Contingency Grants
At its March 2010 meeting Council endorsed the creation of contingency grants as part of its Community Grants Policy.
Purposes that may be funded through Council’s Contingency Grants include:
- Individual or teams who are Bayside residents, to represent their state nationally, or their country internationally, in significant sporting, cultural or civic events or youth leadership development opportunities. Priority will be given to young people (under 18), and older people (over 65) and people on low incomes.
- Individuals or families in financial crisis may receive assistance for purposes not covered by other state or federal government grant or subsidy programs.
- Donations to fundraising appeals by local groups and for major national or international issues such as natural disasters.
- Bayside events and festivals run by and for the benefit of not-for-profit groups.
- New program or service initiatives requiring seed funding to establish their viability and attract alternate funding sources.
- Activities that are not funded through Council’s Annual Grants or Community Centre and Information & Support Centre Grants but are consistent with the objectives of the Community Grants Policy.
Further information regarding the Contingency Grants is contained within the 
Contingency Guidelines document (PDF, 183KB).
Applications for Contingency Grants must be completed on the application form (PDF, 60KB) and submitted to:
Coordinator Community Partnerships
Bayside City Council
76 Royal Ave
Sandringham VIC 3191
Council officers will assess applications under this stream for recommendation to the Director Community Services.
Page last updated: 25 Feb 2011