Community Development Services Grants

Communty Support and Infrastructure Grants

The Community Support and Infrastructure Grants program provides funding for projects undertaken by community organisations that provide key services to ACT residents.

The funding assists a wide range of projects that support the priorities and goals of the Canberra Social Plan.

The objectives of the program are to fund projects that support community sector viability; provide for community inclusion; assist small community organisations to access information technology resources or improving the environmental sustainability of community facilities.

The grants target three areas: community support and capacity projects, non-fixed infrastructure and equipment funding and capital works and fixed infrastructure funding to community owned facilities.

In December 2008, the ACT Minister for Disability and Community Services, Katy Gallagher, announced the outcome of the 2008-2009 round of the Community Support and Infrastructure Grants. The following link provides a list of successful organisations and proposed projects.

2008 Successful Grant Recipients  90kb
2008 Successful Grant Recipients  36kb

Carer Recognition Grants Program

The 2008-09 funding round of the Carer Recognition Grants is now open.

The ACT Government is seeking applications from community organisations to fund projects that recognise and support carers.
Community organisations and groups are invited to apply for funding under the following two categories:

• Carer Support Projects: projects that improve the capacities, skills, knowledge and networks of carers and former carers; or
• Strategic Projects: projects that inform the future development of innovative and responsive supports for carers.

Projects can benefit all carers or a specific group, such as young carers, culturally and linguistically diverse carers or Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander carers.

A total of $200,000 is available in the 2008-2009 funding round and projects of up to $60,000 (excluding GST) can be funded.

Application form  356.5kb
Applicaiton form  115.4kb

Applications Close 5pm Monday 23 March 2009