2025-2026 - Community Small Grants

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Eligibility

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Applicants: please note

Before completing this application form, please ensure to read the Kingston Grants Program Guidelines. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

Applications must be submitted by 31 May 2026 to be considered for funding in the 2025-2026 financial year.

Community Small Grants are one-off grants designed to support small scale projects or activities that provide a clear benefit to the Kingston community. This grant stream is best suited for projects or activities that do not require large-scale or ongoing funding.

A not-for-profit organisation is eligible to receive one Community Small Grant per financial year.

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Confirmation of Eligibility

This section of the application form is designed to help determine your eligibility for this grant stream. It is important that you read and understand the Confirmation of Eligibility and acknowledge that you meet the criteria.

If you have any questions about these eligibility criteria, please contact the Kingston Grants Officers on 1300 653 356 or email community@kingston.vic.gov.au.

Applicants must:

 
  • Review the Kingston Grants Program Guidelines
  • Submit an application between 1-6 months prior to the activity start date
  • Submit an application that aligns with the purpose of this grant stream
  • Be legally constituted as an incorporated association, company limited by guarantee, or Aboriginal Corporation, Statutory Authority, or Church set up as a statutory entity or by legislation, or auspiced by another legally constituted organisation (auspice) for the activity proposed in the application and provide evidence of their legal status.
  • Be not-for-profit and managed by a volunteer board/committee of management, or auspiced by a not-for-profit managed by a volunteer board/committee of management
  • Have the financial means to deliver the activity
  • Not receive a direct income from gambling activities, undertake or promote gambling
  • Be physically located within the City of Kingston geographical boundaries or if located outside the City of Kingston geographical boundaries, have a majority number of Kingston residents (e.g. more than 50% of active members or participants) or be able to demonstrate significant benefit to the Kingston community
 
  • Provide current public liability insurance with a level of cover appropriate to the activity/program
  • Have no overdue grant acquittals and have successfully acquitted previous grants received
  • Have no outstanding debts owing to Council, or have entered into a payment plan
  • Have no active breaches against the obligations of Consumer Affairs Victoria, the Australian Not-for-Profit and Charities Commission, or the Australian Securities and Investment Commission, as applicable
  • Have not received a grant for the same or similar activity from another Kingston Grants Program grant stream or other Council funding source in the same financial year running July to June
  • Implement and maintain policies relating to the Child Safe Standards as outlined in the Victorian Child Safe Standards (where applicable)
  • Have not applied for more than one year of start-up support (for new community groups)
  • Comply with public health directions, and human rights and responsibilities
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You must confirm that all statements above are true and correct to proceed