGA), or be able to demonstrate that the Activity promotes Townsville
  • be free of debt to Council
  • have successfully completed Council’s acquittal requirements from all prior activities funded by Council
  • hold appropriate public liability insurance per Activity.

Acquittal Requirements

Successful applicants will be required to submit an acquittal within 3 months of the completion of their initiative, unless otherwise stated.

How to Apply

Applications are open throughout the year and close 1 May annually. Applications for activities will be considered until funds for Grants and Partnerships are exhausted.

Please read the Economic Activation Guidelines prior to preparing your application to make sure you meet eligibility and requirements.

Contact Us

Community Grants and Partnerships Team
13 48 10
communitygrants@townsville.qld.gov.au

Grants and Partnerships Awarded

If you would like information regarding Grants and Partnerships that have been awarded since 1 February 2019, this can now be accessed on Townsville Dashboards under Your Council using the Community Grants and Partnerships tab.

You can also access the more detailed dataset in the Open Data Portal.