Community benefit fund: minor community grants

Conditions you need to know

This page provides information about the conditions you need to know to apply for a minor community grant.

Who can apply

If you want to apply for a minor community grant in the Northern Territory (NT), you must be one of the following:

  • NT based non-profit community organisation
  • NT regional council.

You must be incorporated under one of the following:

  • Associations Act 2003
  • Corporations Act 2001 (Commonwealth)
  • Corporations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) Act 2006 (Commonwealth)
  • any other Act of Parliament.

Organisations must be not-for-profit and have a physical presence in the NT.

You must be compliant with all reporting requirements relevant to the Act under which you are incorporated.

If you are registered with the Australian Charities and Not-for-Profits Commission (ACNC) or Office of the Registrar of Indigenous Corporations (ORIC), you must be compliant with their reporting requirements.

Who can't apply

You can't apply or be sponsored to apply for a minor community grant if you are:

  • an individual
  • an organisation licensed to operate electronic gaming machines
  • a body corporate or similar
  • a government or semi-government organisation like a hospital, library or municipal council - regional councils are eligible to apply
  • a public or private school - including primary, secondary and tertiary institutions
  • a school affiliate or auxiliary body like a school council or where the entity exists under a school ABN
  • a research foundation or trust.

You also can't apply if you:

  • have an outstanding acquittal from:
    • a previous Community Benefit Fund grant
    • another NT Government Agency
  • have 2 active minor grant applications/grants
  • are an association that is not compliant with your reporting obligations under the Act in which you are incorporated or to ACNC or ORIC if applicable.

All applications that meet the eligibility criteria will be considered.

If your application meets the priorities below, it will be given preference when being considered.

The priorities are applications:

  1. from organisations with no paid positions (volunteer based)
  2. that will provide a tangible ongoing community benefit beyond the period of the grant funding
  3. that will provide a particular benefit to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Territorians
  4. that will enhance the preservation of culture and heritage in the Territory.

You can have up to 2 active applications at any time.

This includes applications that are:

  • waiting a decision
  • active, but not acquitted.

You can't apply for minor community grants funding for any of the following:

  • operational or core business activities
  • commercial ventures, developments or outputs
  • experimental or pilot programs, unless future funding is guaranteed
  • funding to cover debts - this includes reimbursement for completed projects and loan repayments
  • funding for projects/events that have already received a grant from another CBF category
  • funding for projects/events that have already commenced or will commence prior to the notification date
  • recurrent expense funding
    • this includes regular salaries and wages, administration expenses and short-life equipment
  • trophies or prize money.

Salaries for one-off events and projects are permitted for non-core business activities.

The following projects won't be funded:

  • transient or temporary projects that don't contribute to community improvement
  • projects that are not consistent with fund objectives
  • projects that may be considered inappropriate or offensive
  • fundraising activities
  • political or religious activities
  • projects that may negatively impact business or compete with local commercial activities
  • projects that are the responsibility of another government funding program, unless the other program does not have capacity to provide the funds
  • capital improvements to infrastructure where the infrastructure is owned by the NT Government
  • projects or events that start prior to the notification date.

Don't purchase goods, services or equipment that you are requesting funding for until you have received formal funding approval.

These items can't be included as part of your acquittal if purchased prior to notification.

If you get duplicate funding from a different funding source, you are required to refund any component of the minor community grant funded from elsewhere.

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