A city for people
Townsville City Social Grants and Partnerships provide funding and in-kind support to help build a vibrant, liveable city for everyone.
Social Grants and Partnerships Priorities
To apply for a grant or partnership, your initiative will need to align to one of the following five priorities:
- Boost Townsville’s art and cultural experience.
- Build a community that is safe and resilient.
- Support multicultural diversity and community inclusiveness.
- Develop healthy and active lifestyles.
- Grow the capacity of Townsville through shared knowledge and learning.
We encourage any application for funding that clearly supports any of these priorities.
These priorities are part of the Townsville City Council’s Corporate Plan. Priorities will change at Council’s discretion to ensure they support community needs. Please read the Priorities Information Sheet to help gain a better understanding.
Purpose
To enhance people’s experience of Townsville as a liveable and vibrant city by providing services that support the growth of an inclusive, knowledgeable, active, safe and healthy community.
Venue Hire Fee Waiver
Venue Hire Fee Waiver refers to the waiver of hire fees for Council owned venues and opens spaces. You may apply to have your Venue Hire Fees partially or fully waived via our online Venue Hire Fee Waiver Application.
Please note: this waiver covers Venue Hire Fees only and DOES NOT covers ‘hard costs’ such as staffing, waste and other Council services.
If you are seeking a Venue Hire Fee Waiver, it is important to check venue availability and to obtain a quote before proceeding with the application as this information will be required in the application form. To obtain this information, contact the Venues Team directly via email - venues@townsville.qld.gov.au or call 13 48 10.
Assessment Timeframes
Applications will be checked for eligibility then assessed by Subject Matter Experts from within Council. For applications seeking over $5,000, recommendations for funding will be presented to Full Council for approval.
Grants $5,000 and under:
- Apply at any time.
- Once an application is lodged and is deemed eligible and complete by Council, the assessment time period of 4 weeks will commence.
- Please note that the initiative you are seeking support for must not commence sooner than 2 weeks after the stated assessment timeframe.
- Your initiative cannot commence within 6 weeks of your application being deemed eligible by Townsville City Council Grants Team.
Grants $5,001 - $25,000:
- Apply at any time.
- Once an application is lodged and is deemed eligible and complete by Council, the assessment time period of 8 weeks will commence.
- Please note that the initiative you are seeking support for must not commence sooner than 2 weeks after the stated assessment timeframe.
- If recommended for funding, the application will be presented to Full Council for approval. Please be mindful of Council meeting dates when submitting your application.
Partnerships $25,001 - $50,000:
- Apply at any time.
- Once an application is lodged and is deemed eligible and complete by Council, the assessment time period of 8 weeks will commence.
- Please note that the initiative you are seeking support for must not commence sooner than 2 weeks after the stated assessment timeframe.
- If recommended for funding, the application will be presented to Full Council for approval. Please be mindful of Council meeting dates when submitting your application.
Acquittals
Successful applicants will be required to submit an Acquittal within 28 days of the completion of their initiative, unless otherwise stated. Acquittals must be completed using their logon/account for the SmartyGrants portal.
Grants and Partnerships Awarded
If you would like information regarding Community Grants and Partnerships that have been awarded since 01/02/19 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.
If you have any questions in reference to this information please contact the Community Grants Team on 13 48 10 or email our Community Grants team.
Acknowledgment Requirements
Please refer to the Acknowledgment Requirements Guidelines for detailed information regarding correct usage of Council logo. Where possible the full colour logo should be used. If the collateral has a background other than white or is only produced in black and white then the mono version should be used.
Council funds local non-profit community groups and initiatives through our Community Grants Program. When a group receives a grant from us, they agree to acknowledge Council's contribution on materials produced to support their project. This acknowledgement, depending on the amount of funding received, may include logo presence on supporting publications, displays or signage.
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