Grants & Sponsorships

The next community grant funding round will be March 2019.

Applications can be received any time up until 5pm on Friday 29 March 2019. Please ensure to include all relevant paperwork with your submission. 

Community Grant funding of up to $4,000 is available to individuals*, not for profit community based groups and organisations for innovative and diverse community projects and/or programs to improve the wellbeing, quality of life, community participation and life skills of residents in the Unley community. The City of Unley supports the delivery of initiatives in the categories of recreation; art and culture; community; community health and wellbeing; and environment.

* Individuals must be working on a project in collaboration with an auspice (either a local community group or organisation) to handle any funding received from the grant.

To be eligible for funding an applicant must be located in the Unley local government area and/or be principally providing services to the residents of the Unley Council community.

Projects and/or programs that commence prior to 1 June 2019 are not eligible and will not be funded. 

Afternoon or evening workshops are available for those groups and individuals who would like assistance with their applications. 

For further information contact:

• Matthew Ives, phone 8372 5134, email mives@unley.sa.gov.au  or
• Pam Hocking, phone 8372 5108, email phocking@unley.sa.gov.au

 

Community Grant Application Form 2019

Community Grant Guidelines 2019

The next Conservation Grant funding round will open August / September 2019.

The City of Unley Conservation Fund assists owners of Significant Trees and Local Heritage Items or Contributory buildings in a Conservation Zone to preserve them in a 'safe and aesthetically pleasing condition'.

Grants may be allocated for up to 50 per cent of the total cost of a single conservation treatment with the maximum amounts available per application being:

• $1,000 for pruning significant trees; and
• $5,000 for local heritage buildings and contributory items within Historic Conservation Zone.

Grants will only be provided while funds remain in the budget allocated by the Council for the relevant financial year.

 

Conservation Grant Application Form

City of Unley Conservation Policy

The Small Sponsorship and Donations Scheme assists eligible organisations and individuals with projects, programs or activities that benefit the residents of the City of Unley.

Donations of up to $250 are available to City of Unley residents to participate in specific cultural, sporting, or recreational activities and events at state, national or international level.

Only one application will be considered each financial year.

Sponsorships of up to $500 per financial year are available for activities or purposes that:

• Clearly demonstrate direct benefits to the residents of Unley
• Meet a social, environmental or economic development need of some urgency

Applications will be accepted throughout the year and processed as they are received.

For further information, please phone 8372 5108.
 

Small Sponsorship Donations Scheme Form

Small Sponsorship Donations Scheme Guidelines

The City of Unley's Youth Sponsorship Program assists local young people who have excelled in their particular sport, cultural or recreational activity and have been chosen to participate in a specific cultural, sporting or recreational activity/event which is of state, national or international significance. Sponsorship amounts of up to $250 can be provided to individuals.

To be eligible applicants need to be:

• A resident of Unley
• Aged between 12-25 years at the time of the event
• Participating in a specific cultural, sporting or recreational activity/event which is of state, national or international significance

Generally we will consider only one application for each applicant per financial year however additional sponsorship may be approved for representation at an international level within the same 12 month period.

Team Managers are encouraged to apply when there two or more members in the same team are participating in a specific cultural, sporting or recreational activity/event which is of state, national or international significance.

Application and supporting documentation must be received before the event takes place.

For further information, please phone 8372 5108.
 

Youth Sponsorship Application & Guidelines

 

The Community Grants funding round closed on Friday 29 June 2018.  The next round will open on Wednesday 1 May 2019.

The Community Event Sponsorship Program aims to assist individuals, community groups, organisations and not-for-profit groups to coordinate events that directly benefit the City of Unley community.

For enquiries, phone Council’s Events Coordinator on 8372 5111 or email  pobox1@unley.sa.gov.au

Community Event Sponsorship Program - Guidelines

Visit the following websites for other sources of community funding:

• Information about Federal grant programs are available on the Grant Connect website.
• Links to many grants are available on the SA Government website.
• ARTSA
• Australia Council for the Arts
• Commonwealth Bank Community Grants. The Commonwealth Bank provides grants of up to $10,000 to local community organisations with Deductible Gift Recipient Status to support the health and wellbeing of Australian children. 
• Office for Recreation & Sport
• Tennis Australia Facility Loan Scheme. Financially assists affiliated Australian Tennis Clubs Centres and Associations to upgrade, replace or improve their tennis facilities by providing low interest loans.
• Our Community Funding Centre provides details, tips and information on grant seeking and writing grant applications. You do need to join as a member (for a fee) to log on and search for grants.