Community Grants Program

Not-for-profit community groups and organisations are encouraged to apply for grants so that we can make a real difference to the lives of local residents.

These grants are one way Council supports our local community groups to grow, prosper and carry out special projects that contribute to community well-being and help build a vibrant community culture.

The program also includes support for individuals selected to compete at a recognised sporting or cultural competition outside the Sydney metropolitan area in NSW, interstate or internationally.

Please read the Community Grants Policy.

For more information, please contact customerservice@huntershill.nsw.gov.au or 9879 9400.

The program is designed to meet the following outcomes:

• Effective and efficient use of resources to assist community groups, and not-for-profit organisations provide events, services and activities for the benefit of the local community.
• The program includes support for individuals selected to compete at a recognised sporting or cultural competition outside the Sydney metropolitan area in NSW, interstate or internationally.
• An equitable, transparent process for determining and allocating Council’s grants and donations with appropriate accountabilities for grant recipients.
• Greater community participation, social inclusion, cohesion and engagement, and improved quality of life for the community of Hunter’s Hill Council local government area.

Community grants are not for recurring annual expenses, they are for ‘one-off’ projects or events, pilot programs, or establishment of a group or activity

A project will only be funded once.

Under the Community Assistance (Sports and Cultural Competition) category, applicants are only eligible for one donation in any financial year whether as a team member or as an individual.

The 2022-23 Community Grants Program timeline is as follows:
• Applications invited for the 2022-23 Community Grants Program – late August 2022
• Applicants submit grant proposals – September 2022
• Panel assesses applications – October 2022
• Report to Council with recommendations for grants and grant funds awarded – November
2022
• Grants acquitted – by May 2023

Grants awarded in November 2022 are listed below.

All grants were awarded in the Community Development category (the maximum amount of funding for each application is $1500).

No grants were awarded in the Community Assistance Category (the maximum amount of funding for each application is $500)

2021 successful grants are listed below.

The maximum amount of funding for each application is $1500.

2020 successful grants are listed below.

The maximum amount of funding for each application is $1500.