Grants

Community Development Fund

Each year Ravensthorpe Council considers funding local community and sporting groups via its Community Development Fund and is guided by policy G.20 Community Development Fund (CDF).

The objectives of the fund are to:

Provide financial assistance for organisations and/or projects which benefit the community.
To assist community-based (not for profit) organisations to develop and maintain facilities.
To provide community-based (not for profit) organisations with relief from Council imposed fees and charges.

Applicants must address the selection criteria provided within the application guidelines.

Only one application per group will be funded across the four categories each financial year (an auspicing group will not limit their own group’s ability to apply for funding).

Funds will be allocated at the discretion of Council and based on highest merit and greatest benefit to the Shire of Ravensthorpe residents and community.

The CDF program will be open to receive applications in March each year.

Council will then consider applications for inclusion in the following year’s annual budget. There will be one round of funding applications each year with the following timelines for the 2024/25 period;

Grants applications	Opens 1 March 2024 Closes 4pm 8 April 2024
Council assessment and formal decision	April – June 2024
Applicant notification	30 June 2024
Funds available for drawdown	From July 2024