Community Grants & Donations

The Greater Taree City Council Donations Policy aims to encourage the development of community self-help and to recognise the provision of community services made by locally based not-for-profit groups and organisations.

Applications are now open and need to reach Council by 31 May 2013. Application forms and guidelines are available to download.

These grants are called for annually during March/April for consideration as part of the following year's budget. Funds are limited and priorities will be reviewed annually, taking into account such variations as rises and falls in funding from other sources.

Enquiries can be made by contacting Carole Isaacs on (02) 6592 5399 or via email.

Please Note: Annual Donations is different to Event Sponsorship. To find out more about event sponsorship please click here.

Greater Taree City Council held a number of Get that Grant! workshops around the area during the month of October 2011. The workshop visited three locations including Taree, Johns River and Bobin.

From these workshops a resource was developed by GTCC to provide community groups and organisations with information on how to develop a tender kit for your organisation, how to best structure a project idea, methods of gathering evidence for projects, how to develop clear project outcomes and general tips and tricks of grant writing.

To download the Get That Grant! resource please click here.

Council also maintains a Get that Grant Email Bulletin. The bulletin showcases any upcoming grants that may be suitable for a range or organisations and also grant writing tips, tricks or links to grant writing websites. Any information from other grant writers out there would also welcome. Perhaps if you have had some useful feedback from a recent grant you have written that you would like to share or you may be seeking a partnership opportunity for a particular project that you are applying for.

If you would like further support on grant writing or would like to join the Get that Grant Email Bulletin, please contact Carole Isaacs - Community Development Officer

This Scheme is an initiative of the NSW Government and has been introduced to facilitate the allocation of community grants by designated Registered Clubs.

All CDSE grant applications and funding is facilitated by the individual clubs.

Applications should be made directly to the Clubs.

Participating clubs:

The next Community Builders Fixed Term funding round will be announced in May 2013.

Further details about the next Community Builders Fixed Term funding round, including Program Guidelines and Request for Tender information package, will be posted on this webpage by the time the round opens. Organisations should take particular note of the eligibility requirements in the Program Guidelines this year to ensure that they are eligible under the Community Builders funding program.

The Community Builders Scheme, is administered by the NSW Government's Community Services agency.

The Scheme provides funding for innovative, self-help projects and partnerships that improve social and community infrastructure.

The Scheme focuses on areas in New South Wales that are experiencing significant social and economic stress and change. Grants are available for time-limited projects and applications should be made online at Community Builders NSW.

Community Builders (fixed term) can fund projects within three models including:

Projects must satisfy at least one of the following Community Builders Scheme identifed regional priorities depending on the model the project fits into. The Northern region priorities include:

For more information on the Community Builders Funding or to discuss a project idea, please contact the Community Development Officer at Greater Taree City Council.