Image Caption: Mayor Gangemi at the Community Migrant Resource Centre A Taste of Diversity event.
Not-for-profit community groups in The Hills Shire can receive a much-needed funding boost through the 2023/24 Annual Community Grants Program.
The program is open for applications and provides funding between $2,501 and $25,000 for community services.
Council is seeking applications for projects that can be delivered for local residents by not-for-profit organisations. Council is particularly interested in projects in the following key priority areas:
- Events, concerts, theatre, and arts programs designed to engage key community members that entertain the broader community;
- Domestic violence prevention and recovery;
- Mental health and suicide prevention; and
- Disability, youth, seniors, and cultural projects that support community participation opportunities.
Other project areas may be considered on merit.
Mayor of the Hills Shire Dr Peter Gangemi said the program is an opportunity to support and make a difference in areas that are critical to the wellbeing and entertainment of local residents.
"Council seeks to support our community as much as possible, and the Annual Community Grants Program is a key part of that goal," Mayor Gangemi said.
"Community groups are the backbone of the Hills Shire, and they have an incredible ability to deliver community services to our residents.
"The Annual Community Grants Program allows these groups to carry out initiatives for the wider community that they connect with.
"I strongly encourage any not-for-profit community group to apply for an Annual Community Grant."
Recipients of last year's Community Grants Program included the Fit Kidz Foundation, which received a grant to host the 'Stronger Together' conference to support local parents and carers of people with neurodiverse needs and disabilities.
The Community Migrant Resource Centre also received a grant during last year's program to organise a series of events called 'A Taste of Diversity' with the aim of increasing awareness of different cultures and meeting the challenges of refugee settlement.
Applicants are only eligible for one grant from Council per financial year and all previous grants must be acquitted to be assessed.
Information and application training sessions will also be held at Council's Administration Building to help streamline the process of applying for applicants.
For more information, visit www.thehills.nsw.gov.au
