Funding grants allocated for community projects
Published on 31 October 2017
The City of Launceston has voted to distribute more than $25,000 in funding as part of its annual Community Grants program.
Round two of the 2017-18 City of Launceston Community Grants saw 12 applications receive funding support at this week's Council meeting. Applications from organisations were assessed by the Council's community grants assessment panel.
The criteria used for assessment include:
• Identifies a clear community need for the project
• Outcomes directly benefit the Launceston community
• Outlines clear engagement and collaboration with the community and community participation
• Project plan demonstrates good organisational planning for the project
• Budget for the project is realistic and outlines how the City of Launceston funding will be utilised.
The funding round also included individual and team grants for Launceston young people under the age of 18, who have been selected to represent Australia, Tasmania or Northern Tasmania in their chosen endeavour.
The Council voted to fund the following programs:
• The Northern Suburbs Community Centre — $5000 for its 'Peeps youth Groups - Explore Your City' project
• Self Help Workshop — $5000 for its IT Literacy program
• Interweave Arts — $3750 for its Silk Painting and Dry Needle Felting workshop program
• Tasmanian Acquired Brain Injury Services — $3000 for its Youth Recreation program
• The Headstone Project — $3750 for its headstone restoration program
• Launceston RSL Sub Branch — $1750 for its 'Operational Welfare' project
• The Tasmanian Writers Centre — $2085 for its 'Emerging Writers in the City of Launceston project
Another $1450 in funding was divided between the Launcesston College Envisity F1 in Schools team, the Queechy High School Golden Diversity team, the Northern Tasmanian U14 Boys Basketball team, the Bruce Cup tennis team, and the Football Federation Tasmania U13 Tasmanian team.
Launceston Mayor Albert van Zetten said the community grants program was a heavily subscribed funding avenue for community groups and young people.
"These funding programs make a whole range of activities, projects and programs possible across Northern Tasmania, and they have great benefits for the community," Mayor van Zetten said.
"In some cases they are only small amounts of money, but these grants can make a very big difference to a lot of people, and the Council weighs applications very seriously.
"We're proud to support these programs and individuals, as part of our other work to support cultural, economic and social outcomes in Launceston, including our events sponsorship program, which provides nearly $400,000 in support to events in Northern Tasmania."