Applying for grants : General Information for Grant Seekers |
GENERAL INFORMATION FOR GRANT APPLICANTS
Mission of the Foundation
The mission of the Border Trust Community Foundation for Albury-Wodonga Region is to promote and build a resourceful and sharing community by encouraging and enabling local philanthropy.
Aims of the Foundation
- To promote leadership in the community
- To build the community’s capacity to improve itself
- To support opportunities that multiply local benefits
- To promote social responsibility
- To encourage a giving culture
- To promote social justice
- To develop partnerships and build relationships.
Grant making Criteria
Broadly, the Border Trust will respond to the needs of the local community by making grants to eligible organisations for innovative undertakings which:
- Seek to improve the quality of life of the residents of this region
- Adhere to the mission and aims of the Foundation.
What we are most likely to fund
Under normal circumstances, grants of between $500 and $5000 each grant round.
The Foundation welcomes partnerships and encourages applicants to seek funds from a range of sources.
Generally, the Foundation will fund
- Undertakings which have a benefit to the community
- Innovative undertakings which may not meet the requirements of other funding sources
- Projects undertaken by – or through groups who have the required Tax Status.
For information regarding Tax Status definitions refer to:
Income Tax Exempt Charity:
http://calculators.ato.gov.au/scripts/axos/axos.asp?CONTEXT=&KBS=itec.xr4&go=ok
Deductible Gift Recipient:
http://www.ato.gov.au/nonprofit/content.asp?doc=/content/34516.htm
You may contact the Foundation to discuss your eligibility in this regard.
- Projects which are in keeping with the Foundation’s mission and aims
What we are less likely to fund
- Capital Works
- Ongoing salaries
- Projects in successive years
What we do not fund
- Recreational or commercial sporting activities
- Projects for private benefit
- Projects undertaken by groups who do not have the required ITEC/DGR status or are not underwritten by a suitable host organisation
If successful, your organisation will be requested to
- Be available for media purposes as required by the Foundation
If successful, your organisation will be required to
- Acknowledge the support from the Community Foundation for Albury Wodonga Region in all printed material and publicity, and
- Provide progress reports as outlined in Conditions of Offer
- Provide satisfactory project acquittal.
THERE ARE TWO STEPS TO THE APPLICATION PROCESS
STEP ONE - EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
“Expression Of Interest” Form to be completed and submitted to the Foundation for consideration. This is a one-page overview of your project and funding request.
The “Expression of Interest” Form can be emailed or posted.
Information to be included:
- Brief project description
- Contact Details (including an email address)
- DGR status
- ITEC status
- Name and contact number of auditor or treasurer
- If your funding request appears to meet the Foundation’s guidelines, you will be contacted by telephone and in writing inviting completion of the formal application form.
- If your funding request does not appear to meet the Foundation’s guidelines, you will be contacted in writing. The Foundation may contact you to discuss alternative funding options for your project.
STEP TWO – APPLICATION
(Do not proceed to Step 2 unless you have been invited by the Border Trust to do so)
- Upon advice that your “Expression Of Interest” meets the Foundation’s guidelines, you will be invited to complete the Application Form
- Applications must be typed in 12 point
- Section 2 of the Application Form must be no longer than 4 single-sided A4 sheets
- An original and two copies of Section 1 and Section 2 of the Application Form must be forwarded
- All questions listed on the Application Form must be completed
- All applications must be postmarked by no later than the closing date to be eligible for that funding round
- Hand delivered applications will be accepted at the Foundation’s office up until the closing date
- No electronic applications will be considered
- The declaration must be signed by an Executive Officer of the Organisation.
How your application will be considered
- Your Application will be acknowledged within 7 days of receipt
- The Grant Making Advisory Committee will meet to consider all applications and will provide advice to the Board. The Board of the Foundation will make all decisions concerning grants.
- In order to give organisations as much opportunity as possible to successfully apply for our grants, you may be contacted for further information prior to the relevant Advisory committee meeting to consider applications.
- Please note that it is not considered appropriate to lobby members of the Foundation or Grant Making Committee personally in relation to your application.
How we will let you know the outcome
- If you are awarded a grant, we will contact you in writing
- If you are unsuccessful, we will contact you in writing.
The Foundation will unfortunately not be in a position to fund every application it receives. It is important to state that an unsuccessful application does not reflect the value of the project, and that many very worthwhile projects may not receive approval.
The Foundation will be pleased to discuss other options that may be available to you in this regard.
If your application is successful
- You will be required to acquit your project in accordance with guidelines within 2 months of project completion
- You will be requested to acknowledge the support of the Foundation in all printed material and publicity
- You may be requested to be available for the Foundation’s media purposes
- You will be listed on the Foundation’s website.
| Postal Address: |
PO Box 3288, Albury NSW 2640 |
| Location: |
Lane next to Canteen Cuisine Restaurant Dean Street, Albury NSW |
| Contact Person: |
Julie Perkins - Administrator |
| Telephone: |
(02) 60513349 |
| Email: |
mail@bordertrust.org.au |
DOWNLOAD FORMS HERE: -
 General Information for Grant Applicants (572 KB)
Expression of Interest Form (604 KB)
Grant Application Form (601 KB)
Guide to Writing a Grant Submission (802 KB)
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