Community Chest

Community Chest Guidelines

Overview

CSC’s Community Chest provides support to community based, not for profit community organisations in the Caboolture/Morayfield and North Lakes areas.

Funding is available to assist with launching new programs or initiatives, hosting major events, improving facilities and/or purchase equipment in order to benefit the local community.

Sports based groups should apply for a grant under the Sporting Development Fund.

Grant applications will only be accepted via the online portal and during the time period when applications are actively open.   Organisations will receive a maximum of one (1) grant per calendar year.

Organisations cannot apply for support towards programs or initiatives that have already commenced or equipment that has already been purchased; nor can grants be used towards day to day running costs, paying staff or insurances.

Larger organisations seeking Club Sponsorship should not apply for this grant, but should send a Sponsorship Proposal detailing the various levels of sponsorship and inclusions to [email protected] for us to consider.

Eligibility and Conditions

To be eligible for a Community Chest Grant, the organisation must:

  1. Be one of the following types of community organisations:
    1. Registered School P&C Association (or equivalent)
    2. Registered Not for Profit organisation
    3. Registered Charity
  2. Based in Division 1, 2, 3, 4, 7 or 12 of the City of Moreton Bay.
  3. Demonstrate a need for financial assistance and provide detailed information on how the funding will be used to support the local community
  4. Provide quotes to verify the costs associated with your application
  5. Acknowledge any assistance provided under the CSC Group Community Chest Program in such a way as requested by the CSC Group. (Note larger grants will carry a larger acknowledgement expectation)
  6. Eligible organisations must request funding for a specific initiative or equipment purchase and clearly detail how this will benefit the local community
  7. Have up to two (2) representatives attend an Awards Presentation Event and speak about your organisation and the project for which funding has been provided. Please note, funds will not be distributed until after the presentation event.
  8. Ensure that CSC Group is the exclusive hospitality partner for this program, event or equipment (please contact the Sport and Community team via [email protected] if you are unsure if another company would be considered a competing hospitality partner)
  9. Complete an acquittal form detailing the completion of the initiative and the positive outcomes as a result; including related photos. Failure to complete the acquittal form may exclude the organisation from receiving future CSC Grants
  10. Agree that all information provided, including photos, can be used by CSC Group across our digital and hard copy platforms as a way of promoting our support
  11. Acknowledge that CSC Group may choose to pay out any grant funds awarded in instalments
  12. Acknowledge that if successful, recipients will receive an Agreement that must be signed and returned to CSC Group before any funds will be released. Once funds have been released, failure to comply with the agreement may result in CSC requesting all or part of the funds to be returned, and may exclude the organisation from receiving future CSC Grants
  13. Provide further  information if requested by the CSC Sponsorship and Donations Committee
  14. Ineligible organisations include:
    1. Businesses and other organisastions registered for profit making purposes
    2. Organisations that raise funds on behalf of others
Type of Grant Support

Organisations can apply for different types of support:

  • Financial support towards the costs of a new program/initiative, the purchase of equipment, uniforms or facility upgrades, or the hosting of a major event at your facility
  • Provision of CSC Gift Cards that can be used as prizes for raffles or other fundraising initiatives
How To Apply

Applications can only be submitted online via the Grants Portal and only during the period of time grant applications are open. Once an application is submitted it cannot be amended.

Click Apply Now to access the online application form.

Assessment

All eligible applications received within the application period will be assessed on its merits, taking into account:

  • the total funding pool available
  • the identified need and how the proposed project addresses this need
  • value for money
  • the organistion’s capacity to deliver the project

Decisions are final and no further correspondence will be entered into.

All applicants will receive written notification in regards to the outcome of their application within 6 weeks of the application closing date.

Acquittal

All successful grant recipients will be required to complete an acquittal process at the conclusion of their project.  Failure to complete the acquittal process by the nominated deadline will result in your organisation being ineligible for future CSC Grants.

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