ANZ & SYDNEY MARDI GRAS COMMUNITY GRANTS APPLICATION FORM Applications are now open for the ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grants in 2018, designed to support and develop LGBTQI community projects in Australia. The program awards grants of up to $10,000 to not-for-profit organisations, charities, community groups and individuals working to better the lives of LGBTQI people. SUBMISSIONS OPEN: 5am AEST on Thursday 17th May 2018 SUBMISSIONS CLOSE: 11.59pm AEST on Sunday 1st July 2018 GENERAL INFORMATION Please ensure that you read the Terms & Conditions before applying for a grant they are available for download at mardigras.org.au/grants WHO CAN APPLY Australian residents, not for profit organisations, community groups and individuals whose project is of benefit to one or all of the LGBTQI communities. CRITERIA ANZ and Sydney Mardi Gras grants will be assessed on the following criteria: - Benefit that the project brings to the LGBTQI community - Creativeness and ingenuity of the project - Demonstrated capacity for the applicant to deliver the project AREAS OF SUPPORT Funding will be broadly given to projects in the following categories: - Education and training - Creation, arts and culture - Community development (including sporting groups) - Independent category submissions GRANTS WILL NOT SUPPORT - Commercial business activity - Government organisations - Administration expenses - Mardi Gras Parade Float creation
WRITING YOUR GRANT SUBMISSION We recommend that you take the time to thoroughly fill out this registration form. Be concise where possible, but bear in mind that we need enough detail regarding the impact of your project on the LGBTQI community to enable the grants committee to make the most informed decision as possible. Application questions that you believe are not relevant to your proposal should be marked N/A. The grant budget is limited and unfortunately not all registrations can be funded. The grants committee have the difficult task of choosing between many high caliber applications and in some cases successful applications may not receive the full amount that was requested. The maximum allocation of funds that can be applied for is $10,000. Please note that we require a current ABN to pay your grant, otherwise high taxation will apply to the payment. When completing the financial section of your application, please ensure that your expenditure quotes are realistic. GRANT REQUIREMENTS All ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grant recipients are required to acknowledge Mardi Gras and ANZ s support in marketing and promotional activity, including social media, using the tag line: [Organisation or Individual s Name] is a proud recipient of an ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grant. This may be a line acknowledgement only; logo acknowledgement is not necessary. Grant recipients are required to demonstrate acknowledgement in grant acquittals. DEADLINES AND APPROVAL PROCESS Submissions for grants commence at 5am AEST on Thursday 17th May 2018, and closes at 11.59pm AEDT on Sunday 1st July 2018. Successful registrants will also be notified of their nominated grant amount, and have funds deposited into their account once confirmation of the grant has been confirmed with the recipient. Winners will be announced by publication on mardigras.org.au on Monday 16th July 2018 once they have been contacted. Winning entrants may also be promoted on ANZ and Mardi Gras social media channels. Successful registrants will need to submit a complete post-project report, and may need to show receipts and invoices of expenditure and items purchased for their project. You will be required to refund the grant amount to Mardi Gras if you do not submit the post-project report.
YOUR DETAILS Organisation Name: Address: ABN: Contact person: Phone: Email: GRANT AMOUNT ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grant funding you are applying for: $ APPLICANT QUESTIONS Please respond to the follow questions: Which category does your project fall into, and why? (100 word limit)! Education and Training! Creation, Arts and Culture! Community Development (including sporting groups)! Independent grant submissions (Please define) What is the nature of your project? (200 word limit) What are the objectives, goals and indicators of success for your project? (300 word count) How does your project relate to or benefit the LGBTQI community or the lives of LGBTQI people? (200 word limit) Please include the following support material with your application: A simple project management plan that details the process and key timeline for completing your project. (300 word limit)
An itemised budget as per template below, including details of all income and expenditure for your project, including the amount you are applying for from the ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Community Grant. You are welcome to provide three additional A4 pages that further support your application including images, designs, or other documentation that you feel will add to your application. BUDGET Project budget YOUR ORGANISATION NAME *Your budget must be itemised so if you decide to use this template you will need to add additional headings and rows to provide a complete itemised budget. INCOME DOLLAR FIGURE $ 1 2 Amount sought from ANZ & Sydney Mardi Gras Grant Cash contribution from the applicant/organisation 3 Other confirmed funding from (itemise above where indicated and include letters of confirmation where relevant) 4 Other applied for but unconfirmed funding from (itemise above where indicated) 5
6 Other sources of income relevant to the project (itemise) 7 In-kind* contributions (itemise) TOTAL INCOME EXPENDITURE 1 Equipment (itemise) 2 Salaries and fees (specify payees) 3 Overheads (rent, electricity etc.) (itemise) 4 5 6 Other projected costs (itemise) 7 In-kind* contributions (must match inkind income) TOTAL EXPENDITURE *In-kind contributions are the non-cash contributions of equipment, materials, time, services, free accommodation etc. An estimated value should be given for each item. In-kind contributions should be listed as both an income and an expense item. $ APPLICATIONS Please email all additional attachments (plans, images, etc) to grants@mardigrasarts.org.au with the subject line ANZ & Mardi Gras Community Grants.