2027-2029 CSO Growth & Attraction Funding

If you have any questions about this form or the funding criteria, please contact the City of Casey's Grants Team on 9705 5200 or communitygrants@casey.vic.gov.au.

If you do contact us throughout this process, please quote the application number below:

I understand and agree as the applicant, the personal information I have provided in this application is being collected for the purpose of administering and assessing grant applications, including determining eligibility, for grant assessment panels, communicating with the applicant and managing grant funding. The information being collected is through a third-party platform Our Community Pty Ltd (SmartyGrants) which is a secure portal used by the City of Casey Council (‘Council’). Information collected through this platform will be assessed and used only by authorised personnel and service providers who require access to perform their duties in connection with the grant program.  Information will be managed in accordance with the Privacy and Data Protection Act 2014. Council uses automated technologies including artificial intelligence (AI) to assist with administrative functions such as validating information and determining eligibility against pre-defined criteria. AI is not used to assess the merit of applications, make funding recommendations, or make final funding decisions. All funding assessment and decision-making processes involve human review. General information (excluding personal information) may be used for publication such as the applicant's name, project title and summary of activities and funded amount on the City of Casey website and in Council reports such as evaluation reports and social and economic impact assessments to inform program improvements and policy decisions. If you wish to gain access to the information provided or amend any of the personal information you have supplied to Council, please contact Council via telephone on (03) 9705 5200 or via email communitygrants@casey.vic.gov.au

This Expression of Interest is open to not-for-profit (NFP) community service organisations who are accountable to a governing body and that have been established for the primary purpose of providing psychosocial, physical, educational, financial, and other support services and assistance to individuals, families, and groups.  

I confirm that the applicant:

• is an established NFP community service or charitable organisation (auspices are not accepted for this funding)  

• is a legally constituted entity (eg. a cooperative, incorporated association, company or trust)  

• have a Committee or Board of Management that will accept responsibility for the administration of the funding and acquittal 

• holds current public liability insurance and professional indemnity insurance to cover staff, volunteers, members, and the general public, as appropriate (minimum $20,000,000) 

• is committed to equal opportunity, non-discriminatory and culturally sensitive practice, and 

• is financially viable.