• Up to $2,000 for Incorporated Groups and not-for-profit Organisations (including auspices).
  • Up to $500 for Individuals and Unincorporated Groups.
  • Frequency: Monthly. To ensure fair and equitable distribution of Small Grants, organisations/individuals are limited to two applications per financial year). 
  • Open: Ongoing - Applications close at the end of each month
  • Eligible applicants: Individuals or non-profits entities including those with an auspice
  • Project start date: Allow at least six weeks of processing time from the last day of the month your application is submitted. No grant will be funded retrospectively.

Co-funding

Depending on the amount requested, a co-contribution towards your project may be required. Co-funding sources can include:

  • Cash contributions from the applicant
  • Grants from other funding bodies
  • Sponsorship
  • In-kind support (donated goods and services, hall hire, equipment hire, etc.)
  • In-kind volunteers (Council recognises Volunteer hours as equivalent to $45 per hour)

Amount of Council Funding Requested

Minimum Co-funding Requirement

Up to $1,000

No requirement

$1,001 - $15,000

2:1 (Council:Applicant) ratio of funding to applicant co-funding

$15,001 - $40,000

2:1 (Council:Applicant) ratio of funding to applicant co-funding (cash and/or in-kind) after the first $1,000 up to $15,000 and 1:1 (Council:Applicant) ratio of funding to applicant cash/in-kind co-funding above $15,000

Case study

Naheed has moved into a newly constructed residential estate and has found it hard to meet and make friends.  Naheed contacts Wyndham City and speaks with a Community Development Officer who provides some advice and points out that Small Grants are available for residents who would like to help build a sense of community in their neighbourhood.  Naheed undertakes some planning and decides to hold a ‘Meet and Greet’ party at the rotunda in her local park on the first Saturday of each month for three months.  She budgets $150 for each gathering to print some promotional flyers, and to provide some food and drinks. 

Naheed checks the latest advice and restrictions associated with COVID-19 to make sure all plans are safe.  Naheed applies for a Small Community Grant for $450.  She is awarded the grant.  At the event many people get to meet their new neighbours and make friends.  After the event a representative from the new estate’s sales office offers to support with printing and distributing promotion flyers for the next events.  They also offer to support with some extra funds for a face painter and a blow-up play castle for the local children to enjoy at the next event.  The park and rotunda soon become a regular local gathering and meeting place and the residential estate is looking more like a community.

How to apply

Step 1: Download and read the Community Grants Guidelines.

Step 2: Prepare any documentation to support your application.

Step 3: Apply here

If you need assistance in completing your application, contact Wyndham City’s Grants Team for assistance on 1300 023 411 or email funding@wyndham.vic.gov.au.

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