Community Development Fund

Each year Ravensthorpe Council considers funding local community and sporting groups via its Community Development Fund and is guided by policy G.20 Community Development Fund (CDF).

The objectives of the fund are to:

  1. Provide financial assistance for organisations and/or projects which benefit the community.
  2. To assist community-based (not for profit) organisations to develop and maintain facilities.
  3. To provide community-based (not for profit) organisations with relief from Council imposed fees and charges.

Applicants must address the selection criteria provided within the application guidelines.

Multiple applications from the one entity (applicant group) are permitted, however, no more than one application per each category (i.e. General Community, Community Events, Major Event). Applicants submitting multiple applications must rank/prioritise their applications.

All applications received will be considered by Council as part of the competitive assessment process, however, applicants should be aware that if the CDF is over-subscribed in a given year then multiple applicants may not be successful. 

An auspicing group will not limit their own group’s ability to apply for funding.

Funds will be allocated at the discretion of Council and based on highest merit and greatest benefit to the Shire of Ravensthorpe residents and community.

The CDF program will be open to receive applications in March each year.

Council will then consider applications for inclusion in the following year’s annual budget. There will be one round of funding applications each year with the following timelines for the Shire of Ravensthorpe’s 2025/2026 financial year:

 

Grants applications

Opens Friday 7 March 2025

Closes 4pm Friday 11 April 2025

Council assessment and formal decision

April – May 2025

Applicant notification

By 31 May 2025

Funds available for drawdown

From July 2025

Community Development Fund Guidelines 2025/2026

G.20 Community Development Fund 

Shire President Donations Form 

Sample of Event Budget