2025 ACGP Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta

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Instructions to Applicants

2025 Community Grants - Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta

This form is for applicants applying for the 2025 Annual Community Grants Program, under the Community Grants round. 

For general eligibility criteria and detailed information about the Growing Social Enterprise in Parramatta grant, please refer to the guidelines. We highly recommend that all applicants review this document before applying. 

Applications must be submitted by 11.59PM on Monday, August 26, 2024. Funded projects are to be completed between January 1 2025 and December 30, 2026. 

Getting Support

Contact us on 9806 5110 during business hours or email grants@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au and quote your application number.
 
City of Parramatta Council uses the Smarty Grants online system for its grants management. If you have used Smarty Grants for any other grants program, you can use the same login.

Contacting a Council Officer

It is essential that Social Enterprise applicants contact Lucy Brotherton, Community Capacity Building Lead - Social Investment, prior to submitting an application. This is to ensure you obtain guidance on eligibility, criteria requirements and advice on your proposal.
Ph: 9806 5792
Email: lbrotherton@cityofparramatta.nsw.gov.au 

Council Officer nameDate of contact

Grant Assessment Criteria

Eligible applications will be assessed on the following criteria. Relevant weighting for each criterion is on the right.

 Criteria A

Degree to which the Social Enterprise's social, environmental or cultural mission is clearly described

 10%

Criteria B

The applicant clearly demonstrates a compelling need, opportunity or demand and provides supporting evidence. 

 10%

 Criteria C

Degree to which the organisation identifies why Parramatta is a good fit for their project/enterprise and demonstrates how the activities will benefit the communities of Parramatta. 

 20%

 Criteria D

Evidence of the likely success of the project (e.g. previous experience with similar projects; evidence of some level of engagement or existing collaborations/partnerships with organisations or communities in Parramatta; demonstrated success in meeting their social enterprise mission)

  20%

 Criteria E

Degree to which the impact of the project/Enterprise can and will be measured

10%

 Criteria F

Extent to which the project plan exhibits a realistic, achievable, effective process to deliver the intended project

15%

 Criteria G

 

Extent to which the budget exhibits the quality, cost-effectiveness and realism required to achieve the desired outcomes with clear costings for all aspects of the project

15%

 

Must be at least 5 rows

Details of the current round

Grant Round Opens - 6AM, 1 July 2024

Grant Round Closes - 11.59PM, 26 August 2024

Project Start Date - from 1 January 2025