Quick Response Grants - Up to $1,000 2025/26

Before completing this application form, you should have read the Community Strengthening Grants Guidelines. 

We encourage you to make contact with a Council Officer to discuss your project / event prior to applying.  

Not-for-profit organisations can obtain further tools and resources at the Institute of Company Directors Australia Website.

Incomplete applications and/or applications received after the closing date will not be considered.

For assistance with your application, to book a one on one session or if you have inadvertently submitted and need to add or edit information prior to the due date please contact Moira Shire Council, Community Wellbeing Team on (03) 58719 222.

IMPORTANT INFORMATION:

The Community Strengthening Grants Policy & Guidelines have had significant changes. Please ensure these are referred to and understood prior to commencing your application.

Grant applications will be assessed on the following criteria;

• How well the project/event aligns to the aims of the Community Strengthening Grants program.
• How the proposed project/event meet the needs of the Moira shire community.
• Who will benefit from the proposed project/event.
• How the organisation will manage the project/event and considered risks.
• How well the budget and required quotes are demonstrated.

I confirm that our community organisation:

• Has read and understood the program guidelines - Community Strengthening Grants.
• Is able to demonstrate alignment between our project and the aims of this program. 
• Be an incorporated 'not for profit' community organisation with open membership to residents in Moira Shire.
• Be an incorporated entity which is registered with a national statutory regulator (i.e. Office of the Register of Indigenous Corporations [ORIC]), Australian Charities and Not-For-Profits Commission [ACNC]).
• Have an Australian Business Number (ABN) or have a community organisation who is willing to auspice the application and accept responsibility for the administration of the grant.
• Has satisfactorily acquitted any previous grants from Council, or if these are pending have no cause of concern regarding capacity to fully acquit.
• Does not receive funding from other areas of Council except where the funding is proposed for a different purpose.
• Is not a committee of council, user groups are encouraged to apply.
• Has the appropriate type and level of insurance for the activities that are the subject of this grant.
• Does not have our own grant giving program or fundraising program that provides money to finance other organisation's community initiatives. Some exclusions may apply.
• Are compliant with all relevant local laws and Federal and State legislation. 
• Have appropriate management plans in place including risk, project, event and traffic. - Grantees shall ensure that events on or adjacent to arterial roads have traffic management plans approved by the Department of Transport.
• Have not received funding under the same grant category in the same financial year.