Grants General Information
The Border Trust Annual Grant Program opens in June each year.
Community organisations within the cities of Albury and Wodonga and the Alpine, Corowa, Greater Hume, Indigo, Towong, and Tumbarumba Shires are invited to apply.
Broadly 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 Border Trust.
Border Trust will look favorably on projects that:
- grow community capital;
- multiply community outcomes;
- have partnerships with or in-kind support from other community stakeholders;
- empower others to change their lives;
- are sustainable and will grow independently.
All projects funded must be delivered by, or through, groups with the necessary ATO status to receive funds from a Public Ancillary Fund, namely Income Tax Exempt Charity and Deductible Gift Recipient.
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 wish to contact Border Trust to discuss your eligibility in this regard.
In accordance with ATO guidelines we are unable to fund:
- Recreational or commercial sporting activities;
- Projects for private or personal benefit;
- Projects undertaken by groups who do not have the required ITEC/DGR status or are not underwritten by a suitable host organisation.
Grant Programs available include:
BORDER TRUST COMMUNITY GRANTS: Supporting projects that will benefit our regional communities.
ALBURY WODONGA YWCA – "YOUNG WOMEN LEADING CHANGE" GRANT PROGRAM: Supporting projects developing the leadership potential among young women in our community.
BACK TO REALITY FOUNDATION GRANT PROGRAM: Supporting youth initiatives across the region.
PROCEDURE
- Community organisations wishing to apply for funding are invited to submit an Expression Of Interest.
- Expression of Interest CLOSING DATE is 30 June each year. Expression of Interest Form may be emailed or posted.
- If your Expression of Interest meets the guidelines of one of the abovementioned grants, you will be contacted and invited to complete a full application.
CLOSING DATE for full applications is 31 August (only those organisations invited to submit full application will be considered).
For further information contact Border Trust Executive Officer - Glenys Atkins
Phone: 02 6051 3349
Email:
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DOWNLOADS
Applying for Grants - A General Guide
HELPFUL LINKS
http://www.communitybuilders.nsw.gov.au/grantseekermanualfinal.pdf
http://www.philanthropy.org.au/seekfund/